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Welcome to National Hot Dog Day!
National Hot Dog Day was started by the North American Meat Institute in 1991 and began being promoted and organized by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council after they were created by the institute in 1994. The day coincides with the Annual Hot Dog Lunch at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., which is also sponsored by the North American Meat Institute. The lunch, which has taken place for decades, is a large hot dog picnic attended by lawmakers, administration officials, and Capitol Hill staff. The goal of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is for similar smaller events to be held around the country. Many national and local retailers have sponsored deals on the day. This holiday also takes place during National Hot Dog Month, which started in the 1950s.
Hot dogs gained in popularity in the United States in the early twentieth century, and are similar to frankfurters and wieners, which take their names from Frankfurt, Germany, and Vienna, Austria. In the United States, hot dogs were traditionally sold at hot dog stands and carts and were prominent in New York City, as well as Chicago. They have become a prominent part of American culture, and have been closely associated with baseball. Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile have also become cultural icons.
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SU coach Jim Boeheim thinks delaying season until Jan. 1 would be a mistake (PS; Waters)
Jim Boeheim thinks that the 2020-21 college basketball season can be played despite the nation’s ongoing battle with the coronavirus pandemic.
Boeheim based his optimism that the basketball season can and should start in November on the belief that college athletes are safer on their university’s campuses and they are likely to adhere to health and safety guidelines because of their desire to play.
“They come to school, they’re going to be tested and isolated and they’re going to want to play.‘'
Boeheim talked about the coronavirus’ impact on sports on Monday following the first on-court workouts that the Syracuse coaches could have with the Orange players.
While conferences throughout the country have cancelled or postponed their fall sports seasons, in some cases reducing the football schedule to just conference games, Boeheim pointed to the success of pro sports like the NBA, soccer and even The Basketball Tournament as examples of leagues figuring out a way to play games and keep the athletes safe at the same time.
“The NBA’s bubble seems to be working,‘' Boeheim said. “Soccer is doing well. Baseball is about to get started. Athletes know how to be safe. They know they need to take care of themselves in order to play.‘'
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Etan Thomas holds the Syracuse record for most blocked shots in a career. It is one of the most unbreakable records in school history
The 5 most unbreakable records in SU basketball history (PS; Waters)
The cliche’ is that records are made to be broken. But that isn’t necessarily true.
The world of sports is full of records that most likely never will be broken. From Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak to UCLA’s run of seven consecutive NCAA basketball titles, there are many records that figure to stand forever.
Syracuse University’s men’s basketball record book contains the feats of legends like Dave Bing (1,883 points in just three varsity seasons) and Carmelo Anthony (22.2 points per game as a freshman).
But which records are the most unbreakable? Here are five Syracuse basketball records that are most likely to withstand all challengers:
Most rebounds in a game
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A Year Of Changes For Syracuse Basketball In 2020 – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Amendolara)
College basketball is going through plenty of changes. The Olympic Model will be adopted to help athletes financially. The G-League is trying to poach many of its young stars. And no March Madness is forcing some tough decisions around the country. There’s also drama on the court. As the sport changes, so does Syracuse basketball. What this could mean for a potential season in 2020-’21?
A Great Start in the Postseason
Things looked bleak for SU midway through the season. Losing to a bad North Carolina team at the Dome two weeks before the ACC Tournament was yet another embarrassment. Despite this disaster in front of Jimmy Fallon, Tom Brady and several other famous faces, SU pulled a 180 a few weeks later. In the ACC Tournament the Orange cruised to a 81-53 victory, and hope was here.
Which Syracuse team would show up the rest of the month? The one that looked dead all season, or another version of an SU team that turned it on in March? When checking a list of existing betting websites, the betting odds on several of the matchups were certainly not in their favor. Vegas wasn’t buying it. The tournament was halted by the pandemic, and now we wonder what Orange team was the real one.
A Huge Blow As Players Leave
So the coronavirus canceled the rest of the season, and then it seemed like every player left. Four players transferred elsewhere, which left the program reeling. Brycen Goodine and Jalen Carey left somewhat unexpectedly, and now negative energy filled the air. Goodine headed for Providence, while Carey ended up in Rhode Island. Will they ascend to the next level in their new homes? And how will SU recover? College hoops has become a massive transfer market, and SU saw that up close.
