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Celebrate the day by doing a favor for a grouchy friend, family member, coworker, neighbor, or even a stranger. Buy a friend lunch; take a family member to one of their favorite places; offer to stay late to help a coworker with a project; shovel your neighbor's driveway; put a cart away for a stranger at the grocery store. There are many ways you can celebrate the day. Every favor starts with a good intention and a smile, and hopefully ends with brightening the day of a grouch.
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Syracuse basketball's NCAA tournament resume: Has Orange's bubble burst? (PS; Waters)
Syracuse suffered a damaging 74-70 loss to North Carolina State on Wednesday at the Carrier Dome. The loss not only dropped the Orange's record to 17-9 overall (6-7 in the ACC), but it took away one more opportunity for Syracuse to add to its NCAA tournament resume.
Good wins, especially those away from home, carry more weight in the NCAA Selection Committee's new criteria for evaluating wins and losses.
Even with the loss, Syracuse remains in the NCAA conversation. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi updated his brackets on Thursday morning and still had Syracuse among his First 4 Out.
As a reminder, the new Quadrant system attempts to balance a team's home wins versus wins away from home by placing greater value on winning away from home.
Here is a breakdown of the Quadrant system:
- Quadrant 1: Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75
- Quadrant 2: Home 31-75; Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135
- Quadrant 3: Home 76-160; Neutral 101-200; Away 136-240
- Quadrant 4: Home 161-plus; Neutral 201-plus; Away 240-plus
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Syracuse basketball players talk about their dream vacation (Had to Ask) (PS; Lemaczak and Long)
The Syracuse basketball players talk about basketball a lot. They're basketball players. It's what they do.
We got a chance to ask the members of the team a series of questions about anything but basketball.
Today, the players are talking about where they would go for their dream vacation.
Check out the video above.
Miami - Syracuse Basketball Watch Party (eventbrite.com)
Our Canes have a big, nationally-televised game this weekend. And we're having a party to mark the occasion.
Join DFW 'Canes at Dave & Busters in Dallas (US 75 and Walnut Hill Lane), as Miami takes on Syracuse this Saturday. Tipoff is set for 11 AM Texas Time on Saturday, February 17th. The game will be televised on CBS.
Come on out and join us, as Miami looks to take a big step in its March to March! Be sure to register through Eventbrite if you're planning on coming. That way, we can ensure there are enough seats for everyone.
A few tidbits about the matchup: This game looms large for Miami, as the Canes hope to finish strong in order to make the NCAA Tournament next month. Miami comes into the week at 7-5 in the ACC, while Syracuse starts the week 6-6. While the Canes must first contend with #1 Virginia this week, this matchup vs. Syracuse is a virtual must-win for Miami.
The Hurricanes are led by Dewan Huell and Lonnie Walker, both of whom are scoring in double-digits on the year. Syracuse is led by Tyus Battle, who averages 20.3 points per game.
Syracuse and Miami split their two matchups last year. Miami's win came in the ACC Tournament. This game will be played at the Watsco Center in Miami.
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Remembering the Bastable fire that forever changed Syracuse's skyline (video) (PS; Croyle)
"Today's Syracuse rose from the ruins of spectacular fires. No other single factor figured so prominently in changing the physical appearance of the city," wrote a historian in the Post-Standard's 125th anniversary edition in 1953.
"From the canal town era to the growing metropolitan stage, the community chalked up a long history of conflagrations."
The Feb. 12, 1923 fire which broke out at the Bastable building, on East Genesee and Warren Streets, was called by the Syracuse Journal, "the most spectacular and terror-inspiring fire in a generation."
Three people died, and damages were estimated at $1.5 million.
The night of tragedy and heroism would have long-ranging consequences: Building safety was finally taken seriously.
And the fire would end up being responsible for forever altering the Syracuse skyline.
The Bastable Block was an office building which was anchored by the Bastable Theater. It had been rebuilt in 1893 by architect Archimedes Russell after another devastating fire in 1891.
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