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FH | Taylor leads Orange past UMass in NCAA tournament opener
By Conor Orr
Although J.S. Coyne field was soaked from the driving rain Saturday, Syracuse head coach Ange Bradley saw her team in the middle of a fire against Massachusetts in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Bradley was looking for a player to throw the team on her shoulders and carry the rest of the Orange through the flames.
FB | Swan song: Syracuse's Senior Day ends in disaster as Orange fall 39-14 to UConn
By Andy McCullough
Well, at least it wasn't boring. There were plenty of big plays in Syracuse's Senior Day contest between the Orange and Connecticut. Two punts were blocked. Another was returned for a touchdown. An interception was returned for a score, too. Curtis Brinkley soared through the air at the goal line.
FB | Robinson will not return next season
Robinson has 9-36 record as head coach
By John Clayton
After weeks of speculation and skirting around the topic of his job security, Greg Robinson's fate has finally been decided. Syracuse Director of Athletics Daryl Gross announced via a press release that Robinson will not return next season, confirming what for months has seemed a foregone conclusion.
FB | Getting settled
After starting his year at cornerback, Da'Mon Merkerson is back at receiver where he belongs
By Danny Fersh
During summer workouts, Da'Mon Merkerson lined up to run his "quick time." The drill, which measures a player's speed in his initial 5-yard burst from the line of scrimmage, was something he and fellow Syracuse sophomore wide receiver Donte Davis did not enjoy.
FH | Syracuse ready to face familiar foe in NCAA tournament first round
By Conor Orr
Maggie Befort arrived late to the 2008 Field Hockey Championship selection show, but took only one look at the bracket before delivering her prediction. "Obviously," Befort said, "I think we can go all the way." Befort, like the rest of the No. 3 Orange, is brimming with confidence heading into the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday where the team will take on No.
WHOC | SU traveling downtown for 'home' game
By Tony Olivero
The Syracuse ice hockey team will play a home game this Friday, even if it will have to hop on a bus to get there. "We're taking the show on the road," Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan said, "albeit five minutes away." That's what Syracuse will be doing this Friday at 7 p.
FB | Wanted
Many have pegged Randy Edsall as a logical choice for SU's next coach
By Andy McCullough
Randy Edsall was always smart. Dick MacPherson, his former boss, remembers that much. Edsall spent 10 years as an assistant when MacPherson was head coach of the Syracuse football team from 1980 to 1990. Edsall trailed around all the future head coaches on MacPherson's staff, the youngest talented assistant on a staff full of young talented assistants over the years.
FB| How can SU stop the nation's leading rusher, Donald Brown?
By John Clayton
1. Get push up the middle Statistically speaking, Nick Santiago and Arthur Jones have been a bright spot for the Syracuse defense this year. The Orange's starting defensive tackles have combined for 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 of SU's nine sacks this year.
FB | Q & A with Cody Catalina
By Zach Schonbrun
Being a third-string quarterback isn't easy, which is partly why Syracuse redshirt freshman Cody Catalina decided to adopt a new position: tight end. The Ruffs Dale, Pa., native spoke with The Daily Orange about the transition, being a Steelers fan and his success with a rifle in his hands.
MSOC | Despite missing Big East tourney, Orange clinging to NCAA hopes
By Matt Ehalt
The Syracuse men's soccer team practices one day and then lifts weights the following day. It's become the pattern for the squad since last playing in a 3-2 overtime win over Louisville and SU missed the Big East tournament for the third straight year. But the Big East was not the end-all and the team is preparing accordingly.
VB | Syracuse desperate for pair of victories in final weekend
By David DeGuzman
Coming into the final weekend of the regular season, Syracuse faces a must-win situation. A loss against either Pittsburgh or West Virginia this weekend at home would make it nearly impossible for the Orange to make the eight-team Big East tournament. In a sport where mental focus is as important as physical ability, graduate assistant coach Mary Ochmanek had one solution to facing the added pressure.
