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The college 3-point line is moving back. But will it change the game?
By Tyler Dunne
To Andy Rautins, this is all one giant step in. Three-point shots are just a flick of the wrist now. Seven hundred shots per day behind an NBA 3-point line will do that. After weeks upon weeks of target practice at the Toronto Raptors' practice facility with Team Canada, this new white arc painted on the Manley Field House court sure feels like child's play.
Schonbrun: Soccer emerges as training tool for star athletes
By Zach Schonbrun
In Steve Nash's elemental days, before MVPs and mop-top hair made him a North American household name, he refined his athleticism with a soccer ball - not a basketball - kept underneath his proverbial pillow. "Goal," he has said, was his first word. So on a midsummer's night in New York City this June, it should not have been surprising to see the All-Star point guard Nash and professional soccer stars Thierry Henry, Claudio Reyna and Robbie Fowler, among others, playing a pickup soccer game for charity.
Game-winner elusive for SU in last 12 overtime contests
By Matt Ehalt
Kyle Hall thought the momentum favored the Orange. Heading into overtime against Rutgers Saturday night, the Syracuse men's soccer senior forward thought the Orange had an advantage after a late goal had tied the game with 1:07 remaining. Instead, SU failed to score in overtime for the fifth time this season and dropped the game to the Scarlet Knights on a goal in the 99th minute of play.
Versatile senior Lang catches, kicks for undefeated Cortland
By Jeff Westfall
Cortland senior Jeffrey Lang is one of the only Red Dragons players who divides his practice time honing three totally different skills. He doesn't mind. It's the price he must pay for being the most versatile player on his team. Lang is balancing roles of starting tight end, starting kicker and backup punter for the Red Dragons this season.
High school teammates Becker and Balmaseda continue bond at SU
By Joanna Hardy
Stick fights in the woods and pasta parties the night before cross country meets were common for Brady Becker and Ricky Balmaseda. They were teammates at Danbury (Conn.) High School for three years until Becker graduated and moved on to Syracuse. They didn't stay apart for long.
