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International Polar Bear Day, a day organized by Polar Bears International, draws attention to the threats that polar bears face in the warming Arctic, as a result of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The day is dedicated to reflecting on what can be done to help polar bears, and how carbon emissions can be reduced. Arctic warming has already had an effect. For example, in Western Hudson Bay there were about 1,200 polar bears in 1987, but by 2012 there were only 900. Climate change has lead to lower body weights in polar bears; lower body weight in females has affected their offspring, yielding smaller litters and causing fewer cubs to survive.
Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are detrimental to polar bears because they cause the loss of sea ice. Polar bears need sea ice to catch most of their prey—because that is where their prey resides. The number one food for polar bears is the ringed seal. It is high in fat—including beneficial omega-3 fatty acids—and calories, enough to keep polar bears healthy. Although ringed seals are the most prevalent, polar bears also eat bearded seals and other prey if it's available. In the summer, polar bears follow retreating ice, following their food source.
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An appreciation of Syracuse star Elijah Hughes (theathletic.com; $; Gutierrez)
The secret to Elijah Hughes’ routine outbursts isn’t rooted in grueling workouts, nightly shootarounds or lengthy film breakdowns. He doesn’t do much of that. The Hughes explosions such as the one we saw Wednesday night are more a product of a good night’s sleep.
“He’s my roommate on the road,” Syracuse forward Marek Dolezaj says, “and there are some funny stories.”
Fellow forward Quincy Guerrier is seated a few feet away in the visitor’s locker room at Pittsburgh. He leans in and smiles, anticipating fun.
“He sleeps all day,” Dolezaj says. “He watches videos on his phone. I don’t know what he watches. Just naps throughout the day before games.”
Later, Hughes’ roommate in Syracuse chimes in: “He sleeps all the time,” center Bourama Sidibe says. “He doesn’t watch any shows (on TV). He’s all about basketball.”
And apparently he’s all about sleep. But it’s the basketball,...
Postgame Reaction from Pitt's Loss at Home vs. Syracuse (pittsburghsportsnow.com; videos; Bell)
Pitt lost its fifth straight game on Senior Night against Syracuse on Wednesday, 72-49. The Panthers could never really get anything going on the offensive end by shooting the basketball, and to make things worse, they turned the ball over 18 times. But Pitt’s defense also continued to stumble, as it has throughout the latter half of this season.
After the disappointing loss, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel, and freshman Justin Champagnie and senior Anthony Starzynski spoke with reporters, including Nate Bell of Pittsburgh Sports Now.
Syracuse also addressed the media following his team’s impressive road win.
One more win- Syracuse storms past Pittsburgh 72-49 (cnycentral.com; Tamurian)
After the first ten minutes of this game, Syracuse Basketball's fate in its game with Pittsburgh was never in doubt.
The Orange thoroughly dominated Pittsburgh 72-49 at the Petersen Events Center to improve to 16-12 on the season with a 9-8 record in the ACC.
A welcome and somewhat unexpected outburst came from Bourama Sidibe who scored 13 points with 10 rebounds, he likely would have added more but he was riddled with second half foul trouble.
Elijah Hughes led Syracuse with 25 points and nine rebounds and Joe Girard III hit for 16.
A slightly scary moment for Syracuse fans occurred in the first half when Buddy Boeheim left with a sprained left ankle, though SU Officials told the ACC Network he could have returned in the second half if needed but the game was well in hand at that point.
For the Orange it's quite simple, they have to win the rest of their regular season games and then probably two more at the ACC Tournament to make the NCAA Tournament. It's a tall task but the win over the Panthers gets them one step closer.
Syracuse's next game is at home against North Carolina, the final home game of the season.
After that they'll play consecutive road games at Boston College and Miami before the ACC Tournament.
Duke loss gives Florida State clear path to regular season ACC championship (tomahawknation.com; Kostidakis)
Tobacco Road teams (Duke, North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest) have won claimed the regular season ACC title 16 of the last 20 years.
On Tuesday night, Wake Forest taking down Duke in double overtime might have cost them a shot at it for just the fifth time since 2000, giving Florida State a clear path towards its first-ever regular season crown:
The Seminoles won the ACC Tournament in 2012, but lost out on the regular season title to North Carolina (who Florida State had not just beaten by a significant margin earlier that season, but also ended up beating to claim the tournament title.) After winning big against Louisville at home, the No. 6 Seminoles now have two relatively clear paths towards claiming the title, in addition to securing a No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament.
How Merrimack College’s Men’s Basketball Program Went From Division 2 To Verge Of Winning Division 1 Conference Title (forbes.com; Casey)
Tonight, the Merrimack College men’s basketball program plans on honoring its three seniors before its regular season finale, a home game against Central Connecticut State. The crowd in the Boston suburb of North Andover, Mass., will have one last chance to see Juvaris Hayes, Idris Joyner and Jaleel Lord perform. The fans will celebrate a trio of former high school teammates who have made the Warriors one of college basketball’s most intriguing teams.
