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. Connnecticut trailed the entire second half but closed...

Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime, and No. 2 Syracuse beat 12th-ranked Georgetown 64-61 on Wednesday night to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win. Boeheim took sole possession of third place all-time in Division I, one more than North Carolina's Dean Smith, but it wasn't easy against the Orange...

Syracuse is now an incredible 25-1, after dismantling bitter rival UConn 85-67. Scoop Jardine poured in 21 points and dished 6 assists, proving once again how deep this team is in leading scorers. The unranked Huskies proved little resistance for the SU machine, but things won’t always be this breezy. While the Big East isn’t its usual brutalizing gauntlet, March is always...

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...

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. A couple of years ago, the veteran Syracuse point guard probably would have tried his luck at a shot. Not this time. After...

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...

In this extended discussion with Rece Davis and Hubert Brown on Monday night, Digger Phelps started talking about the Syracuse Orange and how they were going to dominate once center Fab Melo's academic issues were cleared up for good. One problem: Digger didn't call Melo by his name, instead calling him Thad Matta. Matta is of course the coach of Ohio State, who plays in...

This time, Scoop Jardine was ready when Syracuse was tested by a heated rival. Jardine hit three 3-pointers and a layup in the closing minutes to break open a tense game, finishing with a season-high 21 points to lift the second-ranked Orange to an 85-67 victory over slumping Connecticut on Saturday. Jardine managed just three points on 1-of-7 shooting during a 64-61 overtime victory...

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...

After an impressive offensive display in Syracuse's 86-67 win over rival Connecticut on Saturday, a relaxed Jim Boeheim spoke of the team's accomplishments and how it was able to move to 25-1 overall.

It wasn’t without a few nervous moments, but Syracuse takes care of Georgetown in what could be the final Big East showdown between the two rivals at the Dome. So, yeah. That’s how it should be. The Orange let the Hoyas hang around, give JT3 and those neon-green laced divas a little hope… and then ripped the heart out of them. Click here to put in your pre-order...

Who says Syracuse doesn't have a go-to guy? Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, and Syracuse beat No. 12 Georgetown 64-61 on Wednesday night to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win. Joseph finished with a career-high six 3-pointers on 11 attempts after going 0 for 8 in the previous three games. ''I was getting...

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...

Fab Melo returned just in time to help Jim Boeheim reach another milestone. Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his first action after a three-game absence and Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879 as No. 2 Syracuse dominated St. John's 95-70 on Saturday. Syracuse (23-1, 10-1 Big East) rallied behind the return of the 7-foot Melo, taking...

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...

While some college coaches are choosing to ban social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook, Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim isn't concerned with that sort of thing. Mostly, because he doesn't know what they are. "I don't even know what [social media] is," the Hall of Famer admitted in a video on CBSSports.com. "It would be hard to address that, wouldn't it? I have a cell...

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...

He’s back! Fab Melo’s return to the court against St. John’s underscored just how different Syracuse is with him in the middle. Fab tallied 14 points and 3 rebounds in a 95-70 win after being sidelined for academics issues for the last three games. While the Orange went 2-1 in that span, the team did not look the same. Syracuse was pushed around down low, getting beat...

After missing three games for undisclosed reasons, Syracuse center Fab Melo is set to return for the No. 3 Orange's game at St. John's on Saturday. The Orange announced Melo's return in a release posted on their team website. Citing university policy and federal student privacy laws, the team was not able to provide any further details about Melo's absence. Melo...

After a thrilling 64-61 overtime win over Georgetown on Wednesday, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was as grounded as ever. In fact, he called the game a disaster.

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It’s time to dream for Syracuse fans as one of the nation’s top center recruits, Nerlens Noel, has reclassified to the class of 2012. The Tilton School (MA) has SU on his list, along with Kentucky, Uconn, Providence, Florida, Georgetown and UNC. Noel is a game changing prospect who has been compared to Anthony Davis. If the Orange could land him it would be an embarrassment...

An affidavit filed in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim says the wife of fired assistant Bernie Fine had sex with players, and several people associated with the program knew about it, including Fine. In the affidavit, Bobby Davis, a former ball boy with the men’s team, says he was present on several occasions with basketball players...

Syracuse's Dion Waiters' tremendous open court breakaway dunk was the exclamation point on a 95-70 rout of St. John's at Madison Square Garden Saturday afternoon. Waiters followed up one crowd-pleasing Orange dunk after another by stuffing the ball through the rim with his right hand over his head then glaring at the approving crowd of 19,979 before heading back on defense...