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Welcome to National Chocolate Day!

Today we celebrate and indulge in chocolate, the sweet treat that is made from the cocoa bean, which comes from the Theobroma cacao tree. The word "chocolate" itself comes from the Spanish, and it stems from the Aztec word xocolatl, which means "bitter water." The Aztecs pounded cacao beans and drank them without adding any sugar, and they thought that the beans came from the gods. Indeed, Theobroma means "food of the gods." Cocoa beans are about 50% "cocoa butter" and 50% "chocolate liquor." Hernando Cortés brought cocoa beans back to Spain, and a chocolate drink that included sugar became popular there right away. This seems to contradict the accounts that say chocolate wasn't introduced in Europe until 1550. The word "chocolate" first appeared in print, in England, in 1604.

During the eighteenth century, a chocolate drink became fashionable throughout Europe, and it first became manufactured in what would become the United States in 1765. The first chocolate factory opened in the United States in 1780, but hard chocolate candy was not yet made until the dawn of the nineteenth century. Hardened chocolate candy bars first started being sold on a large scale by the Cadbury Company of England in 1842, and "chocolate creams"—candies with sugar-cream centers—were first eaten by Americans in the 1860s.

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WTLA-AM (ESPN; radio; Steve & Seth)


The Athletic’s Matthew Gutierrez fills Steve and Seth in on what to expect from Syracuse Basketball as we near the one-month point from the start of the season.

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Waters: Syracuse basketball better than 'anyone is giving them credit for' - The Juice Online (the juice; podcast; Cheng)

With the calendar about to turn to November and the football team struggling, it’s that time of year where Syracuse fans turn their attention to basketball. And who better to speak with about the upcoming season than Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters?

Mike comes on The Juice on the Cuse podcast for a variety of different topics ranging from his thoughts on Illinois transfer Alan Griffin, to playing the college basketball season through a pandemic, and finishing off with some concern about whether a key 2022 commit will ever make it on campus.

One thing Mike is bullish about is this year’s Syracuse team. Though the Orange isn’t getting much attention nationally (outside of Joe Lunardi), Mike believes that Syracuse “looks like an NCAA Tournament team.”

“I like the experience. I like the addition of Alan Griffin. I like the idea that guys get better. You look back at the last 10 games of last season, and you look at Bourama Sidibe’s improved play in those games where he was just a rebounding machine, playing well and playing without foul trouble. If he comes back and has a season close to what he was doing in the last third of the season, I think Syracuse is looking better than anyone nationally is giving them credit for.”
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‎Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball: Syracuse Basketball 10 Thoughts: Alan Griffin's Ceiling, Floor and Expectations on Apple Podcasts (apple.com; podcast; Aki & Leonard)

Alan Griffin's arrival to Syracuse has a lot of fans excited with what he can bring to the team. What is the ceiling for one of the most coveted offseason transfers? Where could things go wrong for someone in his first season with Jim Boeheim? Plus, a layout of realistic expectation for Griffin's first season with SU and some prop shop picks for his points and 3-point shooting percentage.

Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard discuss it all and more on the Wednesday Locked on Syracuse Podcast.


CuseCast Episode 70 (SI; podcast; McAllister)

In this week's episode: Why the Clemson performance provides Syracuse an opportunity to build momentum, but they must take advantage of that now. Also, breaking down which positions Syracuse football should target in the transfer portal and at the JUCO level. A look at the talent in the Syracuse secondary, including a crazy stat for their starting cornerbacks. Last, we go inside the recruitment of Justin Taylor, one of Syracuse basketball's top targets in the 2022 class.

Podcast sponsored by Arinze Onuaku's clothing line Studio AO (AOStudio21.com).

You can listen and subscribe through the links below, or listen to the video at the top of the page.

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The Carrier Dome is annually one of college basketball's most populated facilities. It could be empty for the duration of 2020-21. Nate Shron/Getty Images


Will any fans be allowed in college basketball arenas in 2020-21? (ESPN; Medcalf)

Last week, North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams sat down for a virtual news conference in Chapel Hill to discuss the uncertainty ahead in college basketball.

To adjust to the circumstances, Williams said the school will move chairs apart on the sideline so players can keep their distance from one another. He also said he and every member of his staff will wear masks during every game. But the most impactful difference for the 2020-2021 season, he said, could unfold in the bleachers.

"I think we'll have college basketball," Williams told reporters. "I don't know how many fans, if any, will be in the stands to see it."

With the season set to begin less than a month from now on Nov. 25, coaches, athletic directors and commissioners throughout the country must field questions about rules on attendance, while also projecting the potential budgetary impact of empty venues or arenas with limited capacity because of the coronavirus pandemic. College basketball will be the first major indoor sport in America that will attempt to play without the bubbles that were successfully employed by the WNBA, NBA and the NHL.

Dr. Jaimie Meyer, an infectious disease specialist at Yale University, said the combination of basketball's designation as a high-risk sport by the Centers for Disease Control -- due to close contact among players and the science showing the virus is more apt to spread indoors -- the sport might not see any fans in the stands for a long time. She said the uptick in infection rates around the country are a factor, too.

"When games take place in communities that have a high level of COVID transmission, it makes it more likely that a fan has it and doesn't know," Meyer said. "I really find it hard to imagine a scenario where it will be safe to have fans [in college basketball], even if they're wearing masks and distanced."
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NC State basketball to host MTE Nov. 25-27 - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)

NC State basketball has become the latest ACC program to announce that it will host its own multi-team event (MTE). Three other programs — Charleston Southern, North Florida and Eastern Kentucky — will join NC State in Raleigh Nov. 25-27.

Earlier this week, Wake Forest announced that it, too, will host a four-team MTE in Winston-Salem: Nov. 25-27.

With adjustments for COVID-19, game play for 2020-21 college basketball season will start Nov. 25. Practices launched last week (Oct. 14).

Sources: NC State will host its own MTE from November 25th-27th in Raleigh. Field will include Charleston Southern, Eastern Kentucky, and North Florida.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 23, 2020

The Duke Blue Devils will host a similar event on campus this season as well. Elon, Howard and Bellarmine will travel to Durham for another four-team MTE.

Random nerd note: North Florida, coached by Matthew Driscoll, has evolved into one of the main Moneyball teams in college hoops. During the 2019-20 season, the Osprey led the nation in 3-point attempt rate; over 52 percent of their field goal attempts came from beyond the arc. As a result, North Florida finished the season 31st nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom. Plenty of firepower returns for North Florida, too.

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Century-old triangle-shaped building on Syracuse’s North Side to get total makeover (PS; $; Moriarty)

A developer has proposed turning a vacant, flatiron-shaped building on Syracuse’s North Side into a mix of commercial space and apartments.

Irfan Elahi has filed plans with the city for a complete interior gut and rehabilitation of what he has named the Syracuse Flatiron Building at 530-536 N. Salina St.

Elahi said the four-story building will contain commercial space on the first floor, two apartments each on the second and third floors, and one apartment on the top floor. The project will cost $2.3 million.

Built around the turn of the 20th century, the building has housed an auto upholstery business for many years and then various other retail businesses, but it has been vacant in recent years.

The building is known for its triangular shape similar to a flatiron. The shape allowed it to fit on the triangular lot it sits on.

“It’s one of the very few flatiron shaped buildings in New York,” Elahi said.

Elahi said he hopes to bring in a restaurant, a cafe or a coffee shop for the first-floor space.
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