Syracuse University NCAA News

North Carolina, which lost to Syracuse in the 2K Sports Classic Championship last weekend, dropped sharply in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's college basketball top 25 poll, slipping from No.

If Gerry likes it, you know it's good. Syracuse was the 24th ranked team taking on #13 California.

Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus congratulates running back Delone Carter after Carter scored against Maine earlier this season.

And just like that, it's all gone. Every last bit of equity Rutgers amassed over the past two months by winning six times in seven games and whipping No.

There was a time, not even all that long ago, when you could talk about this city as the "Mecca" of basketball and not have it sound like some kind of punch line.

On a crisp autumn afternoon 10 years ago this week, Rutgers defeated Syracuse in perhaps the most improbable upset of the 1999 college football season.

Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over No.

Derrel Smith - SU Linebacker Syracuse a ' Syracuse Universitya TMs head football coach Doug Marrone announced the loss of another player from his team a ' this time due to injury.

It's called the charity stripe for a reason. Obviously, the points are not handed outa 'as charity might implya 'at the foul line, but the concept is that hitting an unobstructed shot from 15 feet away should be a "gimme" for anyone.

There are two tattoos on the left bicep of Syracuse point guard Scoop Jardine . One is a basketball falling through a hoop.

Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No.

The hits keep coming for the Syracuse University football team. Not good hits, either.

Series Record: Syracuse leads 28-10-1. Last Meeting: 2008, Rutgers, 35-17. Syracuse is 0-5 and in the Big East cellar after its 10-9 loss at Louisville, and Orange coach Doug Marrone dearly wants the seniors on the team to go out with a win in their final home game.

Phillip Thomas had no doubts another interception would come. After the freshman's first career collegiate pick against Pittsburgh on Nov.

Louisville running back Victor Anderson ran for 113 yards and 1 TD in last season's 28-21 loss to the Orange at the Carrier Dome.

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The dress rehearsal was so perfect, Trent Guy never thought he would get another chance to perform his special magic.

Adam Froman's 15-yard fade pass to 6-foot-9 wide receiver John Chichester with 1:24 to play gave the Louisville Cardinals a 10-9 victory Saturday over the Syracuse University football team, ending the Orange's slim chance at a postseason bowl berth.

The question caught Syracuse linebacker Derrell Smith a little off-guard, if only because it's one the Orange aren't used to answering.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Syracuse came into this week missing three key offensive players, including Mike Williams.