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Welcome to National Candy Corn Day!
Candy Corn Day celebrates candy corn, the corn kernel shaped candy often eaten during Halloween and throughout the autumn months. The candy is multicolored, with a broad yellow end, tapered orange middle, and white tip, and is usually made from sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's wax, coloring, and binders. It began being manufactured in the 1880's by the Wunderlee Candy Company, and was originally called "Chicken Feed." At that time candy corn was marketed to rural residents. Around the turn of the 20th century, the Goelitz Confectionery Company—now known as Jelly Belly—began making candy corn. Today's recipe for candy corn is basically the same as it was when it was invented, except at that time the candy was made by hand, which is no longer the case.
SU News
Three bold predictions for the Syracuse Orange | isportsweb )(isportswebcom; Godnick)
The season is right around the corner which means it is time to get excited about the Syracuse Orange. There hasn’t been much national noise surrounding this team due to the multiple players not returning from last year’s squad, but the lack of pressure could open up some surprise success for this team.
There isn’t a ton of big game experience on this year’s squad, but the youth on this team will allow for some breakout performers throughout the season. So, who’s going to succeed? Who’s going to disappoint? Those are the questions that’ll soon be answered.
Tyus Battle averages 20 points
The Orange are losing four of their top five scorers from last season, and the one go to scorer returning is Tyus Battle. The offense is going to be centered around the dynamic guard as they look to create open looks off of his dribble drives. Battle’s underrated jump shot impressed the nation last year, so a full off season of improvement should make him even more lethal.
A lot is going to be asked of from Battle this year, and it’ll be tough for him with the opposing defense focusing in on him. But that won’t matter. Coach Jim Boeheim will have the right system drawn up for Battle to succeed both offensively and defensively.
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Josh Okogie Is The First Significant ACC Injury (dukebasketballreport; King)
Georgia Tech’s season took an early hit in the second half of the first exhibition game when Josh Okogie suffered an open dislocation of his left hand index finger.
We don’t want to ruin anyone’s breakfast so we’r not linking to an image of an open dislocation but you can google it and you’ll see it’s not a minor issue.
He doesn’t have a prognosis yet but coach Josh Pastner says he could be out for awhile. That would be a major hit for the Yellow Jackets.
Here’s how to watch college basketball games on ACC Network Extra (newsobserver.com; Cain)
ACC basketball games start tonight with exhibition matches at both UNC and Duke, and both games will be available to watch on ACC Network Extra. (Duke vs. Northwest Missouri State at 7 p.m. and UNC vs. Barton College at 7:30)
ACC Network Extra was launched last year as a joint effort between the ACC and ESPN, allowing ESPN subscribers to stream more than 600 ACC sporting events on multiple platforms.
ACC Network Extra can be accessed on computers, smartphones, tablets and TVs that are capable of streaming ESPN.
Here’s how to do it
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NCAA rules Peace Ilegomah eligible to play (cardiachill.com; Wilson)
Another example of the NCAA acting inconsistently. See Chinonso Obokoh and Syracuse.
Pitt freshman center Peace Ilegomah has been declared eligible to play this season by the NCAA, according to a press release from the university.
Head coach Kevin Stallings issued a brief statement regarding the news on Friday:
Our compliance team, led by Dustin [Gray], along with [assistant coach] Sam [Ferry], did a tremendous job working with the NCAA to determine Peace's eligibility status. I commend the efforts by our team here as well as the NCAA in looking out for the best interests of the student-athlete. Peace is an outstanding young man with a terrific opportunity to grow on and off the court at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ilegomah, a native of Benin City, Nigeria, is one of 13 new additions to the team brought in by Stallings over the offseason. He came to the United States when he was 14 years old, splitting his high school career between Valhalla High School in New York and Roselle Catholic High School in New Jersey. However, his eligibility issues arose over the fact that he spent a “prep year” at Montverde Academy in Florida after graduation.
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Other
Former Syracuse University student Dan D’Uva delivers in radio role for Las Vegas Golden Knights (dailyorange.com; Fortier)
High above the T-Mobile Arena rink, Las Vegas Golden Knights team broadcaster Dan D’Uva absorbed the moment happening down on the ice as alternate team captain and defender Deryk Engelland took the microphone. Engelland spoke directly to the fans about the pain still throbbing from the terrorist attack nine days earlier on Oct. 1 that killed 58 people and injured more than 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history.
“We are Vegas strong,” Engelland said.
It was minutes before the Golden Knights dropped the puck for the expansion franchise’s first home game, before D’Uva called his first home National Hockey League game, before the old trading outpost in the sand that became the self-proclaimed “Entertainment Capital of the World” had its own major-league sports franchise that might provide a respite, if only for a short time. Listening to Engelland, D’Uva felt inspired. He reached for the game notes.
