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Halloween is a holiday that is rooted in, and was influenced by, both pagan and Christian traditions. On one hand there are the influences of Celtic harvest festivals, such as the Gaelic festival Samhain, and on the other hand Halloween stems from All Hallows' Eve, which is the night before the Christian holiday of All Hallows' Day—or All Saints Day. Halloween traditions were culled from these influences, and from varied traditions that different countries celebrated. The amalgamation of these influences helped to create what we now know as Halloween in the United States.
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Syracuse basketball vs. Le Moyne: 10 things to watch for in exhibition (PS; Waters)
The Syracuse Orange will host the Le Moyne College Dolphins in an exhibition game at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ACC Network Extra
This is the second and final exhibition game for Syracuse, which beat the College of Saint Rose 80-49 last Thursday.
Syracuse opens its regular season next Tuesday against Eastern Washington.
Le Moyne is coming off a 27-7 season, which saw the Dolphins advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II tournament.
This is Le Moyne's only exhibition game. The Dolphins' regular season starts on Friday, Nov. 9, against Georgian Court University at the Saint Rose Invitational in Albany.
Here are 10 Things to Watch For in Wednesday's game:
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Roster analysis — 2018 Syracuse Basketball preview - The Juice Online (the juice; Stechschulte)
Junior guard Tyus Battle will be the lead threat for SU. Battle boosted his scoring by almost eight points per game as a sophomore, finishing with a team-high 19.2 points per contest. Battle topped 25 points eight times last season, including 34 points against Wake Forest and 37 against Florida State in double overtime. While his field goal shooting slid to a hair under 40 percent and his three-point shooting sunk to 32.2 percent, part of that is a function of how Battle was often a last resort. A large number of Battle’s field goal attempts came late in the shot clock as someone simply needed to get a shot up for the Orange. A better testament to Battle’s shooting stroke is that his free throw percentage rose to just under 84 percent in 199 attempts. The hope is that better offensive balance on the team allows Battle to be more efficient and effective while reducing his workload from last season’s 39 minutes per game, the most in the NCAA.
Senior Frank Howard will join Battle on the top line of the Syracuse 2-3 zone once more. Howard improved multiple facets of his offensive game last season, but is still not a finished product. Howard’s shooting marks have improved each of his three years on campus, including hitting 37.5 percent from deep in the first half of the campaign before settling at 32.7 percent overall for the season. Turnovers remain a problem for Howard, as he committed 3.4 miscues per game, leading to a mediocre 1.39-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio despite handing out 175 assists last season. Howard is a crafty defender and deploys his long arms well, as evidenced by his ACC-leading 68 steals. A leg injury has slowed Howard in camp and it is hoped, but unknown if, he will be ready for the season tip.
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If Syracuse is going to make another run in the ACC and the NCAA Tournament, they will need junior guard Tyus Battle. Find out why our Jeff Goodman has him as the eighth-best player in college hoops.
CitrusTV's 2018 Basketball Preview Show | CitrusTV (citrustv.com; video; Carter & Liberman)
CitrusTV’s Drew Carter and Matt Liberman preview the upcoming Syracuse Orange Men’s Basketball Season by telling you who is coming back from last year’s Sweet 16 run, who is new to the team, and sitting down with Head Coach Jim Boeheim, Junior Guard Tyus Battle, and Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters.
ACCSports.com All-Analytics First Team: Luke Maye and De'Andre Hunter top the list - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
With actual basketball games only a week away (yay!), it’s time to bring back our All-Analytics teams for ACC basketball. Last week, the ACC released its preseason all-league roster, following Operation Basketball. This is our version — with a little twist.
There’s one key stipulation for roster inclusion: only returning players can make the cut. The best players in the league are probably rookies — RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson, Nassir Little, Jaylen Hoard, Cameron Reddish; however, these selections are based off numbers produced at an ACC-level last season.
We will write about Barrett and Williamson and Little all season, and when filling out our postseason All-ACC roster, those guys will likely feature prominently. For this exercise, though, it’s just returning players.
