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Welcome to Patriot's Day!
Patriots' Day is a holiday commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord, which took place on April 19, 1775. The shots fired at these two cities on the outskirts of Boston were the first shots of the American Revolution. Following the war, Lexington Day and Concord Day began being celebrated in their respective cities. The cities later petitioned Massachusetts Governor Frederic Greenhalge to create a state commemoration. He created Patriots' Day, which replaced Fast Day. It was first celebrated on April 19, 1894. The new holiday also originally commemorated the anniversary of the Baltimore riot of 1861, where some of the first bloodshed of the Civil War took place, and four members of the Massachusetts militia died. In 1938, the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill making the battles of Lexington and Concord the sole focus of the day.
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Syracuse Basketball: Orange offers 2021 big man Ashton Smith (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball remains active in the 2021 recruiting cycle, offering a scholarship to power forward/center Ashton Smith out of Houston.
Syracuse basketball, which will say adios to two of its veteran big men after the next campaign concludes, continues to hone in on power forwards and centers in the 2021 class, with the latest scholarship offer heading to Ashton Smith.
The 6-foot-9 power forward/center, who is a rising senior at Nimitz High School in Houston, disclosed the schollie pledge from the Orange via his Twitter page.
Smith’s offer from the ‘Cuse coaching staff comes about a week after word broke that another 2021 big man, four-star forward Arthur Kaluma, landed his own scholarship offer from Syracuse.
The 6-foot-8 Kaluma, a top-60 prospect out of Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona., has received offers from a bunch of programs, including Kansas, Utah, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, St. John’s and USC.
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Syracuse Basketball: Buddy Boeheim has more in store in 2020-21 (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball guard Buddy Boeheim burst onto the scene as a sophomore, and there’s no reason to think he won’t up the ante in his next stanza.
Syracuse basketball shooting guard Buddy Boeheim had a solid freshman campaign, but what he achieved as a sophomore took some Orange fanatics, myself included, by surprise.
The 6-foot-6 Boeheim showcased a much more complete offensive repertoire during the 2019-20 term. Beyond his natural talent as a 3-point specialist, Boeheim exceled in the mid-range game, and he also displayed a keen sense to drive to the hoop and finish around the rim.
Does Boeheim need to improve in the 2-3 zone? Absolutely. Yet the same is true of virtually everyone on the ‘Cuse roster, as Syracuse struggled to get stops versus its opponents on defense.
Should Boeheim execute strides between his sophomore and junior stints that are on par with his enhancements moving from a freshman to a sophomore, watch out.
In 2019-20, Boeheim averaged 15.3 points per contest, good for a top-12 finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He led the league in 3-point field-goal percentage and 3-point shots made per affair. For these efforts, Boeheim arrived at No. 4 in the voting for the ACC’s Most Improved Player award.
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Syracuse Basketball: Evaluating top lineup options for 2020-21 (itlh; Mlodzinski)
The lineup possibilities are endless for the Syracuse basketball squad in 2020-21. We evaluated the top options for head coach Jim Boeheim.
The 2019-20 Syracuse basketball season could be seen as one, big, inconsistent mess. Other than Elijah Hughes, the talented, yet young, Orange roster had trouble stringing together multiple good games in a row.
While Joe Girard III and Buddy Boeheim certainly had their moments, neither was really able to solidify themselves as a reliable second option. This is not a knock on their play, but more what comes with having a backcourt.
Similarly, the Orange frontcourt had their troubles. Bourama Sidibe and Marek Dolezaj seemed to trade off good games with each other, rarely both dominating in the same contest. Meanwhile, Quincy Guerrier had flashes where he looked like Oshae Brissett 2.0, and other moments that were far from that.
The one positive from this seemingly jumbled mess is the fact that the Orange rarely saw changes in lineups, and will return four of the five starters from last season.
The possibility of Hughes returning still lingers as well, but with some NBA Draft experts eyeing him as a potential late first-round pick, the Orange need to keep their eyes adjusted on life without their 2019-20 leading scorer.
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The time I rode 9 holes with Michael Jordan on the golf course with the ‘wrong shoes’ (PS; Waters)
"You want to talk to Michael? You better get over here fast.''
Upon hearing those words, I slammed down the phone, raced out the door of my off-campus apartment, hopped in my beat-up old Plymouth and sped of toward the Finley Golf Course.
Finley was the University of North Carolina’s home course. I had gotten to know the course while covering UNC’s golf teams as a student reporter for The Daily Tar Heel.
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There was another famous name who liked to tee it up at Finley. Michael Jordan.
Jordan had left UNC for the NBA two years earlier. His love for the game of golf had begun at UNC and taken off since becoming a pro.
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Syracuse Basketball: Looking back on the greatest memories in Orange history (itlh; Lee)
During the coronavirus outbreak we don’t have sports in the present, so let’s reminisce about your favorite Syracuse basketball memories from the past!
As Syracuse basketball fans we often reminisce about countless memories that we’ve experienced together watching the Orange. Whether these memories are joyous or heartbreak they are ours. These moments are filled with great athletes, great shots, and great fans.
As fans of the Orange, our initial connection with the team is a cherished memory that we look back on.
For myself, a bandwagon Orange fan, my first associated memory with Syracuse basketball is listening to the Final Four win against Texas and the National Championship game vs Kansas on the radio. Since then I have been hooked.
But these memories are not just because of the players on the court.
Sure Jonny Flynn leading against Georgetown in overtime at the Carrier Dome or being at Michael Gbinije’s senior night. Seeing him score 34 to beat North Carolina State and hit 1,000 points in his Syracuse career.
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https://accsports.com/acc-news/unc-starts-important-2021-class-4-star-wing-dontrez-styles-commits/ (accsports.com; Geisinger)
Less than a month after extending a scholarship offer, North Carolina basketball added a commitment from Dontrez Styles. A 4-star wing from talent-rich Kinston, N.C., Styles is the first commit in North Carolina’s 2021 recruiting class. Styles is also the first No. 1 in-state prospect to commit to the Tar Heels since Theo Pinson, way back in the 2014 class.
In that span of time, UNC missed out on guys like Brandon Ingran (another Kinston product, 2015), Dennis Smith Jr. (2016) and Patrick Williams (2019).
Dontrez Styles is the first prospect ranked No. 1 in the state of North Carolina to commit to North Carolina since Theo Pinson in 2014.
He’s the first to stay in-state at all since Lavar Batts in 2017.
— Bryan Ives (@awaytoworthy) April 18, 2020
247 Sports ranks the 6-foot-6 Styles as the No. 68 overall prospect in the 2021 class. Styles picked UNC over offers from NC State, Clemson, Maryland and Pittsburgh.
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Upcoming meteor shower could send fireballs through our night sky (PS; Schneck)
The Lyrid meteor shower, which is expected to hit its peak late night Tuesday, April 21, into the pre-dawn on Wednesday, April 22, usually isn’t the biggest astronomical show of the year, but it has been known to send a real burst of shooting stars.
This year’s peak will probably shower 10-15 meteors. An outburst year could see the Lyrids sending as many as 60-100 meteors per hour, but that is not expected this year.
On the plus side, the Lyrid meteor shower has been known to include some bright fireballs in its display.
While the peak will present our best chance to view the shower, the nights into the early mornings on Monday, April 20, and Wednesday, April 22, will also be worth a look into the nightsky.
The nightsky will be relatively dark during the Lyrid shower this year, as the moon will be moving toward its new-moon phase less than a day after the shower’s peak.
The Lyrids appear to radiate from the constellation Lyra in the northeastern nightsky, but any view up into the sky from a dark location will provide good viewing.
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