Babers mum about expectations as inaugural football season nears
By E.Jay Zarett
August 5, 2016 - 12:41pm
At Friday's pre-season media event, SU's new coach and players tout up-tempo offense.

Syracuse Orange football coach Dino Babers doesn’t believe in ceilings. He doesn’t believe in walls either.

Entering his first year at the helm of the Orange and with practice set to begin Saturday morning, Babers said he isn’t setting expectations for his team’s record this season.

The Rebound Project
By Sam Maller
May 10, 2016 - 3:01pm
The SU men's soccer team captain faces the greatest challenge of his career leading into his final season.

What really happens when an athlete is forced away from the game they love?

Liam Callahan, Syracuse University men's soccer team captain, faced one of the greatest challenges of his life this year heading into the final season of his injury-riddled career.

Callahan transferred to SU after a rough freshman year at Villanova where he broke his leg and ankle playing. During his sophomore year, he and his teammates built a potent defense with an ACC-leading 12 shutouts.

Former Syracuse basketball star Dwayne "Pearl" Washington passes away
By Yonah Perline
April 20, 2016 - 12:04pm
Emotional Jim Boeheim remembers his one-of-a-kind former player.

Syracuse basketball legend Dwayne "Pearl" Washington passed away Wednesday after being diagnosed with a brain tumor last summer. Washington was 52 years old. 

Dome 35: The Legend and Future of a Syracuse Institution
By NewsHouse Staff
April 14, 2016 - 3:59pm
Our team of multimedia reporters discovered on the Carrier Dome’s 35th anniversary, the exterior may be blasé, but it is also utterly unique.

How has Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome, with its white-concrete walls and white-bubble roof, become one of the best-known collegiate stadiums in the country?

Spring scrimmage
By Yonah Perline
April 4, 2016 - 4:13pm
The Syracuse football faithful got one last look at the new squad under head coach Dino Babers.

The Orange football team finished its spring season Saturday, April 2 with its annual spring scrimmage at the Carrier Dome. Head coach Dino Babers rolled out his fast-paced spread offense for the first time to the 4,037 fans in attendance. The Orange scored 13 touchdowns and ran more than 150 plays. 

Slow start dooms lacrosse against No. 2 Notre Dame
By Andrew Chelney
April 3, 2016 - 5:43pm
Syracuse lacrosse celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday, but couldn't provide much reason for excitement during the game.

For the first time since 2007, the Syracuse University Men’s Lacrosse team has lost three straight games. This 17-7 loss was their worst since March 23, 2014, when they lost 21-7 to No. 3 Duke.

No. 4 Syracuse survives late scare to hold off Army, 9-8
By Brian Ho
February 29, 2016 - 10:20am
The Orange buckled down in the closing minutes of each period in order to prevail against a relentless Army side to remain unbeaten.

Following their statement victory against Albany last weekend, Syracuse (3-0) started off this contest rather sloppy. After falling behind 1-3 in the 1st period, mainly because of the team’s four turnovers, attack Dylan Donahue scored a much needed goal with 25 seconds remaining to swing momentum back Cuse’s way.

Syracuse football gains 20 new faces on National Signing Day
By Bryce Kerr
February 8, 2016 - 10:34am
SU Head Coach Dino Babers held a press conference on Wednesday to share his thoughts on his first National Signing Day as head coach of the Orange

Now that National Signing Day is in the books, Syracuse’s 2016 class stands at 20 signees. This doesn’t mean that Dino Babers and his staff are done searching for talent just yet. Babers said in his press conference on Wednesday they will continue to look at unsigned athletes and noted that SU will need all the able-bodied players it can get. He even joked about seeing what he could get out of the fraternities on campus.

Syracuse comes back to defeat Virginia Tech 68-60 in OT
By Brian Ho
February 3, 2016 - 10:45am
A thriller in the Carrier Dome gives the Orange its third-straight conference win.

 

The Orange faithful were in for a treat; coming off a close win this past Saturday against Georgia Tech, the “loud house” was packed for another ACC battle that came down to the wire. This time, it took overtime to decide the winner. 

 

Women's Club Gymnastics captain talks life as a gymnast
By Megan Callahan
February 1, 2016 - 10:36am
Lifelong gymnast Lauren Woolhiser chats with The NewsHouse about what it takes to be competitive collegiate gymnast.

Lauren Woolhiser can’t remember a time before she tumbled. After attending a parent-taught gymnastics class when she was four and promptly deciding she could perform the skills alone, the gym became her second home. “I fell in love with the sport as soon as I walked into the gym. It was all I ever talked about,” said Woolhiser, now the captain of Syracuse Club Gymnastics.