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SYRACUSE — Marek Dolezaj spun past a defender in transition to draw oohs and aahs, and then finished with a thunderous two-handed dunk to lift the announced crowd of 21,281 fans to their feet and fuel a decisive second-half run for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team Wednesday nigh… Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Nicole Unsworth scored 82 seconds into overtime to lead top-ranked SUNY Plattsburgh to a 2-1 win over SUNY Potsdam in a NEWHL game Wednesday night at Maxcy Hall. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Clarkson University’s women’s volleyball team, which is hosting an NCAA Tournament regional this weekend, swept the individual awards when the Liberty League All-Star team was announced Wednesday. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — Syracuse University football coach Dino Babers emphasized the need to “see something different,” when he fired former defensive coordinator Brian Ward last week, and while key players expressed disappointment Tuesday during their first public appearance since the dismissal, the un… Read More ⇒

Clarkson senior goalie Ian Roeloffs was named to the first team of the men’s Liberty League soccer team Tuesday. Read More ⇒

CANTON — Jayquan Thomas scored 21 points to lead the SUNY Potsdam men’s basketball team to an 84-74 victory over St. Lawrence University in a nonconference game Tuesday. It was the season-opener for the Saints. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Jefferson Community College volleyball team didn’t want history repeating itself from last year’s Region 3 championship. Read More ⇒

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CANTON — Tyler Grochot completed 32 of 39 passes for 294 yards, including six touchdowns, as the St. Lawrence University football team routed Rochester 51-19 in a Liberty League game Saturday at Leckonby Stadium. Read More ⇒

SCHENECTADY — Zach Risteau ended some early-season overtime frustrations for the St. Lawrence University men’s hockey team by scoring one minute into overtime Saturday nigh, giving the Saints a 3-2 victory over the Union Dutchmen before 1,865 fans in an ECAC Hockey game at Messa Rink. Read More ⇒

TROY — Clarkson University scored twice in the first period and then held on the rest of the way to pick up a 2-1 ECAC Hockey men’s victory over Rensselaer on Saturday before 3,426 fans at the Houston Field House. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Two goals from Elizabeth Giguere, her ninth and 10th of the season, sent the Clarkson University women’s hockey team to a 2-1 win over Colgate in a game at Cheel Arena on Friday night. Read More ⇒

TROY — The St. Lawrence University men’s hockey team suffered through a rough beginning to the ECAC Hockey season, falling 6-2 to Rensselaer before 1,831 fans Friday night at the Houston Field House. Read More ⇒

SCHENECTADY — Jack Jacome made some big plays in the third period to help the Clarkson University men’s hockey team open up a one-goal lead en route to a 5-1 win over Union before 2,080 fans at Messa Rink in the Golden Knights ECAC Hockey opener Friday night. Read More ⇒

CANTON — St. Lawrence University men’s basketball coach Chris Downs did not know it at the time, but he started recruiting sophomore Luke Hicks almost 30 years ago. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Clarkson and St. Lawrence University’s men’s hockey teams faced each other in two tense overtime nonconference games last weekend, but both teams felt the weekend set will help them prepare for ECAC Hockey play, which starts tonight with a road trip to the Capital District. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse University men’s basketball team opened the 44th season under coach Jim Boeheim by missing more than 40 shots during a dismal offensive performance Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — Quincy Guerrier wasn’t among the estimated 1.5 million Canadians celebrating at the Toronto Raptors’ NBA championship parade this past June, instead, the Golden State Warriors fan utilized the early summer to work out with fellow Montreal native Kris Joseph in preparation for his … Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Kyle Jackson scored on a loose ball in the box in the 54th minute to give the Clarkson men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over Ithaca College in a Liberty League quarterfinal game Tuesday. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — When the Jefferson Community College women’s basketball team enters an opposing gym, they’re bound to be underestimated. With only eight women on the roster, they have the second smallest squad in the NJCAA Region III — only Clinton CC has less with seven. Read More ⇒

LEWISTON — Maggie Vasquez totaled 24 kills and 21 digs as the Jefferson Community College volleyball team rallied to beat Monroe CC of Rochester, 23-25, 25-10, 25-27, 25-18, 15-13, to win the Region 3 championship and automatic berth to the NJCAA Division III tournament Sunday afternoon at N… Read More ⇒

Syracuse University football coach Dino Babers has fired defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brian Ward, announcing the decision Sunday through a press release. Read More ⇒

