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Is Gerry Overrated?: Ramsey | Weaknesses there all along
By Ethan Ramsey
Let's get something straight: Gerry McNamara didn't ask for this. No matter how he plays, he's the same broken record after every game, repeating cliché after cliché about how it's always about wins and losses, never himself. And I think he genuinely means every word of it.
Is Gerry Overrated?: Berman | Intangibles make him invaluable
By Zach Berman
Gerry McNamara arrived at Syracuse and has since started every game of his career, hit six first-half 3-pointers in SU's lone national championship, proved clutch with game-winners and dove for every loose ball along the way. And he's done it all with what seems to be a humble, down-to-earth attitude.
MBB | Challenge for 20 wins continues at UConn
By Ethan Ramsey
It's practically guaranteed for a Jim Boeheim-coached team: 20 wins. Only twice in the Syracuse men's basketball head coach's previous 29 seasons have the Orange failed to crack the number. Up until several weeks ago, there was no worry the third time would occur in season No.
WBB | Mens team's castoffs become practice mates for women
By Laura Parquette
When the Georgetown women's basketball team takes the court against Syracuse on Wednesday night at 7 in the Carrier Dome, the Orange will be without one of the keys to the its preparation this week - men. After Kyle Morley and Carl Radke failed to make the Syracuse men's team this season, Lakisha Covington, director of basketball operations for the women's team, contacted them and asked if they would like to work out with the women.
Big East Notebook | Notre Dame's Quinn learned from unlikely youth coach -- his mother
By Marcus Hill
Chris Quinn's mother, Susan, is not the typical minivan-driving, lemonade-making soccer mom. While the stereotypical mother is regulated to cheering from the bleachers, Susan was on the sideline as the coach, adding a whole lot more weight to the screams at her son to hustle.
Heritage Swimming & Diving | Walker's 35 years at SU spent as swim
By Jackie Friedman
When Lou Walker arrived at Syracuse nearly 35 years ago he never would have guessed that he'd still be spending every day at the same pool. Walker competed on the SU swimming team from 1971-1975. After a year as a teacher, Walker's presence once again dominated Webster Pool, but this time in a new role when he accepted the women's head coaching position.
