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Today is dedicated to tattoos, which are permanent marks made by adding pigment to ruptures in the skin. They are most commonly used for decoration but have served other purposes over time as well. Some have been used to show membership in groups, such as in gangs. Sadly, some people were given tattoos without any choice in the matter. In the nineteenth century, released US convicts and British army deserters were marked. Later, Siberian prisoners and those in Nazi concentration camps were given similar marks.
It is believed that marks on the world's oldest mummy, the Iceman, are tattoos. His remains date to 3300 BCE and his body has 60 lines and crosses on it. Similarly, Egyptian and Nubian mummies from 2200 BCE have been found to have tattoos. Classical authors mentioned the use of tattoos by groups such as the Greeks, Romans, and ancient Germans and Britons. After the rise of Christianity, tattooing was forbidden in Europe, but it remained in places such as the Middle East. Native Americans often tattooed their bodies and faces, and Europeans came across tattooing again when they came in contact with them and Polynesians. In 1769, explorer James Cook found tattooing on Tahiti. The natives called it "tatau," which is where the current name "tattoo" comes from.
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Cabiles Joins Coaches 4 Change - Syracuse University Athletics (cuse.com)
Syracuse Director of Strength and Conditioning for Basketball Ryan Cabiles has joined the organization Coaches 4 Change (C4C).
Cabiles has been on the Syracuse staff since 2007 and has worked with the men's and women's basketball programs.
The C4C consortium was founded by college basketball coaches dedicated to help their student-athletes, campus, and communities. Syracuse assistant men's basketball coach Gerry McNamara is a founding member of the group.
The mission of C4C is to provide a platform that engages, educates, empowers, and evolves the collegiate student-athlete on issues of social injustices, systemic racism, and the power of voting in the endless pursuit of equality.
The 4 Pillars of C4C are to:
- ENGAGE our fellow coaches & student-athletes within our campus & local communities. To raise awareness and involvement in the endless pursuit for equality through voter registration.
- EDUCATE our fellow coaches & student athletes with historical information pertaining to systemic racism, social injustice(s,, police brutality, and significant events that have shaped our country.
- EMPOWER our fellow coaches & student-athletes to inspire change through the power of voting.
- EVOLVE the minds of our fellow coaches & student-athletes to help foster positive changes within their collegiate and local communities surrounding the issues of racism & social injustice.
More information can be obtained by visiting www.coaches4change.org or on social media @Coaches4Change.
In addition to Cabiles, the C4C committee includes the following strength and conditioning coaches:
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Oswego native helps SU Student-athletes navigate through collegiate life (nny360.com; St. Croix)
Katie Scanlon sat back and smiled as she watched Paschal Chukwu walk across the stage last year at Syracuse University’s graduation ceremony, knowing the role she and her department played in helping the former 7-foot-2 Orange center blossom into the tallest graduate, not just the largest basketball player, in school history.
Scanlon works as the Director of Academics for Student-Athlete Development for the SU men’s basketball, volleyball, and field hockey teams.
The Oswego native and former Buccaneers swim standout helps student-athletes in her assigned sports navigate their coursework and structure their hectic daily schedules, operates as a complement to on-campus advisors to discuss career paths and other school-related issues, and monitors NCAA eligibility for each team.
Scanlon, who graduated from Canisius in 2006 and has held similar posts at Dayton and New Mexico, was promoted to her current position in fall 2017 after being hired by SU as an academic coordinator in 2011.
“It’s really rewarding to see them go from new freshmen that are wide-eyed and I don’t know if anyone would admit it, but maybe a little scared of what’s to come, and then to see them grow into professional players and folks that walk across that stage (at graduation),” Scanlon said. “It’s really fun to see people get to that point, especially people who at first weren’t totally confident in themselves that they could get there, to see them realize that they’re capable and worthy of that is a really cool thing.”
Scanlon travels with the SU men’s basketball team for most away games, and the volleyball and field hockey teams for large events. She meets with players at allotted times during road trips, often between breakfast and shoot-around, and schedules meetings with athletes in her office throughout the day while on campus for study halls.
She is also seated on the bench for every home game, providing support while witnessing the on-court triumphs and challenges of her pupils first-hand.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2020/07/16/jason-murray-joins-post-an-assignment-editor-sports/ (washingtonpost.com)
Big loss for the Post-Standard...
Announcement from Sports Editor Matt Vita and Sports Day Editor Matt Rennie:
We’re very excited to announce that Jason Murray will join The Washington Post as an assignment editor in Sports, responsible for overseeing our coverage of the NBA, WNBA and college sports.
Jason is currently director of content and a member of the editorial board at The Post-Standard and Syracuse.com. He guides the newsroom’s social media and web analytics teams, was responsible for implementing a strategy for growing the site’s traffic and helped lead its introduction of a paywall.
