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Welcome to National Rotisserie Chicken Day!
On June 2nd each year, chicken lovers celebrate National Rotisserie Chicken Day. While there a numerous ways to cook a whole chicken, rotisserie chicken offers a slow cooking method that seals in flavor.
When cooking chicken using a rotisserie chicken, the whole chicken is cooked on a rotisserie or spit that turns continuously over heat source. This process slowly roasts and sears the skin to seal in the flavor. The result is a tender and juicy chicken. Some cooks inject rotisserie chicken with a blend of seasonings to give increase the flavor. The popularity of rotisserie chicken continues to grow as the health benefits of it become more widely known.
Rotisserie chicken goes well with a variety of side dishes, too. Whether you like traditional salads, potatoes, rice, and steamed vegetables, or more elaborate dishes, you won’t go wrong. Even the leftovers can be used in many ways, including salads, sandwiches, and casseroles. It’s just as delicious cold as it is hot, too.
SU News
Four-star Frank Anselem down to four, sets decision date (247sports.com; Gershon)
Frank Anselem has narrowed his list to four and will announce his decision on Wednesday, June 3, he tells 247Sports.
Anselem, a 6-foot-10, 210-pound center from Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep, will choose between Georgia, New Mexico, San Diego State and Syracuse.
Previously a member of the 2021 class, Anselem recently reclassified into 2020, where he is the 182nd rated prospect in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, although 247Sports has him higher than that in the Top247, where he's slotted at 142nd.
Anselem is an athletic center with a high upside due to his significant physical tools.
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Syracuse Basketball: Elijah Hughes projected to LeBron James-led Lakers (itlh; Adler)
Former Syracuse basketball star Elijah Hughes continues to receive first-round draft prognostications.
Former Syracuse basketball sensation Elijah Hughes is appearing in the first round of another NBA mock draft. Jason McIntyre, on foxsports.com, slots the 6-foot-6 small forward at No. 29 in the 2020 NBA Draft first round, with the Los Angeles Lakers choosing Hughes.
Here’s what McIntyre had to say about Hughes in his most-recent mock draft. “Blossomed into a stud in the ACC last year, scoring 19 ppg. He just turned 22, and reminds me of a more mature version of Malachi Richardson, the Syracuse wing who was drafted in the 1st round in 2016.”
Hughes, who led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring during the 2019-20 term and got named to the All-ACC first team, if actually selected by the Lakers would join one of the NBA’s premier teams.
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Syracuse legend Dave Bing responds to national protests (cnycentral.com; Tamurian)
As protests continue across the country in the aftermath of George Floyd's death while in police control, a wise and experienced voice has weighed in.
Dave Bing, a Syracuse Basketball star and teammate of Jim Boeheim's in the 1960's, joined fellow Syracuse alum Mike Tirico on "Lunch Talk Live with Mike Tirico"
Bing, the former mayor of Detroit who enjoyed an outstanding NBA career with the Pistons, says what so many across the nation regardless of political affiliation believe.
The only solution, involves everyone coming together.
"In sports, we all had one goal in mind and that was as a team, winning. And so we talked about it quite a bit, but the general population seems to be afraid to talk about race and if we don't talk about it once again and talk about the impact it has especially on people of color, we'll never be able to solve the problem" Bing told Tirico.
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Beacon's Elijah Hughes uses platform, marches in Beacon protest for George Floyd poughkeepsiejournal.com; Martelli)
When Elijah Hughes heard about George Floyd’s death, it elicited a whirlwind of emotions.
Anger. Sadness. Frustration. To the Beacon resident and former Syracuse University men's basketball player who declared for the NBA Draft in March, Floyd represented anyone he knows.
Beacon's Elijah Hughes attends a protest in his hometown on June 1, 2020. The basketball star turned pro after his junior year at Syracuse and is expected to be picked in this year's NBA Draft. (Photo: Patrick Oehler/The Poughkeepsie Journal)
“Being a black man in America, that could be me or any one of my friends — anybody I’m close with,” he said. “I just felt for him and his family, what they went through. It was a lot. I can only imagine.”
Hughes used his platform and got the word out on social media about a protest that occurred on Main Street in Beacon on Monday — an event he and hundreds of others attended. Protesters held signs and chanted while congregating in the Chase Bank parking lot before peacefully, but vocally, marching down Main Street, across Route 9D and to Beacon's river front.
Demonstrators marched protesting the death of Floyd, a black man who died last week in Minneapolis after a police officer detained him and knelt on his neck. The protest was among many that have occurred in the Hudson Valley and across the nation.
Hughes stressed the importance of using his platform to bring awareness to the situation. Being a voice in his community comes with the responsibility of being a future professional athlete, he said.
