SYRACUSE ORANGE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Scoop Jardine sparked a game-deciding rally with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the closing minutes, and No. 2 Syracuse beat Connecticut 85-67 on Saturday. Jardine had a season-high 21 points as Syracuse (25-1, 12-1 Big East) earned its fifth consecutive win since suffering its only loss of the season at Notre Dame.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - The game was tied in the final minute of overtime as Scoop Jardine surveyed the floor and began a drive from the top of the key. The crowd of more than 27,000 roared in anticipation as Georgetown's staunch defenders blocked the way, looking for a turnover.

It’s hard to quantify just how far Fab Melo has come in his sophomore season at Syracuse. He’s gone from a liability on both ends of the floor to somebody the Orange heavily rely upon, especially on the defensive end. It was obvious during his midseason absence from the team how vital Fab is. SU suffered its only loss of the season at Notre Dame, and struggles mightily with Cincinnati...

Michael Carter-WilliamsBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) Madison Square Garden is home to St. John's for a number of regular season games during the year.Yet, when Syracuse is in town, it may seem like the exact opposite.Up 20 with under ten minutes remaining, Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Williams pushed in transition, attacking St. John's forward God's Gift Achiuwa on...

Center Fab Melo is back in the lineup for second-ranked Syracuse after missing three games to resolve an academic issue, and the Orange would seem to be in a good place as they head to New York to play St. John's. Coach Jim Boeheim isn't so sure. Although the Orange (22-1, 9-1 Big East) rank in the top five in 13 Big East team categories, their work on the glass has been...

Syracuse center Fab Melo has been reinstated and will play in the Orange's road game against St. John's on Saturday. The university made the announcement Thursday. The 7-foot sophomore sat out the past three games, at Notre Dame and Cincinnati and at home against West Virginia on Saturday while resolving an academic issue. Melo is averaging 7.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per...

Fab Melo/wktv.comBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) Various reports are indicating that Syracuse center Fab Melo has been reinstated to the team.The 7-foot sophomore has missed the past three games due to certain academic issues.An official announcement is expected by the university on Thursday.The reports credit two sources who said Syracuse fully expects Melo to play on Saturday afternoon...

Weird things have been happening in the Carrier Dome this year.  In football, Toledo was screwed over by a blown extra point call.  On Saturday, West Virginia had their chance to tie the game erased by a goaltend that wasn’t called. That is clearly a goaltend.  The ball was bouncing off the glass and the defender pinned the ball on the backboard. Bob Huggins has to...

CINCINNATI -- Jim Boeheim didn't know what to expect Monday night. Because he never expected his team to play so poorly in Syracuse's only loss of the season two days earlier. Monday, the Orange played in front of the Bearcats first sellout of the season, then saw Cincinnati make four-of-five threes as the game started. He didn't panic, but he did wonder. Which was...

It's Syracuse day. That means it's time to talk to everyone's favorite Syracuse writer named Brian, Orange 44's Brian Harrison. He's great. Tweet him insulting things before the game, during the game and after the game. Here we talk Syracuse, free throw shooting, Chopped, announce teams, and what Brian did in law school. I can smell your interest from here. Questions in bold. Don...

Two men who say they were sexually abused by a former assistant basketball coach at Syracuse University are announcing that they are suing the school. Bobby Davis and Mike Lang say they were molested by former assistant coach Bernie Fine when they were children. He has denied the allegations. A third man also has accused Fine. The U.S. attorney’s office is investigating. The...

Recent news of the Syracuse sex scandal has become even more creepy and wrong than it already was. The latest spin on the scandal allegedly places Bernie Fine's wife, Laurie Fine, sleeping with Syracuse basketball players since 1982. Some have reported that it was almost a ritual or a right of passage. Even as far as every player had to have a piece of it. We figured...

The U. S. Secret Service, New York State Police and Syracuse police searched Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine’s house and his SUVs the day after Thanksgiving. They took pictures, looked through trash and removed three filing cabinets in a raid that lasted well into the evening, according to The Post-Standard. James Cohen, an assistant professor of...

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim defended his assistant against allegations of sexual assault, saying he's not covering things up.

DaJuan Coleman (Jamesville-Dewitt, NY) made it official today at his press conference that he's headed to Syracuse to play for Jim Boehim and the Syracuse Orange. Coleman, who many considered, one of the best frontier players available, is ranked top-20 nationally by many accounts and top-5 player at his position. During his press conference, with three hats sitting in front...