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National Bagel Day is devoted to bagels, and bakeries and stores often offer discounted or free bagels on the day. It is unknown exactly how bagels got their start. One story says they were invented in Krakow, Poland, where they appeared in the city's community regulations in 1610. This account says they were given as gifts to women in childbirth. Another story says a Viennese baker created bagels to commemorate the victory of Polish King Jan III Sobieski over the Turks in 1683. This account says the bread was formed into the shape of a "buegel"—or stirrup—because the liberated Austrians had clung to the king's stirrups as he had ridden past.
Bagels became a part of the Polish diet, and then part of the Slavic diet in general. By the mid-nineteenth century, they could be found in London, and they were first mentioned in English print, in 1892, as "beuglich." They likely found their way to the United States via Jewish immigrants from Poland, and were eaten by them especially during Sunday breakfasts. They were first mentioned in American print as "bagels" in 1916. The production and sale of bagels became significant in New York City.
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Beat writers pick Syracuse over Pittsburgh in rematch road game (DO; Staff)
Syracuse travels to Pittsburgh for its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference road game Saturday, and the Orange will try to avenge their last-second loss to the Panthers on Jan. 6.
SU led that game by 16 in the Carrier Dome with 11 minutes remaining before collapsing down the stretch. An Au’Diese Toney tip-in gave Pitt the lead in the final seconds, and the Orange had a turnover in their final full possession.
The Orange will need the win to avoid dropping to 1-3 in conference play.
Here’s what our beat writers predict will happen when Syracuse (7-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) visits Pittsburgh (6-2, 2-1):
Andrew Crane (9-1)
Fool me once…
Syracuse 72, Pitt 62
Pittsburgh has competed in one game during the past 25 days and hasn’t played since it came back from 18 points and defeated Syracuse on Jan. 6. That alone should give the Orange an advantage, even if they’ve lost two of three and were out-played inside the paint against the Panthers and UNC.
Buddy Boeheim rediscovered his shooting stroke with 18 points in the first half on Tuesday, and SU remained within striking range despite him not scoring again. The balanced scoring attack — from Buddy, from Quincy Guerrier, from Alan Griffin — will help the Orange survive if one gets cold or goes to the bench with foul trouble, and all three in rhythm gives them an opportunity to pull away early against opponents like the Panthers.
It’s still too early to call these games “must-wins,” especially with 12 more conference opponents left after Saturday, but this is as pretty close as it gets. Pittsburgh’s an opponent SU should beat, and it didn’t last time. The Orange can’t afford to lose two conference games to a Pitt team playing without its best player. I can’t see that happening.
Anthony Dabbundo (9-1)
InCapelable
Syracuse 75, Pittsburgh 68
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Is Quincy Guerrier Really this Good? – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Klein)
This year belongs to Quincy Guerrier. The sophomore scored in double figures in each game this season, with the exception of the Pittsburgh loss, during which Guerrier was handcuffed to 17 minutes with foul trouble. So that’s nine games that Guerrer dominated the stat sheet, something he only did 11 times all of last year.
All this means that Guerrier is by far the most improved, and let’s be honest, the best player on the team. But the question on every pessimistic Syracuse fan’s mind after arguably his best game of the year against North Carolina is simple. Is he really this good?
The answer is emphatically yes. Sure, Guerrier shot 1-6 from range against the Tar Heels, but he is the most efficient threat from outside the Orange have at 37%. Guerrier would be the first one to admit, however, the three-balls falling aren’t what light up the stat sheet. Instead, it’s the threat.
North Carolina had to play up on Guerrier, giving him easy lanes to drive to the hoop. The Montreal native hasn’t gotten much faster from last year, but when defenses respect his perimeter game he doesn’t have to be much faster.
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Syracuse Basketball: Five-star Brandon Huntley-Hatfield may opt for NBA (itlh; Adler)
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is high on Syracuse basketball but keeping his options open.
It was only last month that Syracuse basketball offered a scholarship to 2022 five-star power forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, who has the Orange in his top six and has spoken quite positively about the team in numerous interviews that he’s given since the ‘Cuse offered.
Without question, Syracuse basketball has an excellent chance at landing the 6-foot-9 Huntley-Hatfield, a junior at Scotland Campus in Scotland, Pa., who is a consensus top-10 prospect in his class as well as the No. 1 power forward in the 2022 cycle.
That being said, there is stiff competition for him. His half-dozen finalists are the Orange, along with Ole Miss, Kansas, Wake Forest, Tennessee and Auburn.
However, there’s another legitimate contender for Huntley-Hatfield’s services, and it’s not a college team. Unsurprisingly, because of his elite talent, Huntley-Hatfield is also considering the possibility of going directly from high school to the NBA.
Mike Curtis of Syracuse.com recently conducted a Q&A with Huntley-Hatfield, and the ‘Cuse target provides some insight into his recruitment.
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Jim Boeheim "On The Block" 1-14 (ESPN; radio; Axe)
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim joins Brent “On The Block” to talk about the Orange’s loss to UNC and preview the game this weekend against Pitt.
Behind one of the faces of the NFL’s Nickelodeon game: SU grad Noah Eagle (DO; Alandt)View attachment 194673
When New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris gathered a pass from Drew Brees near the far sideline and took off for a first down, play-by-play broadcaster Noah Eagle referenced his favorite Nickelodeon show “Drake and Josh.”
“This dude is hotter than a Peruvian puff pepper,” Eagle said on the air.
In the NFL’s first-ever broadcast on Nickelodeon, Eagle — a 2019 Syracuse graduate — meshed football with kids entertainment. Utilizing his energetic personality that CBS executives seeked, Eagle spearheaded the one-of-a-kind telecast on Sunday, which included SpongeBob SquarePants goal posts, a “slime zone,” and child actor Iain Armitage of the show “Young Sheldon” explaining penalties. Together on the Nickelodeon broadcast, Eagle, Nate Burleson and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green drew two million viewers, according to CBS.
Usually, NFL broadcasters — like Eagle’s dad, Ian, who’s been a professional sportscaster for nearly 30 years and is also an SU graduate — spend their week chatting with players about schemes, matchups and game plans. Ian is in his 27th season as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Brooklyn Nets, and he calls NFL games for CBS. For the Saints-Bears Wild Card playoff game, Eagle spent nearly 25 hours ensuring all technical bases were covered, but with a kid-friendly twist. He studied football, Nickelodeon and even rapper Cardi B.
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The entire order from the Wolf's Den takeout.Jane Marmaduke Woodman
Wolf’s Den still offering great food via takeout (Dining In Review) (PS; $; Marmaduke Woodman)
Wolf’s Den still offering great food via takeout (Dining In Review) - syracuse.com
One of the pleasures we’ve missed over the past year has been the excellent Sunday brunch and warm welcome created by the owners at the Wolf’s Den, a gay tavern on Wolf Street. While the buffet won’t return for some time yet, we found some of those same well prepared dishes still available on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4 to 8 p.m.
The jumbo shrimp with which we began our dinner was available as either a starter ($10) or, with fries and cole slaw, as a dinner ($14). Our starter order was five very large butterflied shrimp lightly coated in batter and deep-fried to a turn. These tasted wonderfully fresh and clean, suggesting very clean fryer oil.
We also ordered a chicken quesadilla ($12), which would have served as a shared starter for at least two. It certainly would have made a dinner for one. A flour tortilla enclosed a generous portion of chopped tender white chicken, mild melted cheese, and a fresh-tasting salsa. The plentiful sour cream that may have been meant for our potato skins was a great accompaniment for our quesadilla.
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