...
Candy Corn Day celebrates candy corn, the corn kernel shaped candy often eaten during Halloween and throughout the autumn months. The candy is multicolored, with a broad yellow end, tapered orange middle, and white tip, and is usually made from sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's wax, coloring, and binders. It began being manufactured in the 1880's by the Wunderlee Candy Company, and was originally called "Chicken Feed." At that time candy corn was marketed to rural residents. Around the turn of the 20th century, the Goelitz Confectionery Company—now known as Jelly Belly—began making candy corn. Today's recipe for candy corn is basically the same as it was when it was invented, except at that time the candy was made by hand, which is no longer the case.
SU News
Three bold predictions for the Syracuse Orange | isportsweb )(isportswebcom; Godnick)
The season is right around the corner which means it is time to get excited about the Syracuse Orange. There hasn’t been much national noise surrounding this team due to the multiple players not returning from last year’s squad, but the lack of pressure could open up some surprise success for this team.
There isn’t a ton of big game experience on this year’s squad, but the youth on this team will allow for some breakout performers throughout the season. So, who’s going to succeed? Who’s going to disappoint? Those are the questions that’ll soon be answered.
Tyus Battle averages 20 points
The Orange are losing four of their top five scorers from last season, and the one go to scorer returning is Tyus Battle. The offense is going to be centered around the dynamic guard as they look to create open looks off of his dribble drives. Battle’s underrated jump shot impressed the nation last year, so a full off season of improvement should make him even more lethal.
A lot is going to be asked of from Battle this year, and it’ll be tough for him with the opposing defense focusing in on him. But that won’t matter. Coach Jim Boeheim will have the right system drawn up for Battle to succeed both offensively and defensively.
...
Josh Okogie Is The First Significant ACC Injury (dukebasketballreport; King)
Georgia Tech’s season took an early hit in the second half of the first exhibition game when Josh Okogie suffered an open dislocation of his left hand index finger.
We don’t want to ruin anyone’s breakfast so we’r not linking to an image of an open dislocation but you can google it and you’ll see it’s not a minor issue.
He doesn’t have a prognosis yet but coach Josh Pastner says he could be out for awhile. That would be a major hit for the Yellow Jackets.
Here’s how to watch college basketball games on ACC Network Extra (newsobserver.com; Cain)
ACC basketball games start tonight with exhibition matches at both UNC and Duke, and both games will be available to watch on ACC Network Extra. (Duke vs. Northwest Missouri State at 7 p.m. and UNC vs. Barton College at 7:30)
ACC Network Extra was launched last year as a joint effort between the ACC and ESPN, allowing ESPN subscribers to stream more than 600 ACC sporting events on multiple platforms.
ACC Network Extra can be accessed on computers, smartphones, tablets and TVs that are capable of streaming ESPN.
Here’s how to do it
...
NCAA rules Peace Ilegomah eligible to play (cardiachill.com; Wilson)
Another example of the NCAA acting inconsistently. See Chinonso Obokoh and Syracuse.
Pitt freshman center Peace Ilegomah has been declared eligible to play this season by the NCAA, according to a press release from the university.
Head coach Kevin Stallings issued a brief statement regarding the news on Friday:
Our compliance team, led by Dustin [Gray], along with [assistant coach] Sam [Ferry], did a tremendous job working with the NCAA to determine Peace's eligibility status. I commend the efforts by our team here as well as the NCAA in looking out for the best interests of the student-athlete. Peace is an outstanding young man with a terrific opportunity to grow on and off the court at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ilegomah, a native of Benin City, Nigeria, is one of 13 new additions to the team brought in by Stallings over the offseason. He came to the United States when he was 14 years old, splitting his high school career between Valhalla High School in New York and Roselle Catholic High School in New Jersey. However, his eligibility issues arose over the fact that he spent a “prep year” at Montverde Academy in Florida after graduation.
...
Other
Former Syracuse University student Dan D’Uva delivers in radio role for Las Vegas Golden Knights (dailyorange.com; Fortier)
High above the T-Mobile Arena rink, Las Vegas Golden Knights team broadcaster Dan D’Uva absorbed the moment happening down on the ice as alternate team captain and defender Deryk Engelland took the microphone. Engelland spoke directly to the fans about the pain still throbbing from the terrorist attack nine days earlier on Oct. 1 that killed 58 people and injured more than 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history.
“We are Vegas strong,” Engelland said.
It was minutes before the Golden Knights dropped the puck for the expansion franchise’s first home game, before D’Uva called his first home National Hockey League game, before the old trading outpost in the sand that became the self-proclaimed “Entertainment Capital of the World” had its own major-league sports franchise that might provide a respite, if only for a short time. Listening to Engelland, D’Uva felt inspired. He reached for the game notes.
...
