Hakim Warrick is distancing himself from the Big East pack
Quiet. So quiet he's almost hard to talk to. That's what Hakim Warrick's mother says. She'll call her son at college and beg him to… Read more »
Writer archives: Eli Saslow
Billy Edelin’s long ordeal isn’t over yet
PITTSBURGH — The Billy Edelin saga is over. That's what they told you. It ended Saturday against Pittsburgh, when the point guard ripped off his… Read more »
Warrick heeds advice
One by one, they pulled him aside. Head coach Jim Boeheim first, then assistant coaches Mike Hopkins and Troy Weaver. Next, 12 teammates wanted to… Read more »
Anthony shoulders stardom
Note: Eli Saslow will cover Carmelo Anthony's freshman year. This is the second story in a series.It took 20 minutes of basketball for freshman Carmelo… Read more »
Column: Saslow bids farewell after heeding words from latest sage
Just two weeks into my freshman year, I landed the best-paying work study on campus.I ran to my room and called my parents. I bragged… Read more »
Beard-less Miami still hairy for SU
About two hours before kickoff Saturday, four Miami receivers sat together in silence.They slid on their uniforms without talking. No words. No jokes. No smiles.'It… Read more »
Column: Duany flops, SU follows
NEW YORK CITY — Plopped comfortably on the Syracuse bench, sitting three chairs from the scorer’s table, SU’s senior leader Kueth Duany repeatedly got up… Read more »
Saint Anthony
The Nextel cell phone rings once before he reaches into his pants pocket and smothers it with his hand.There are people around him. Lots of… Read more »
Reyes enters history books
A simple plea last May motivated Syracuse running back Walter Reyes to work harder than he ever had.Before he graduated, James Mungro — a 1,000-yard… Read more »
Tyree finally shares spotlight
David Tyree remembers being Syracuse’s third receiver his redshirt freshman year. And his sophomore year. And his junior year.Earlier this season, he heard people say,… Read more »
Houses of worship seek new ways to gain members
Every Friday night Pastor Mark DiFrancesca turns his church into a dance club.In the basement of his First Christian Assembly, DiFrancesca pushes out a bookshelf… Read more »
Nunes nursing right hip pointer
It took 15 games for Troy Nunes to get back into the starting lineup. He won't let an injury take him out.Nunes - who started… Read more »
Athletic Director confirms Pasqualoni will return in 2003
Syracuse football stands 2-6 with a loss to traditional Big East bottom-dweller Temple and a homecoming embarrassment to Pittsburgh. The Orangemen are off to their… Read more »
SU psyches out Panthers
Syracuse volleyball received perhaps the greatest compliment in sports yesterday.The Orangewomen so thoroughly battered their opponent — heavily-favored Pittsburgh — that the Panthers will return… Read more »
Column: It's only Rutgers
Congratulations, Syracuse. On Saturday, you won The Worst Game in the Country. How does it feel?“It feels amazing,” cornerback Latroy Oliver said. “It feels like… Read more »
BC's Bell wants attention
NEW YORK CITY — Buried in the far corner of Madison Square Garden’s theater lobby, Troy Bell looked almost relieved to see a reporter ambling… Read more »
Back-up back in
For seven games, Syracuse football coach Paul Pasqualoni skirted the issue. As if reading from a carefully planned script, he reiterated his confidence in starting… Read more »
Receivers frustrated after 23-minute break
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A week spent practicing slant routes. A day spent flying here. A morning spent taping ankles and preparing to play.But for 23… Read more »
Syracuse flunking season
A 1-5 record isn’t so bad — if you’re Rutgers.But in college sports, it’s all about expectations. And at Syracuse, the standards are higher. When… Read more »
Football faces must-win at Temple
Tanardo Sharps smells blood.No matter that he was 3 years old the last time his Temple football team beat Syracuse (1983). No matter that the… Read more »
History lesson
After the worst start to a Syracuse football season in 16 years, fans are panicking, attendance has started to wane and money might soon become… Read more »
Devastating loss leaves bowl hopes in question
It took Keeon Walker two deep breaths and a quick gasp. Then he fumbled for the words.“I don’t know the reasons why, and I don’t… Read more »
Starting point
Before the season, a self-assured R.J. Anderson publicly pondered why national polls ignored his Syracuse football team.'We just get a lack of respect,' Anderson said… Read more »
Coach says Anderson still starter
It seems Troy Nunes’ 15 minutes of fame for the 2002 season are up.Despite engineering an 80-yard, fourth-quarter drive that sent Syracuse into overtime with… Read more »
