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WBB | Adamson transfers to New Mexico; decided before Cieplicki's resignation
Backup shooting guard is sixth player to leave program since spring 2004
By Mark Medina
By Mark Medina June 7 - Syracuse lost its head coach on Tuesday. Now the women's basketball team has lost a player as well. Shooting guard Amanda Adamson confirmed last night in an e-mail to the Daily Orange that she transferred out of Syracuse but did not say where.
WBB | Cieplicki steps down as women's basketball head coach, Hillsman named interim replacement for 2006-07
Former coach saw eight people involved in program unexpectedly leave during 28-55 three-year tenure
By Mark Medina, Ben Peskin and Ethan Ramsey
Keith Cieplicki has stepped down as Syracuse women's basketball head coach. SU Director of Athletics Daryl Gross will name current assistant coach Quentin Hillsman interim head coach for the 2006-07 season at a press conference at 12:45 today at Manley Field House.
MLAX | Evolution of a man: Brian Crockett's goals are down but his contributions are up
By Mark Medina
Softball | Girls club: Syracuse softball coach Mary Jo Firnbach joins her counterparts on recruiting trips
By Kelvin Ang
Imagine a job that sends you to Las Vegas every summer, where you stay at a glitzy hotel on the Strip with your buddies. But then imagine days so busy you don't even have time to eat until 10 p.m., let along enjoy the festivities of the Sin City. In her professional career, Syracuse softball head coach Mary Jo Firnbach has made more recruiting trips all across the country than she can remember.
MROW | O'Shaughnessy uses experience with Canadian team to help SU
By Matt Levin
It is not often a Syracuse student finds himself spending the first week of school in Japan. Of course, it is also rare to find a student like senior Dan O'Shaughnessy, who last year raced for the Canadian national rowing team. O'Shaughnessy, a member of the eighth-ranked SU rowing squad, will join his teammates this Saturday in the race for the Packard Cup against Dartmouth in Hanover, N.
WLAX | 'Silky' Brushe sees season end after Orange fail to qualify for NCAAs
By Maite De La Rosa
When people meet Shannon Brushe for the first time, she is portrayed by many as shy. But don't be fooled by her introverted personality. Even though it may seem Brushe is at times a reserved person, there is much more to her that often people overlook. She said she tends to be a quiet person and people don't realize she is always thinking.
Softball | On the bubble, Syracuse looks to strengthen NCAA resume at Big East tournament
By Matt Gelb
The Syracuse softball team has been breaking records all season, but the most prolific offensive team in SU history still has a few things it wants to take care of. "I think all of the girls are really excited," sophomore pitcher Erin Downey said. "We want to make something big happen for this university.
Track and field | Canned yams serve as reward for scarcely used distance runners
By Jackie Friedman
Kevin Graham is not in denial. A freshman distance runner on the Syracuse track team, Graham admitted running can be repetitive, especially for someone who isn't competing regularly. SU head coach Chris Fox and assistant coach Brien Bell provided a solution to break up the monotony and give the less experienced runners an opportunity for rivalry and contention.
