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Syracuse has 5 players out due to COVID-19 contact tracing

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Quincy Guerrier had 23 points and 13 rebounds to help Syracuse spoil Niagara’s season opener with a 75-45 win on Thursday night. ...

FILE - Louisville head coach Chris Mack reacts to a play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech, Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File)

The Latest: Louisville cancels game after positive test

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Syracuse C Bourama Sidibe has torn meniscus, needs surgery

Nov. 30, 2020 02:14 PM EST
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse senior center Bourama Sidibe will undergo surgery after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee during the Orange’s season...

Syracuse forward Kadary Richmond (3) save the ball from going out of bound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Bryant, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in Syracuse, N.Y. (Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard via AP)

Boeheim scores 23, Dolezaj 20; Syracuse beats Bryant 85-84

Nov. 27, 2020 06:24 PM EST

FILE - This Feb.16, 2020, file photo shows South Florida's Shae Leverett, left, and Connecticut's Olivia Nelson-Ododa during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tampa, Fla. UConn, one of the original members of the Big East Conference, is hoping a return to the league will help put the Huskies back among the elite programs in college basketball. The Huskies spent seven years in the American Athletic Conference, on a mostly downward trajectory since winning a fourth national title in 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)

The Latest: Iowa St women's hoops coach in quarantine

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 11:54 AM EST

Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim, left, shoots over North Carolina State's Jericole Hellems, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)

Cornell's Jimmy Boeheim puts name in transfer portal

Nov. 17, 2020 06:08 PM EST

Syracuse coach Boeheim in virus isolation, eager to return

By John Kekis Nov. 16, 2020 05:45 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim speaks to reporters during the NCAA college basketball team's media day in Syracuse, N.Y. The Carrier Dome was built in the late 1970s at a cost of $26.85 million. “I remember. I was very skeptical playing in there," Boeheim said. (Scott Schild/The Post-Standard via AP, File)

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tests positive for virus

Nov. 15, 2020 07:01 PM EST

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Syracuse's Jim Boeheim hopeful for start of his 45th season

By John Kekis Nov. 13, 2020 04:24 PM EST

FILE - Kansas center Udoka Azubuike (35) is defended by West Virginia forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.Va., in this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, file photo. West Virginia opens the 2020-21 season ranked No. 15 in the AP poll and returns four of the top five scorers from the team that went 21-10 last season. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten, File)

Top rebounding tandem Tshiebwe, Culver back for No. 15 WVU

By John Raby Nov. 12, 2020 01:30 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:53 AM EST
Nov. 15 1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...

Syracuse's Jim Boeheim facing lawsuit in fatal crash

Nov. 09, 2020 08:29 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 1999, file photo, former Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson addresses the media during a news conference for inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Thompson is being remembered not only as a basketball coach but as someone who reshaped lives. He was recalled during a virtual memorial Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in which former President Barack Obama was among those who spoke. The 78-year-old Hall of Famer died Aug. 30, (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

John Thompson remembered as builder of young lives

By Bobby Bancroft Oct. 03, 2020 03:50 PM EDT

Son of former Syracuse hoops star Billy Owens joins Orange

Sep. 02, 2020 11:36 AM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Chaz Owens, the son of former Syracuse All-American Billy Owens, has joined the Orange, men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim announced...

FILE - In this March 15, 1996, file photo, Georgetown head coach John Thompson yells to his players during the second half of a first round NCAA college basketball game at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach John Thompson

By The Associated Press Aug. 31, 2020 03:57 PM EDT

Syracuse guard Alan Griffin cleared to play

Aug. 18, 2020 05:34 PM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse guard Alan Griffin has been granted a waiver of the transfer residence requirement by the NCAA and is immediately eligible to...

Syracuse University appoints diversity director for sports

By John Kekis Jul. 10, 2020 02:01 AM EDT
Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack has added a position to his department, bucking a trend toward athletic cuts during the coronavirus pandemic. ...