Previously, Jason was sports editor at The Post-Standard for eight years. He directed a team of writers and editors and is credited with instilling an ethos that places a priority on digital storytelling. He led the newsroom’s coverage of Syracuse University men’s basketball that included two Final Four runs and an NCAA investigation into academic misconduct within the program. He also developed a beat covering the Buffalo Bills, a successful expansion of the sports department’s responsibilities. Jason is praised by his colleagues for his calm, steady leadership and his ability to work with reporters on improving their copy.
He has also been assistant sports editor and a copy editor for The Post-Standard.
Jason received his undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif., and a master’s in journalism from Syracuse University. A native of the Bay Area, Jason lives in Syracuse with his wife, Candace, a compliance director at a medical company, and daughter, Jasmine, a rising high school senior who will be playing lacrosse at Marquette University after her graduation next spring.
Jason’s first day with us will be Aug. 3. Please join us in giving him a virtual welcome.
Pitt set to weather offseason transfers with new talent (cardiachill.com; Wilson)
The Pitt men’s basketball roster went through a shakeup this spring, as Trey McGowens and Ryan Murphy entered the NCAA transfer portal and ultimately ended up at Nebraska and Tulane. Jeff Capel and his staff managed to offset those two losses to some extent, notably landing Miami (Ohio) transfer Nike Sibande. Still, Jeff Borzello of ESPN did not like what he saw from Pitt this spring, and in his breakdown of the winners and losers of transfer season, he labeled Pitt a loser.
“The Panthers have made strides in Jeff Capel’s two years at the helm, but they are losing two starters earlier than expected — or Capel could have had all five starters returning from last season,” Borzello said of Pitt on Thursday. “Ryan Murphy took his shooting ability to Tulane, while Trey McGowens left after two seasons for Nebraska. Miami (Ohio) transfer Nike Sibande should make an impact for Pitt when eligible, though.”
Joining Pitt as a transfer-season loser in the ACC is Wake Forest, which saw Olivier Sarr depart for Kentucky. However, the conference’s only winner, as Borzello saw it, was Louisville, which added Radford transfer Carlik Jones as well as San Francisco transfer Charles Minlend. But while Pitt undoubtedly lost two key players in McGowens and Murphy, their departures may not hurt Pitt as much as Borzello and others might think.
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Winners and losers of college basketball's transfer season (ESPN; Borzello)
The transfer market heated up a couple of weeks earlier than usual this spring due to the coronavirus-shortened season, and it slowed down a bit earlier, too. There are still a handful of notable transfers in the portal, and there will always be late additions during the summer, but for the most part, the dust has settled on the 2019-20 transfer season after more than 1,000 names entered the portal. Several teams quickly rebuilt their rosters, while others saw a slew of unforeseen departures.
Who were the winners and losers during the past few months of transfers?
Winners
Texas Tech: Chris Beard has landed key transfers in each of the past two years, but he might have had his best group yet this spring. He received commitments from Mac McClung (Georgetown) and Marcus Santos-Silva (VCU), both of whom are hoping to be eligible to play immediately, and also picked up Wichita State transfer Jamarius Burton as a sit-out option. Santos-Silva graduated from VCU earlier this month, so he should be good to go immediately, while McClung is hoping for a waiver. Both McClung and Santos-Silva would be two of the top 10 immediately eligible transfers and would likely start right away for the Red Raiders.
Arkansas: Eric Musselman rebuilt Nevada almost exclusively through transfers, and while the high school talent level at Arkansas is going to be higher, he's still relying heavily on the portal to get the Razorbacks back to the NCAA tournament. This spring, Arkansas landed three graduate transfers, all of whom will battle for a strong job right off the bat. Jalen Tate (Northern Kentucky) has great size and versatility and will replace Jimmy Whitt as the big playmaker on the perimeter. Justin Smith (Indiana) started 32 games last season for the Hoosiers, while well-traveled scorer Vance Jackson adds size and shooting to the perimeter.
Minnesota: If things go right in terms of waivers, the Golden Gophers could ignite their NCAA tournament hopes via the transfer market. The only one of the three incoming transfers guaranteed to play immediately is Western Michigan grad transfer Brandon Johnson, and he's coming off a breakout season where he averaged 15.4 points and 8.1 rebounds. Richard Pitino also landed two players who might have to sit out: 7-footer Liam Robbins (Drake) and versatile 6-foot-6 guard Both Gach (Utah). Both would start immediately if eligible.
Kentucky: After losing nearly everyone from last season's rotation, John Calipari will welcome in his usual highly ranked recruiting class -- but he also dipped into the transfer pool. Former Creighton point guard Davion Mintz will provide experience and depth in the backcourt, while Wake Forest transfer Olivier Sarr could be the difference between a preseason top-20 team and a preseason top-five team. The All-ACC big man was arguably the best transfer on the market this spring and is hoping for a waiver to play right away. Jacob Toppin, Obi's brother, will sit out next season after transferring from Rhode Island.