OK, let’s do it.
Luke Maye, North Carolina
During his breakout junior season, Maye went from role player to featured (25 percent usage rate) offensive weapon. The results were pretty darn good, too. Maye averaged 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds while shooting 43.1 percent from deep (50-of-116 3PA); he became just the 14th player since the 1992-93 season to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and shoot above 40 percent on threes (minimum 50 3PA). He’s joined on that list by Kevin Durant and Bonzie Colson.
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5-star guard Cole Anthony cuts list of schools; Duke dropped, UNC remains - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
One of the most sought after prospects in America has narrowed his list of schools down to six. Cole Anthony, a 5-star combo guard at Oak Hill Academy, will no longer consider Duke or Kentucky. However, four ACC teams remain in the mix: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Notre Dame and Miami.
I’d like to thank all the coaches that have recruited me but after talking to my family we have decided these will be my top 6 schools where do y’all think I should go? #FINAL6 pic.twitter.com/amf4eWwRuW
— Cole Anthony (@The_ColeAnthony) October 30, 2018
Anthony took an official visit to North Carolina at the end of September; two weeks prior, he was in South Bend, visiting Notre Dame.
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Syracuse’s shot clock history rooted in Le Moyne’s library (DO; Emerman, Gutierrez)
Basketball’s first shot clock broke through the silence of Le Moyne’s Noreen Reale Falcone Library on Oct. 19.
The second floor was noiseless until Inga Barnello, the director of the library, unboxed the original basketball shot clock and plugged it into a wall. The horn went off, sending a quick, sharp ring echoing off bookshelves. Now, the 64-year-old aluminum clock is tucked away in the special collections department of the library.
“No one knows it’s here,” Barnello said. “But it’s here to stay.”
The 24-second shot clock consists of a weathered aluminum box with 44 red and white light bulbs screwed into it. The clock — now a staple in most levels of basketball — is embedded in Syracuse sports history. On Wednesday night, Syracuse tips off its final exhibition game against Le Moyne, the Division II school which holds the original clock.
The shot clock, invented in Syracuse, accelerated the pace of play, making the sport more attractive for fans. The clock has altered the game of basketball at every level since its inception on Aug. 10, 1954, inside a gym on Syracuse’s Westside.
That summer day, a series of the game’s leading players filed into Blodgett Vocational High School, a 10-minute drive from the Carrier Dome. They included Boston Celtics legend Red Auerbach and Eddie Gottlieb, known as “Mr. Basketball.” All of them attended a Syracuse Nationals scrimmage, during which the shot clock was utilized for the first time.
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30 best lunch spots in Upstate NY, ranked: Sandwiches, soups, salads, more (PS; Axelson)
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#2 Darwin, Onondaga County - $
4.5 stars, 188 reviews
One customer says: "They have a different menu every two weeks with the staple sandwich genres: chicken, seafood, pork, beef, vegetable and one or two other options. But wait--there's more. Along the "cafeteria style line" you can choose from a selection of soups, salads (but let's be real, you're here for the sandwiches), sides: bleu cheese potato salad, buffalo mac and cheese, pasta salad, and array of Dirty chips, including my favorite flavor--Maui Onion. To finish there are baked goods: cookies, brownies, bars."
Website, Yelp
110 West Fayette St
Syracuse, NY 13202
Categories: Sandwiches, soup, salad
#1 Rossi Rosticceria Deli, Dutchess County - $$
5 stars, 352 reviews
One customer says: "The sandwiches are huge and so incredibly delicious. So flavorful and all the ingredients are super authentic Italian and fresh. You can't go wrong with any of the special sandwich's but I personally prefer to build my own. The house made focaccia is to DIEEE for! They also have hot meals that change daily and lots of other Italian delicatessen staples (frozen pastas, fresh cookies, sauce, ingredients extc)."
Website, Yelp
45 S Clover St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Categories: Delis, Italian, sandwiches
