MBB : Brotherly love
Antonio Jardine is feeling reflective tonight. It's near 10 on a Monday night in late March, and the kid known as 'Scoop' is sitting in… Read more »
Writer archives: John Clayton
SOFTBALL : Syracuse's offense awakens, crushes Bearcats in sweep
Going into its home opener against Binghamton, Syracuse head coach Leigh Ross could sense her team's lack of confidence. After being swept this weekend at… Read more »
SOFTBALL : In weekend when all went wrong, SU burned on odd call
Heading into the second game of its doubleheader Sunday against Notre Dame, the Syracuse softball team was seeking a positive end to what had been… Read more »
SOFTBALL : Opening Day graphics
It's Opening DayAfter 34 games and road trips to Arizona, Texas, Florida and Indiana, the Syracuse softball team will play its first home games of… Read more »
SOFTBALL : Full plate
It's 11:30 on a Thursday morning and Leigh Ross is getting ready for practice.But the first-year Syracuse softball coach isn't mulling over a clipboard or… Read more »
SOFTBALL : Breakout weekend lifts Kim back to slugger role in batting order
Heading into her team's slate of games at the Florida State Invitational on March 10, Syracuse softball head coach Leigh Ross decided to reorder the… Read more »
SOFTBALL : No time for adjustment, freshman Gardner thrust into ace role on staff
Forgive Syracuse pitcher Brittany Gardner if she was a little nervous the first time she toed the pitching rubber for Syracuse. It wasn't enough that… Read more »
National Notebook : Tourney-bound USC basketball works way out of football team's shadow
Pete Carroll is not somebody you would expect to see roaming around the basketball locker room at Southern California. Yet the Trojans' head football coach… Read more »
National Notebook : After close call in '06, Winthrop looks for March win
Winthrop guard Torrell Martin stood motionless as the Tennessee players around him celebrated. Volunteers guard Chris Lofton had just hit a miracle fade-away jumper over… Read more »
Taking flight
Less typical destinations may soon be options for Syracuse University students looking to study abroad.SU Abroad hopes to open two new centers - one in… Read more »
SOFTBALL : Learning on job part of requirement for new head coach Ross
Syracuse softball head coach Leigh Ross is learning something every day. Whether it is learning how to run a practice on the Carrier Dome turf,… Read more »
National Notebook : Former NBA coach Bzdelik takes Air Force to new heights
When Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh first brainstormed potential candidates to fill the Falcons' head coaching vacancy in early May 2005, Jeff Bzdelik never… Read more »
Cut to the Chase: Army is relying on Ryan Chase to lead an inexperienced group
For the past four years, Army midfielder Ryan Chase has been trained for a task like this. Like the tenure of every cadet at West… Read more »
National Notebook : Stuck in limbo: Utah Valley State barred from postseason as D-I transitional team
The Utah Valley State Wolverines are in college basketball's version of purgatory.Just five years ago the Wolverines were a junior college program set to attempt… Read more »
Play ball: Syracuse softball kicks off 2007 season today with new coach, young roster
The Syracuse softball team and new head coach Leigh Ross will open up play Friday as the Orange competes in the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe,… Read more »
National Notebook : VMI's unique run-and-gun offense brings circus to basketball court
Somewhere amidst the organized chaos of a Virginia Military Institute game, Keydet head coach Duggar Baucom finds peace. Funny considering what unfolds in front of… Read more »
National Notebook : Grant takes Donovan lessons, NCAA title ring to Virginia Commonwealth
Anthony Grant and Billy Donovan have a close relationship - the type only coaches could share or understand. It's the type of camaraderie forged by… Read more »
National Notebook : Rice's Almond emerging as one of nation's elite despite obscurity
Morris Almond doesn't care about highlight reels. The Rice University senior is in the business of production, not self-promotion.'Because he's not slamming the ball down… Read more »
National Notebook : Philadelphia's Palestra a basketball haven on Penn's campus
The photographs and artifacts that line the cramped hallways of The Palestra tell a 79-year-old story of college basketball in Philadelphia. Yet no exhibit in… Read more »
National Notebook : Chaminade basks in opportunity to host Maui Invitational
For 362 days of the year, the Chaminade Silverswords are a typical Division II college basketball team, too busy battling for gym space to give… Read more »
Touchdown Tommy: Offensive coordinator Brian White turned unknown tight end Tom Ferron into Syracuse's leading receiver
Three receptions, 46 yards. For most receivers those numbers represent an average game. For Syracuse sophomore tight end Tom Ferron, those numbers represented an entire… Read more »
WSOC : Hamill sisters reunited at Syracuse after eldest transfers
When Kristen Hamill, then a freshman defender on the Syracuse women's soccer team, walked into head coach Pat Farmer's office at the end of last… Read more »