The Shining Light Of Dior Johnson
One of the best pieces of news in the last few weeks has been the potential for Dior Johnson to reclassify to the 2021 class. He is a 5-star player, and the longer he waits to play college basketball the better the odds become of being eligible to jump directly to the NBA. The league is considering what to do with the “one-and-done” rule, and by then he may have an opening into the NBA Draft. But it’s not here yet, so switching into the 2021 class would allow SU fans to see him at the Dome. Dior has also said that he plans to help recruit other top players to SU. Could he bring in a group of potential stars that set up the Orange for years?
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Syracuse Basketball: 4-star Justin Taylor would bring range, play-making (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball continues to pursue elite prospects in the 2022 class, with the latest offer going to talented 4-star wing Justin Taylor.
Already with five-star point guard Dior Johnson committed in its 2022 class, Syracuse basketball remains active in recruiting a bevy of four- and five-star prospects to potentially join him, and the most recent to land an Orange offer is Justin Taylor out of Virginia.
The 6-foot-6 Taylor, a four-star small forward who holds more than a dozen scholarship offers to date, revealed the pledge from Syracuse basketball via his Twitter page. He is a rising junior at St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Va., near the University of Virginia campus.
Okay, so naturally that begs the question as to whether the Cavaliers, the 2019 NCAA champions and a fellow Atlantic Coast Conference crew, are involved with Taylor, a top-55 prospect in his recruiting cycle.
From what I can tell in scanning the primary recruiting services, UVA has interest in Taylor but has yet to offer him a scholarship. I would imagine, though, that the Cavaliers will offer him at some point in the future.
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NCAA Basketball: 20 sophomores under pressure to break out in 2020-21 (bustingbrackets.com; Freeman)
Which rising NCAA Basketball sophomores are under the most pressure to break out next season? Here are 20 players to keep an eye on.
Over a week ago, I did a project concerning the top-25 sophomores that I believed were most likely to break out this upcoming season. It was based on how the projected rosters were looking, and who was in a situation where they could not only put up big numbers but win at a high level.
But there were plenty of talented returning players who didn’t make the cut, for any kind of reasons. Part of it was a concern about how big a role they’ll potentially have on the team, while others may having limitations on what they’ll be asked of. Yet in order for some of these teams to reach their respective max potential in 2021, they’ll need these listed athletes to have improved individual campaigns.
Here are 20 players who “need” to break out, along with reasons why they’re so important.
Bryan Antoine – Villanova Wildcats
Offseason shoulder surgery effectively derailed the former five-star prospect’s freshman season, ultimately playing a total of 87 minutes and scoring 18 points. You can essentially write off what happened a year ago since he wasn’t really needed much for the team that tied for first in the Big East.
The issue for Antoine is that the backcourt is just as loaded for next season as it was last year. All-American candidate Collin Gillespie will be back for his senior campaign, along with Justin Moore. Then there’s Tulane transfer guard Caleb Daniels, who averaged 16.9 ppg two seasons ago. It’ll be hard for Antoine to become a double-digit scorer himself but if he contributes at a high level, Villanova could end up being the team to beat.
Jordan Brown – Arizona Wildcats
The former five-star recruit played just 10 mpg at Nevada two years ago, essentially being passed over by a pair of mid-major transfers in the frontcourt. Brown will be one of the more fascinating players to watch, as he could either validate Eric Musselman’s decision to be largely benched or been proven horribly wrong from that Wolf Pack team with Final Four aspirations.
Arizona’s frontcourt features a pair of defensive role players (Ira Lee and Christian Koloko), along with multiple international freshmen commits. Brown has the most offensive potential of any in the group and unlike his time at Nevada, will get plenty of opportunities to break out. It’ll be up to him to take advantage.
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Andre Adams Joins Men's Basketball Roster - Boston College Athletics (bceagles.com)
Head Coach Jim Christian announced that Andre Adams will continue his academic and athletic endeavors at Boston College. Adams - a graduate transfer from Southern Utah - has signed his paperwork and will join the Eagles' men's basketball roster for the 2020-21 season. He will have one season of eligibility remaining.
"We are thrilled to add Andre to our Boston College basketball family as a graduate transfer," Christian said. "He is a very skilled player who can score at a high rate, shooting almost 60% from the floor over the past two seasons, and can make an impact on the glass and as a rim protector. As a grad transfer, he adds more veteran college basketball presence to our roster. I'm looking forward to seeing him on the floor."
The 6-9, 230 lb. forward comes to Chestnut Hill after competing for Southern Utah for the past two seasons. Last year, Adams appeared in 23 games for SUU - making 21 starts - averaging 9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game. Adams connected on close to 64% of his shot attempts from the floor. He posted four double-doubles during the 2019-20 campaign.