Florida State fired embattled coach Willie Taggart on Sunday less than two years after hiring him to replace Jimbo Fisher. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Saturday night’s Clarkson/St. Lawrence University men’s hockey game was almost a repeat of Friday’s contest at Cheel Arena, except this time the fans and players waited longer to find out if the game was over. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — Sterling Hofrichter continues to shine throughout a largely disheartening season for the Syracuse University football team. Read More ⇒

TROY — Kristy Pidgeon’s goal 14:54 into the third period gave the Clarkson University women’s hockey team a 5-4 ECAC Hockey victory Saturday over Rensselaer after never holding a lead until the final goal. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — A.J. Dillon lowered his shoulder into a group of Syracuse football defenders several yards short of the goal line and continued to drive his legs, carrying the pack for a Herculean third-quarter touchdown that embodied a dominant performance and sent many of the 42,857 SU football… Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — A rebound goal from Clarkson sophomore Anthony Callin, 1 minute, 48 seconds into overtime, ended one of the most dramatic Clarkson-St. Lawrence University men’s hockey games in recent years as the Golden Knights edged SLU, 4-3, before 2,956 fans in a nonconference game Friday night… Read More ⇒

SCHENECTADY — Marie-Pier Coulombe stopped 14 shots as the Clarkson University women’s hockey team opened up ECAC Hockey conference play with a 4-0 victory over Union College on Friday night. Read More ⇒

Syracuse University football coach Dino Babers said that he believes today’s game against Boston College will be decided by “elephants and hippos,” rather than playbook X’s and O’s. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Jessica Ader supplied 13 kills to lead the SUNY Potsdam women’s volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22 victory over SUNY Canton in a nonconference match Wednesday. Read More ⇒

CANTON — At some point during the 2015-16 hockey season, SUNY Canton women’s coach Dave LaBaff drove to Ottawa to scout a youth hockey tournament, primarily to focus on a goalie prospect. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — Reactions to Tuesday’s announcement that the NCAA would permit athletes to profit from the use of their name, image, and likeness, ranged from euphoria to outrage across the national landscape of college sports, with Syracuse University representing many of the emotions in between. Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — Elijah Hughes flashed the maturation of his game as the primary offensive option, and the Syracuse University men’s basketball team connected from deep to hold off Carleton and cap off its preseason Tuesday night. Read More ⇒

ADAMS — The North Country Community College men’s soccer team scored in the 95th minute to rally past Jefferson Community College, 2-1, in an NJCAA Division Region 3 game Tuesday at South Jefferson High School. Read More ⇒

St. Lawrence University sophomore quarterback Tyler Grochot was named Liberty League football performer of the week on Monday. Read More ⇒

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WALTHAM, Mass. — The St. Lawrence University men’s hockey team picked up some momentum heading into a two-game, nonconference series at rival Clarkson this weekend by defeating Bentley, 3-0, in a nonconference game Saturday night. Read More ⇒

MADISON, Wis. — The Clarkson University men’s hockey team fell in a big hole, rallied but came up short as Wisconsin split a nonconference series with a 4-3 win, scoring the decisive goal in the final seven seconds, before 9,672 fans at the Kohl Center on Saturday night. Read More ⇒

CANTON — The St. Lawrence University football team produced a strong first half and held on to defeat Rensselaer, 35-21, in a Liberty League game Saturday at Leckonby Stadium. Read More ⇒

POTSDAM — Sparked by graduate student Rhyen McGill, the Clarkson University women’s hockey team responded to a tie game Friday night by routing Lindenwood, 7-0, in a nonconference game Saturday at Cheel Arena. Read More ⇒

MADISON, Wis. — Some of the guys Clarkson University is counting on for goal production picked up their first goals of the season and goalie Frank Marotte had another impressive evening as the Golden Knights produced a 4-0 men’s hockey win over No. 6 Wisconsin in a nonconference game before … Read More ⇒

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse University football team beat Florida State for the first time in 52 seasons last year to represent the launching point of a momentous campaign, but on Saturday, the Orange will enter its matchup against the Seminoles looking to ease the angst of what has thus far bee… Read More ⇒

CANTON — The St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team ended the early part of their nonconference schedule in a unique way, defeating the Korean National Team, 7-1, in an exhibition game Thursday night at SUNY Canton. Read More ⇒