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PODCAST: The Orange's Official Home in Atlanta
By Sean Walker
April 16, 2013 - 12:54am
A weekly look at Syracuse sports, featuring reporters from TheNewsHouse.com — your resource for news, sports and what's happening at Syracuse University.

Join Mark Volain, Joe Diglio and guest Micky Shaked as they break down Final Four weekend, including a shoutout to the Orange's official home in the ATL and a glance at the national championship game — a Louisville win over Michigan.

The guys also tackle a big weekend of lacrosse, Kayla Alexander's pro prospects in the WNBA draft and preview of Syracuse football's spring game on Saturday. 

Alexander taken in WNBA draft
By Tyler Greenawalt
April 15, 2013 - 9:17pm
The San Antonio Silver Stars selected former SU center Kayla Alexander with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 WNBA draft.

After a record-breaking senior season, Kayla Alexander is moving on to play basketball at the highest level.

The San Antonio Silver Stars picked up a sizable center in Alexander with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Alexander is the second player to be taken in the program's history, first to be taken in the first round. Beth Record was taken in the fourth round of 2001 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks

Nassib gets the Gruden treatment
By Tyler Piccotti
April 12, 2013 - 12:13pm
Former NFL head coach John Gruden critiques former SU quarterback and current NFL prospect Ryan Nassib on ESPN’s “Gruden’s QB Camp.'

As the starting quarterback of the Orange, Ryan Nassib won two Pinstripe Bowls and led Syracuse to a number of fourth quarter comebacks and upsets over top-25 teams. He did this despite having to learn multiple offensive schemes and facing the task of rejuvenating a football program that recently had not been very competent.

Breaking: Carter-Williams declares for NBA draft
By Tyler Greenawalt
April 10, 2013 - 4:41pm
Sophomore guard Michael Carter-Williams decided Wednesday to declare for the NBA draft, according to SU head coach Jim Boeheim.

After a fantastic sophomore campaign, Michael Carter-Williams will enter the 2013 NBA draft, according to head coach Jim Boeheim.

“Michael has informed me of his intention to enter the NBA Draft,” Boeheim said. “He’s coming off a tremendous season and we appreciate all he’s done for Syracuse basketball.”

PODCAST EP. 10: Brewster's Finest
By Sean Walker
April 8, 2013 - 6:11pm
A weekly look at Syracuse sports, featuring reporters from TheNewsHouse.com — your resource for news, sports and what's happening at Syracuse University.

Mark Volain and Joe Diglio are joined by correspondent Micky Shaked, live from Atlanta, to break down the Orange's loss to Michigan in the Final Four.

PODCAST Ep. 9: Live from Atlanta
By Sean Walker
April 1, 2013 - 6:05pm
A weekly look at Syracuse sports, featuring reporters from TheNewsHouse.com — your resource for news, sports and what's happening at Syracuse University.

The GameTime Talk gang take their act on the road in following the men's basketball team to Atlanta for the NCAA Final Four -- sort of. Mark Volain, Joe Diglio and Tyler Greenawalt break down a wild weekend over Indiana and Marquette, and look ahead to games against Michigan and the Louisville-Wichita State winner.
Mark and Joe then return home to break down the men's lacrosse team in a dominating performance over Canisius, and a national championship rematch when the women's team fell at Northwestern on Saturday.

PODCAST Ep. 8: Bear Down, Syracuse
By Sean Walker
March 25, 2013 - 5:13pm
A weekly look at Syracuse sports, featuring reporters from TheNewsHouse.com — your resource for news, sports and what's happening at Syracuse University.

Join basketball writers Mark Volain and Joe Diglio as they sit down to talk about the opening weekend of March Madness, including an upset in the women's tournament.

The duo then breaks down a 2-1 week for the lacrosse teams, and dives into the future of the goaltender position for SU.

SU faces No. 12-seed California in third round
By Mark Volain
March 22, 2013 - 10:21pm
Two similar teams face off in the third round of the NCAA tournament.

The Syracuse Orange will take on a tough opponent in the California Golden Bears in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, after being handed a 48-point victory over the Montana Grizzlies Thursday night.

The Bears (20-11, 12-6 Pacific 12) have a very similar team to the Orange. California is similarly sized, has similar records, employs a successful zone defense and has an almost identical shooting percentage. Syracuse shoots slightly better from beyond the arc, but Cal shoots marginally better from the charity stripe.

Three thoughts on SU's monster second round victory
By Mark Volain
March 22, 2013 - 9:55pm
Fourth-seeded Syracuse rolled through thirteen-seeded Montana en route to an 81-34 thrashing in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

 

They are who we thought they were.

Montana is severely undersized, especially in comparison with Syracuse. The Orange were able to dominate the Grizzlies in every facet of the game. Be it shooting (52-percent vs. 20-percent), free throws (22 vs. 8), assists (21 vs. 5), turnovers (8 vs. 17), fouls (8 vs. 22) or overall points (81 vs. 34), Syracuse completely controlled this game, from tip to buzzer.

 

 

Men's basketball under NCAA investigation "for years," says CBSSports.com
By Fred Omar Imbert
March 20, 2013 - 10:37pm
One day before the No. 4 seeded Orange face No. 13 seed Montana, an anonymous source told CBSSports the men's basketball team has been under NCAA investigation for years.

An anonymous source told CBSSports.com on Wednesday that the Syracuse University men’s basketball team has been under NCAA investigation for years.

While the investigation doesn’t have to do with last year’s allegations made against former associate head coach Bernie Fine, it’s still both major and wide-ranging, the source told CBSSports.com.

 “Throw a dart at the [NCAA] Manual [and you would hit a violation by Syracuse],” the source told CBSSports.com.