Still bothered by that Big East Conference Tournament loss to Cincinnati? That’s OK, Syracuse University basketball fans. You’re going to feel better very soon. Despite that surprising

A look back on this magical season, highs and lows included

As long as we’ve had sports, we’ve had losing streaks. And as long as we’ve had losing streaks, there has been the question of who’s to blame: the coach or the players. Following the Syracuse University football team’s third consecutive loss on Friday, Nov.

Since our last visit to the under-renovation Landmark Theatre, the place is looking more like a finished product and less like a series of unrelated remodeling efforts. In the past four months, the project has gone from ready for prom to almost ready for prime time.

Does anyone remember The Beatles’ second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show? That’s kind of how it felt this past Saturday night at Alliance Bank Stadium, where phenom pitcher/rock star Stephen Strasburg returned to the Syracuse Chiefs for the third stop on his minor-league injury rehabilitation tour.

As a longtime successful Major League general manager who assembled three World Serieswinning teams, Pat Gillick helped shape baseball history. That’s why Gillick was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, July 24, in Cooperstown.

The night before the Syracuse University football team played its season opener last September, the Orange received an emotional pep talk from SU football legend Floyd Little. Little, a running back who played for Syracuse from 1964 to 1966, delivered a simple message: Believe in yourselves.

Opening Day for the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team is Wednesday, April 13, at 2 p.m., against the Pawtucket Red Sox at Alliance Bank Stadium. The Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, will play five home games this week: three against Pawtucket and a weekend series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Unless Larry Bird has more eligibility remaining at Indiana State, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team should have no problem conquering the Sycamores in its NCAA Tournament opener Friday, March 18, in Cleveland. After that, though, it could get a little tricky.

Assessing the Orangemen’s chances for surviving this week’s Big East Tournament.