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Welcome to National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day!
On April 24, observe National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day with just a few ingredients. Celebrated across the world, the term often refers to a variety of different dishes. In the United States, Pigs-in-a-Blanket are often hot dogs or sausages wrapped in biscuit or croissant dough and baked. Pigs-in-a-Blanket are generally served as an appetizer or as breakfast. However, it can be served any mealtime!
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Syracuse Basketball: Top 50 Players in School History (40-36) (itlh.com; Peelman)
As Paul A. Esden Jr. mentioned last week, there is no easy way to make a list of the 50 best players in Syracuse Basketball history. The criteria for ranking one player ahead of another is even more complicated. How can you possibly compare a one-and-done prospect who was amazing to an average player who stayed for four years and set records? There is no easy answer to that question.
The real point of these rankings is to honor those who gave it all for Syracuse Basketball. Some of these players we have never seen, but learning about past players helps remind us all of those who laid the foundation of what Syracuse Basketball is today.
Not everyone will agree with how we rank these players and that’s okay. In fact, we encourage debate because that means you, the fan, are passionate about the team you love. As long as you learned something new, and enjoyed reading about players you’ve grown to love watching, then we’ve achieved our objective.
If you missed the last two weeks of this segment you can read them here:
- Syracuse Basketball: Top 50 Players of All-Time (50-46)
- Syracuse Basketball: Top 50 Players in School History (45-41)
Syracuse Basketball: Watch out for Tyus Battle and Taurean Thompson | isportsweb (isportsweb.com; Godnick)
Two man combos are what make teams great in college basketball, and the Syracuse Orange have a tandem that not many people are talking about in Tyus Battle and Taurean Thompson. The two upcoming sophomores showed the potential in their first season to lead the Orange.
Battle will be the primary ball-handler for the Orange, which leaves them in good hands as he can space the floor and attack the rim. Battle’s shot only improved as the year went by, so a full off season of practice will help him learn how to incorporate his teammates too.
That isn’t a shot at Battle being a ball hog, he is the opposite of that, but if he can learn how to get his teammates open shots the Orange will be getting easy looks every time down the floor.
Battle is the kind of player that can have an unlimited ceiling. He has the athletic ability to get to the rim, and his improved jump shot allows him to keep defenders uncertain about what he’s about to do. So where does Thompson fit into the equation? Thompson will be the primary big-man for Syracuse next season, and that’s a good thing to hear as he’ll provide them spacing and craftiness inside.
Once Battle gets into the lane the defense will have to either commit or play back. If the defense decides to send a man towards Battle he’ll be able to find the open Thompson down low who is as crafty as it gets around the rim.
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Anthony Di Fino brings aggressive approach to develop ticketing strategies for Syracuse (DO; Di Fino)
Anthony Di Fino’s office is very clean, much like it was back in September. Then, the walls were painted a dull gray and the desks were barren, because he still hadn’t fully moved in to his office.
Now, the wall is painted a bright orange color, and mounted on the wall is a large whiteboard, split into five neatly divided columns, each one a different list. Photos line a table in the back. And even with the added touch to the office, everything is still very neatly in order.
“Sorry for the mess,” Di Fino joked, flashing a smile.
Di Fino, a Syracuse native, was hired in March 2016 as an associate athletics director for business development. He is in charge of increasing overall revenue and boosting ticket sales, among other tasks. He’s overseen multiple overhauls, changing the student-ticketing package and coordinating the women’s basketball team record-shattering attendance on Feb. 19 by packing 11,021 people in the Carrier Dome.
He still faces one big challenge: filling the Carrier Dome for football games. In 2016, SU had its second-worst average football attendance in Carrier Dome history with 32,805. Despite the obstacle, he approaches the work with aggressive techniques.
“He’s bright. He’s energetic and he’s got a creative mind,” SU Director of Athletics John Wildhack said. “He’s very, very important to our team.”
Di Fino’s move to Syracuse represented a change in business approaches. Before SU, he worked at IMG Learfield, where he consulted other universities.
He says his work now, from within an athletic department, provides an easier path to accomplish his goals. When he worked as a consultant, he needed to pitch a plan a few weeks in the making to an athletic director whom he didn’t know well. Now, he and Wildhack are in on the plan from the get go.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Shooter Jennings: 6 shows to see this week (April 23 to 29) (PS; Tulloch)
Between country, rock and adorable puppy acts in Syracuse, find time on Tuesday to use your brain. The biggest name coming to Syracuse this week is the legendary astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who will deliver a sure-to-be fascinating lecture on science in film.
1. Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson will visit Syracuse on Tuesday with an entertaining show about science in blockbuster movies. The scientific superstar will discuss the faulty (or correct) scientific plot points in films like "Frozen," "The Martian" and the "Star Wars" franchise.
Where: Landmark Theatre at 362 S. Salina St., Syracuse.
When: Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
How much: Ticket prices are set at $89.50, $69.50, $59.50 and $39.50. All dates, acts and ticket prices subject to change without notice. Tickets subject to applicable fees.
2. The Olate Dogs
Add the adorable jump-roping Olate Dogs to your plans this week. Father-and-son team Richard and Nicholas Olate trained the poodle-mix dogs, and won the million dollar prize on Season 7 of "America's Got Talent."
Where: The Westcott Theater at 524 Westcott St., Syracuse.
When: Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m.
How much: Tickets are $30 in advance. VIP tickets are $60 and include a meet & greet with the cast.
3. Salt City Spotlight
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