Gonzaga: Mark Few has the likely preseason No. 1 team in the country and the favorite to win the national championship, assuming his three NBA early entries return to Spokane. But the Bulldogs went into the spring needing backcourt depth and insurance for this season and an elite point guard to take the court with what could be a great 2021 recruiting class. The Zags got both. Aaron Cook (Southern Illinois) solved the first issue as a grad transfer, and then Few landed Florida transfer Andrew Nembhard, one of the best sit-out transfers all spring. Nembhard will be a key piece in 2021-22.
Louisville: The Cardinals struck early in transfer season but landed the best graduate transfer all spring in Radford guard Carlik Jones. Jones was the Big South Player of the Year last season and will be expected to start in the backcourt alongside David Johnson next season in Louisville. Chris Mack also went out and landed another impact perimeter piece in All-WCC guard Charles Minlend, who finished the season on a tear and provides strength and toughness in the backcourt.
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https://www.si.com/college/virginia...-hokies-basketball-the-state-of-the-backcourt (SI; Anderson)
The Virginia Tech Hokies basketball squad is undergoing a roster rebuild, but it may not take too long for this squad to find success. Second-year head coach Mike Young has a lot more to work with in the cupboard for 2020-21, which should only mean more positives this upcoming season.
We’ve already broken down the overall roster for 2020-21 and now, we go deeper.
Over the next few weeks, SI All Hokies will go in depth with a look at each of the position groups, and then the incoming freshmen for next year.
So, in this edition, we’ll cover the backcourt. In the next edition, we’ll cover the frontcourt. Then in the final installment, we’ll focus solely on the newcomers and incoming freshmen class for 2020-21.
First up, we take a look at the backcourt that’s returning for the Hokies in 2020-21. There’s a nice balance forming between shooters and playmakers within the Virginia Tech backcourt. Two of Tech's freshmen this past season, Tyrece Radford and Nahiem Alleyne, had to grow up fast after being inserted into the starting rotation, but they adjusted quite well.
As a team, the backcourt was responsible for 9.8 made 3-pointers per game (1st in the ACC), 35.2 percent shooting from 3-point land (tied for 3rd in the ACC) and 28.0 3-point attempts per game (2nd in the ACC). On the back end, the Hokies ranked 11th in the ACC in points per game (68.6) and 12th in field goal percentage (41.9 percent).
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Georgia Tech #ProJackets Basketball Report (ramblinwreck.com)
The NBA is set to return to action with 22 teams next week, concluding a regular season that ended abruptly on March 12 in late July and then conducting playoffs, all at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. Derrick Favors is the only one of the former Yellow Jackets in the NBA who will be a part of this restart, as his New Orleans Pelicans team is one of the teams gathering at Disney.
This week’s #ProJackets Report compiles more of the latest news, stories and social media posts on former Jackets and their activities of the past week.
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PELICANS TRYING TO CAP ‘LONG JOURNEY’ WITH IMPROBABLE PLAYOFF BERTH
It’s been 18 years since an NBA team began a regular season at 7-23 through 30 games and still made the NBA playoffs, writes Jim Eichenhofer on Pelicans.com. It’s been 35 years since a club withstood a losing streak of 13 games and reached the postseason. When NBA seeding games begin July 30 in Orlando, the New Orleans Pelicans will attempt to achieve their season-long goal of qualifying for the Western Conference quarterfinals, despite having both hardships on their 2019-20 resume. READ MORE
At the beginning of the year, it started off kind of rough for us. The record and (we had) a couple injuries here and there, but the guys kept fighting, the coaches kept helping us and we put ourselves in a great position to make the playoffs.”
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CNY bar owners react to Cuomo’s new rules: ‘It creates more gray areas' (PS; Cazentre)
Ever since mid-March, when the coronavirus pandemic started disrupting the way bars and restaurants do business, owners and managers have had to adapt to frequent changes in the rules of operation. Not to mention different “phases.”
On Thursday, there was a new sense of frustration as Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued new and different rules for service at bars.
The new directives require that all alcohol sales be accompanied by food, and prohibit patrons from ordering directly from the bar (they must be served in their seats). Those are in addition to existing rules on wearing masks, social distancing and the 50% limit on occupancy.
“I understand what he (Cuomo) is trying to do to control this thing,” said Pat Cregg, owner of Swallow’s bar on South Avenue. “But I hope he understands what this means. To provide that service, I’d either have to double my staff and make a lot less money, or just shut down.”
Bar owners also say the rules are often unclear. For example, what counts as food? A bag of potato chips or a full dinner?
“The rules are constantly in motion and all that does is it creates more gray areas,” said Rob Podfigurny, of The Evergreen in Syracuse’s Hanover Square. “It’s hard to keep up.”
At The Hops Spot in Armory Square, managing partner Matt Bartelson was trying to digest the new directives Thursday. To illustrate the lack of clarity, he said, staff there thought the existing rules already prohibited ordering at the bar.
“I don’t know — were we doing it right before?” he said. “Are we doing it right now?”
It’s a common question.
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