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Welcome to Johnny Appleseed Day!
Johnny Appleseed Day honors one of America's great legends. Johnny Appleseed was a real person. John Chapman was among the American settlers who were captivated by the movement west across the continent. As Johnny Appleseed travelled west, he planted apple trees along the way, and sold trees to settlers. With every apple tree that was planted, the legend grew.
A Little About the Legend:
- John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed) was born on September 26, 1774.
- He was a nurseryman who started out planting trees in western New York and Pennsylvania.
- During the life of John Chapman, the "West" was places like Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois.
- John Chapman was a deeply religious person He was known to preach during his travels.
- According to legend, Johny Appleseed led a simple life and wanted little. He rarely accepted money and often donated any money he received.
- It is believed that he died on March 11, 1845, from what was referred to as the "winter plague". The actual date of his death has been disputed.
Why is Every Orange Loss to Pitt Exactly the Same? (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
The Syracuse Orange lost to the Pittsburgh Panthers, 72-71 in the second round of the ACC Tournament. The score probably doesn't matter, and neither does the location. Since Jamie Dixon took over the program, Pitt beating SU has been a far-too-common occurrence (14 out of last 20 tries). But it's not just THAT it happens every time. But HOW. A look at recent matchups between the two (John Swofford-mandated) "rivals":
Pitt 72, Syracuse 71
Syracuse jumps out to early lead, but Pitt pulls ahead by the half. After seemingly having the game in hand, the Panthers falter and allow the Orange back into it. However, Trevor Cooney misses a late three and Pitt advances. Despite averaging just over four points per game going into the contest, Cameron Johnson scores 24 points in the win.
Pitt 65, Syracuse 52
Syracuse jumps out to early lead, but Pitt pulls ahead by the half. The Orange lead once again after battling back mid-way through the second half, but ultimately fall when the game devolves into a rock fight with Pitt happily nailing threes as the unfortunate closer.Michael Young grabs 13 rebounds for the Panthers, nearly double his per-game season average.
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Why the ACC Tournament in D.C. Feels So Odd But Yet Still So Right (cbssports.com; Solomon)
If the ACC Tournament doesn't include a local team, can it still be the ACC Tournament? That's the question I came looking to answer Thursday on what used to be one of my favorite days of the basketball year -- the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
I grew up in the Washington, D.C., area enchanted by the ACC Tournament and its players. This was when basketball had a bigger seat at the table in college sports before getting shoved aside by football.
The last ACC Tournament I attended was in Washington in 2005, when the ACC had 11 teams. As a kid, I remember watching the eight-team 1987 ACC Tournament from Landover, Maryland, when our teacher rented a TV from the media center and rolled it into class. Thanks, Mr. Smith. You didn't not watch the ACC Tournament back then.
“That was a different time and a different era,” ACC commissioner John Swofford said. “I guess you could say an eight-team tournament is almost a perfect number in terms of a basketball tournament. For that period in time, that was a great thing for the ACC. That's sort of what built the tradition and history. But in today's world, it's different and the thing that has pleased me so much is we've evolved. The quality of our teams and the brands we have are outstanding.”
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BC Winless in the ACC: By the Numbers (bcinterruption.com)
366. Days since Boston College last defeated an ACC opponent in football or basketball, considered the two "revenue sports" of college athletics. It's 366 because this year was a leap year, adding another day to the total. Boston College last defeated an ACC opponent on March 10, 2015, when they beat Georgia Tech in the ACC Basketball Championship Tournament, 66-65.
369. Days since Boston College last won an ACC regular season game against an opponent in those same two sports. The Eagles last defeated Wake Forest on the final day of the regular season last year, 79-61.
374. Days since Boston College last won a road ACC game. Before the Wake Forest game at home last year, they defeated Virginia Tech, 66-59, in Blacksburg. BC actually entered the ACC Tournament on a three-game winning streak, extended defeating NC State before the win over the Hokies. BC's seven wins in basketball this year came via two winning streaks - one of three games and one of four games.
132. Days since a men's sport has last won an ACC event. This excludes Olympic sports for the most part, but the last time a men's sport won an ACC game was the soccer regular season finale against Syracuse. They would lose to Clemson, 3-0, in the ACC Tournament before losing to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament, 1-0.
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The NCAA Tournament Will Begin With Syracuse Regardless of Selection Sunday Outcome (timesunion.com; Dougherty)
The first play-by-play voices heard on this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament will be those of Andrew Catalon and Carter Blackburn on TruTV.
Catalon, the former WNYT sports anchor who still lives in Albany, will call Tuesday's "First Four" games for the first time. Blackburn will work Wednesday's "First Four" matchups.
They are both are 2001 graduates of Syracuse University and longtime friends, even though Catalon is a New Jersey native and Blackburn is from Kerrville, Texas, about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio.
Blackburn, 36, is getting his first full-time chance to call the NCAA Tournament for CBS and Turner Sports. He worked a couple of first-round afternoon games in 2008 and 2009 to give Dick Enberg a break. His chance this year came when Marv Albert stepped aside to focus on his NBA duties with TNT.
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