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John Mooney Shone Bright For Notre Dame Last Season (DBR; Jacobs)
He didn’t get all that much public notice, but Notre Dame’s John Mooney more than made his presence felt in 2020.
Last season Mooney led the ACC with 12.8 rebounds per game for a team that finished 10-10 in the conference, 20-12 overall, tying NC State and Syracuse for sixth place. Mooney started every game, and had double-digit rebounding totals in all but the Fighting Irish’s first two outings.
Remarkably, Mooney’s rebound average was the highest for any ACC player since Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan grabbed 14.7 in 1997 en route to being selected the league’s player of the year.
Mooney, a senior in 2020, was the first player since Duncan graduated 23 years ago to post consecutive league-leading rebounding efforts.
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5-star 2021 SG Matthew Cleveland commits to Florida State - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
Matthew Cleveland, a 5-star shooting guard in the 2021 recruiting class, has committed to Florida State and Leonard Hamilton.
A little less than a month ago, Cleveland trimmed his list of programs down to five schools: Florida State, NC State, Kansas, Michigan and Stanford. In the end, however, Florida State won out. Assistant coach Charlton Young, who also helped land Devin Vassell and MJ Walker out of Georgia, played a key role in the addition.
Cleveland is a special athlete and one of the best slashers in all of prep basketball. 247 Sports slots the 6-foot-6, 190-pound Cleveland, who plays for Alpharetta (GA) Pace Academy, as the No. 2 shooting guard in the 2021 recruiting class. (Pace Academy is the same school that produced former Duke one-and-done star Wendell Carter Jr.)
Breaking: #FSU basketball has landed a commitment from 5-star guard Matthew Cleveland (@MCleveland35) Florida State basketball lands 5-star shooting guard Matthew Cleveland
— Wayne McGahee III (@WayneMcGaheeIII) July 21, 2020
While Hamilton success in Tallahassee goes back decades now, FSU has morphed into a special NBA pipeline, too. Going back to just 2016, FSU has lots of talent off to the NBA: Malik Beasley, Jonathan Isaac, Dwayne Bacon, Terance Mann and Mfiondu Kabengele. (Isaac will win at least one Defensive Player of the Year award at some point in his career.)
For 2020, Devin Vassell — another stud wing from Georgia — Patrick Williams and Trent Forrest all project as draft picks. Vassell and Williams are both near guarantees to land in the draft lottery, too. (In fact, those two could both easily end up as top 10 picks.) This has to appeal to Cleveland and Bryce McGowens, another 4-star 2021 wing that committed to FSU over Clemson in February.
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Syracuse Basketball: Demetris Nichols will make a tremendous coach (itlh; Adler)
Former Syracuse basketball star Demetris Nichols recently got named as a special advisor to the boys’ team at Cicero-North Syracuse High School.
Demetris Nichols, the former Syracuse basketball and professional player who has also worked as a college basketball analyst, owns a new gig in Central New York.
The 6-foot-8 forward is now a special advisor to the boys’ basketball squad at Cicero-North Syracuse High School in Cicero, N.Y., which is about 15 miles from the Hill. That’s according to a report by Mike Curtis of Syracuse.com.
On the Cicero-North Syracuse High School athletics department Web site, Nichols is listed as an assistant varsity coach. Curtis wrote in his piece that Nichols’ position is a volunteer one.
“I want to give back and share my experiences,” Nichols told Curtis. “I love the game. I love talking about the game. I love teaching the game. I think that’s important.”
I’ve always been a big fan of Nichols dating back to his days competing for the Orange, when as a senior during the 2006-07 campaign he paced the Big East in scoring, at 18.9 points per contest, while connecting on nearly 42 percent from beyond the arc.
Undeniably, Nichols will shine in his new role with the Northstars, and perhaps it could help propel him to a future coaching position at the collegiate level or elsewhere, if that’s his goal.
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That Cuomo ban on walk-up bar service: Is it really an order? (PS; Cazentre)
Can you walk up to the bar at your favorite restaurant, tavern or tasting room in New York state and order a drink?
It’s been widely reported since last week that the answer is no. But it’s not completely clear.
In a July 16 conference call with reporters, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the ban on walk-up bar service as one of two new measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus at bars and restaurants. The other directive requires the sale of food to accompany a drink order, which has also led to some confusion.
Cuomo’s announcement specified that orders at “bar tops” can only be
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