Merrimack, in its first season in Division 1, will clinch at least a tie for the Northeast Conference championship if it defeats last-place Central Connecticut tonight. The Warriors are 19-11 overall and 13-4 in the league, a half-game better than second-place Saint Francis University of Loretto, Pa., which is 12-4. Merrimack defeated Saint Francis during the regular season by 17 points, so it would enter next week’s conference tournament as the top seed and favorite to advance to the NCAA tournament.
But that is not going to happen. Per NCAA rules, teams making the move to Division 1 aren’t eligible to compete in conference or NCAA tournaments for four years, which means the Warriors must wait until March of 2024 to play in those events.
“I’m sure once we’re watching on TV and seeing other teams play in the conference tournament, it’ll be a little bit bittersweet,” Merrimack coach Joe Gallo said. “But our guys have handled it well.”
Indeed, the Warriors have succeeded at a level pretty much no one expected. Before the season, the league’s head coaches selected Merrimack to finish last among the league’s 11 teams. The Warriors had made the Division 2 NCAA tournament in each of Gallo’s first three seasons, but the move up to Division 1 was supposed to be a challenge.
And then, in their first game this season, they lost by 20 points to Maine, a team that had gone 5-27 the previous season and was predicted to finish eighth in the nine-team America East Conference.
“That was a little concerning to me,” Gallo said.
That feeling didn’t last long. Two days later, Merrimack traveled to Evanston, Ill., and defeated Northwestern, 71-61, recording a victory against a Big Ten Conference school that was a heavy favorite. The Warriors then won five of their next 11 games heading into Northeast Conference play. After splitting their first two league games, the Warriors won nine consecutive games. They have gone 3-3 in their past six games, but they have remained atop the Northeast Conference for most of the past two months.
Much of the credit goes to Gallo, a New Jersey native who played point guard at Merrimack from 2000 to 2004. He was a business administration major in college but decided midway through his senior year that he would like to teach and coach at the high school level. He planned on returning home to New Jersey and taking courses to earn his teaching degree. But in 2005, Merrimack coach Bert Hammel offered Gallo a job as an assistant, which he gladly accepted. He stayed at Merrimack for four years and then spent time as an assistant at Dartmouth College and Robert Morris University.
When Hammel resigned in 2016 after 36 years at the helm, Merrimack hired Gallo. The Warriors’ administration at the time had wanted to move to Division 1 someday, but nothing was guaranteed.
Soon after taking over, Gallo traveled to St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J., where Jaleel Lord attended school. Lord, a shooting guard, had committed to play at Merrimack under Hammel but Gallo wanted to make sure he was still committed. Lord stuck to his word. And a few weeks later, Lord’s teammate, point guard Juvaris Hayes, signed with Merrimack, as well. In 2017, a third St. Anthony player, forward Idris Joyner, headed to Merrimack following one year at a community college in Oklahoma.
Lord, Hayes and Joyner have been the cornerstones of the Merrimack program for the past few years. This season, they are the team’s top three scorers, averaging between 9.8 and 10.8 points per game. They live together and spend most hours around each other.
“We’ve broke off the friend title and tell each other we’re literally family,” Hayes said. “We’ve been through it all together. It’s good to have family around.”
Hayes, in particular, is having a sensational season, averaging 6.4 assists and 3.9 steals per game. Hayes, a two-time honorable mention All-American in Division 2, set the NCAA record for career steals (452) in Sunday’s loss at Mount St. Mary’s.
Merrimack’s defense is first in Division 1 with a 14.5 percent steal percentage and third with a 25.8 percent turnover percentage, according to analyst Ken Pomeroy. Since Gallo took over, Merrimack has played almost exclusively a 2-3 zone defense, which is patterned after Syracuse’s famed attack but with a few wrinkles.
“I tell people it’s like watching Syracuse on a bunch of Red Bulls,” said Gallo, laughing. “It’s a lot more active zone. We’re very aggressive.”
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https://www.syracuse.com/entertainm...h-this-year-with-locations-times-prices.html; Dellinger)
Lent begins on Wednesday.
From Ash Wednesday to Easter, many people enjoy fish on Fridays. It has become a tradition across Central New York for churches, fire departments, veterans’ organizations and other civic groups to sell fried fish dinners. Many restaurant and grocery stores join in by putting fish on the menu on Fridays or offering special deals.
Most places offer dinners and sandwiches with a choice of sides. Some offer more than one type of seafood or may offer a choice of fried or baked fish.
The list
Here are 32 places offering fried fish this season:
American Legion Post 141
Address: 109 Fayette St., Manlius
Phone: 315-692-4426
Days/hours: Fridays February 28 through April 24, starting at 5 p.m.
Dine in/Take out available
Online: Price: Dinner - $11
American Legion Post 787
Address: 5575 Legionnaire Dr., Cicero
Phone: 315-699-0786
Days/hours: Fridays, Noon - 8 p.m.
Dine in/Take out available
Online: www.ciceropost.com
Price: Dishes range from $7.75 to $15
Atlantic Seafood
Address: 69 E. Genesee St., Baldwinsville
Phone: 315-638-1986
Days/hours: Fridays, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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