“I see guys reaching out and things like that, so (I'm) taking that responsibility to lead and use my voice and my platform as much as I can,” he said.
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Tracking the Transfers: Who's Coming, Going in the ACC? (SI; Geary)
Every spring, college basketball player movement kicks into full force as coaches race to re-shape their rosters based on the names in the NCAA transfer portal. In the age of grad transfers, the right addition or two can make an immediate difference to a team’s potential, but many coaches still emphasize the value of a sit-out transfer as well. With the NCAA opting not to pass a one-time transfer rule this spring, any non-grad transfer will need a waiver to see the court in 2020–21.
We’re rounding up the 2020 transfer cycle comings and goings for each major conference, starting with the ACC. All players who left their school since the start of the 2019–20 season are included, but sit-out transfers from last offseason (such as Virginia’s Sam Hauser) are not. While the carousel hasn’t fully stopped spinning yet, many schools have closed the book on their 2020 efforts as they turn toward the next recruiting cycle.
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Pittsburgh
OUT: Trey McGowens (Nebraska), Ryan Murphy (Tulane), Kene Chukwuka (Pepperdine), Samson George (Central Arkansas)
The Panthers lost four players to the portal this cycle, but it’s the loss of Trey McGowens that hurts most. McGowens had two successful years as a starting guard under Jeff Capel and was one of the team’s leading scorers, averaging 11.5 points and 3.6 assists as a sophomore. Ryan Murphy, meanwhile, was a capable backup guard but saw his minutes and production decrease down the stretch, including missing three games with a concussion in early February.
Syracuse
IN: Alan Griffin (Illinois)
OUT: Jalen Carey (TBD), Brycen Goodine (Providence), Howard Washington (TBD)
The Orange’s departures this cycle were more about the loss of potential than proven production, as none of Jalen Carey, Brycen Goodine or Howard Washington had a big role on last year’s team. Despite being a touted prospect, Carey’s Syracuse career never got a chance to truly get off the ground due to playing time and injuries (he missed almost his entire sophomore season), but both he and Goodine are former top-100 recruits who will look for a fresh start at another Power 5 school. Jim Boeheim did bring in the versatile Alan Griffin from Illinois, but he’ll have to sit out a year unless he receives an NCAA waiver. Griffin had an uber efficient year for the Illini and shot 41.6% from three as a sophomore, and he’ll be a key piece of the Orange’s plans going forward.
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Boeheim's Army: Better rebounding, lack of egos key to $2 million (PS; Ditota)
The roster seems better than solid, so much so that The Basketball Tournament has labeled Boeheim’s Army the second-best team in its July tournament. Only last year’s champion — Carmen’s Crew — drew greater applause.
The team, constructed thus far only with former Syracuse basketball players, will add another member this week to get to eight. Right now, Boeheim’s Army will field a backcourt of Eric Devendorf, Brandon Triche and John Gillon. Malachi Richardson can swing from shooting guard to small forward. Demetris Nichols is a small forward, and Tyler Lydon and Chris McCullough can each play the four or five.
“Athletic, versatile, guys can play multiple positions. Everyone can really shoot the ball. Everyone can shoot the 3, all of them can run and jump,” Devendorf said. “And then, we’re young. It’s a young man’s game. It’s good to have those fresh legs, good to mix in the veteran leadership with myself, DNic, BTriche.”
“I think the team is going to be really good,” Nichols said. “This is one of the best teams that Boeheim’s Army has put together. A lot of young guys mixed with a lot of older guys. A lot of guys that are versatile that can play more than one position. We have guys that can dribble the ball, shoot the ball, go to the basket.”
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Will Syracuse city pools open this summer? (PS; Weaver)
Mayor Ben Walsh said he was on the west side of the city recently, handing out masks to help stem the spread of coronavirus.
He asked some kids what they needed. “Anything I can do to help?” he asked.
“Open the pools,” he said they told him.
Walsh -- the mayor who brought back sledding -- said today he’s trying to find a way to open pools, even as the coronavirus and rapidly shrinking city revenues challenge that summertime fun.
“For many children in our city, our pools are the highlight of their summer," Walsh said. “And they have no other relief for cooling down.”
In Syracuse, the pools are more than a splash in the sun. They’re a place for hundreds of kids and families, who don’t have air conditioning at home, to cool off.
Walsh said today he’s asked the city’s Parks Department to come up with a plan for reopening some of the city’s pools, probably just three.
That plan would have to including social distancing rules, crowd sizes and other safety measures. Maybe swimmers would have to make appointments? Maybe everyone wears a wristband?
Walsh expects to have that the Parks Department proposal in the next week or two, he said today.
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