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Welcome to World Mosquito Day!
World Mosquito Day takes place on the anniversary of the day in 1897 when British doctor Sir Ronald Ross discovered that the female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. This led to scientists ability to better understand the relationship between mosquitoes and diseases, and what could be done to combat it. In 1902, Ross received the Nobel Prize for medicine for his work. Since the 1930's, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has held commemorative celebrations each year. Although much progress has been done when it comes to eradicating deaths from mosquitoes, there is still much to do. Precise numbers vary, but over 200 million people get malaria each year, and roughly 500,000 die from the disease. More than half of all deaths from mosquitoes are because of malaria, and the largest area at risk for malaria in the world is Africa.
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Dream season: What’s Syracuse’s best-case scenario for 2021-22? (theathletic.com; $; Gutierrez)
Odds are, Syracuse will return to the NCAA Tournament next spring for the second straight season. The Orange have made the Big Dance 35 times in Jim Boeheim’s 45 seasons as head coach, a 77 percent clip. Three out of every four years, they go dancing. This century alone, they’ve made 16 NCAA Tournaments, including 10 appearances in the last 12 years. Since 2009, only two schools have reached the Sweet 16 more than Syracuse.
Start here when assessing whether the Orange will return to the NCAA Tournament, despite entering the season with only two returning starters and three of their top four scorers from last season departed. There might be a bubble in the way, but it’s probable SU will show up again in our brackets and possibly make another run as one of the best-performing tournament teams of the past decade. Let’s assume most aspects of the club come together. If all goes to plan, the bench is deep enough, newcomers pitch in and guys knock down shots from deep, Syracuse could enjoy its best regular season since 2013-14, the last time the Orange were safely off the bubble.
What’s the best-case scenario for 2021-22? What needs to happen for SU to become a serious threat in the ACC? With the start of official practice only a few weeks away, here’s the blueprint.
Buddy Boeheim hits his stride by midseason, and the Syracuse offense looks the way it did last March
Syracuse ranked 24th in the country (sixth in the ACC) last season in offensive efficiency and 21st the season before. Although the Orange lose the floor-spacing Marek Dolezaj, one of the best passers at SU in years, they return both starting guards while welcoming a top recruit (more on him below) and experienced forwards, thanks to the portal. On paper, Syracuse will be one of the least athletic teams in the ACC. Fast-break points might not come often. But overall, there should be smart decision-makers, a relatively low turnover rate and sound playmaking. Point guard Joseph Girard will be a third-year starter, which should help him make the right reads and create for backcourt mate Buddy Boeheim, who also enters his third season as a full-time starter.
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Syracuse Basketball: Top remaining targets for Orange in 2022 cycle (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball has scored a trio of four-star, top-100 players for its 2022 class, but the team doesn’t appear to be done in this cycle.
For one, the Orange should have room for multiple additional prospects in 2022, particularly given that student-athletes can transfer once and retain immediate eligibility, fueling an explosion in the transfer portal.
Since it’s certainly possible that the ‘Cuse could see one or more guys on the current roster leave after this upcoming season, beyond those who graduate, I envision that the Orange will have at least three scholarships remaining to fill with 2022 players or via the transfer portal for the 2022-23 term.
Things can always change in the recruiting world, but for now, I get the sense that five 2022 prospects remain most realistically in the mix for the ‘Cuse in this class.
Let’s look at possible 2022 options for Syracuse basketball.
Quadir Copeland, a 2022 four-star point guard, recently picked the Orange after having the ‘Cuse in his top eight. But even with Copeland on board, it wouldn’t surprise me if Syracuse basketball coaches remain intent on picking up a combo guard in this cycle.That’s where 2022 four-star guards Chance Westry and Central New York native J.J. Starling factor into the equation. Westry recently put the Orange in his top 10, and he has visited the Hill.
Some recruiting analysts continue to opine that Syracuse basketball is potentially among the front-runners for Starling, although if he takes an official visit to Duke, that’s concerning.
On the wing, 2022 four-star prospect Chris Bunch is a versatile player who can suit up at multiple positions, according to media reports that I’ve read about him. Bunch has made a trip to Central New York, although it wouldn’t surprise me if he takes more official visits before committing anywhere.
After missing out on several four-star big men of late, Syracuse basketball coaches have recently offered scholarships to a pair of under-rated 2022 players in Peter Carey and Dominick Barlow, each of whom is racking up high-major offers these days.
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Syracuse Basketball: 4-star commits, targets high up in new 2022 rankings (itlh; Adler)
A new set of rankings for the 2022 class includes numerous Syracuse basketball four-star commits and targets in this cycle.
On3, a college sports and recruiting digital media company based in Brentwood, Tenn., recently published its list of the top-100 prospects in the 2022 class.
By the way, about a dozen guys in this recruiting cycle who have either committed to the Orange or have been offered by the ‘Cuse made the cut in the On3 national rankings.
Let’s see where Syracuse basketball 2022 commits and prospects fall in the On3 ratings.
We will start with a pair of 2022 high-school players who have already given a verbal commitment to the Orange.
Four-star wing Kamari Lands, who can reportedly suit up at small forward and both guard positions, is No. 25 overall. This is similar to a national ranking that he possesses from ESPN.
While Lands committed to Syracuse basketball this past April, fellow four-star wing Justin Taylor pledged himself to the ‘Cuse at the end of June. Taylor is No. 84.
Dior Johnson, who had previously committed to the Orange, is No. 10. The five-star point guard, after re-opening his recruiting process back up, recently committed to Oregon.
Zion Cruz, a five-star shooting guard who holds a ‘Cuse offer, is No. 12.
Four-star power forward Kyle Filipowski, a former high-priority target of the Orange who recently committed to Duke, is No. 20.
This next one really surprises me, frankly. Five-star power forward Jarace Walker, who has a ‘Cuse offer, is No. 33. Most of the primary recruiting services place Walker within the top-15 nationally.
Central New York native J.J. Starling, a four-star combo guard and a top target for Syracuse basketball coaches, is No. 42.
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Flooding hammers Syracuse as creeks rage, sewers back up, basements flood (PS; $; Baker)
Pat Deacon woke up to knee-deep water in her basement Thursday morning.
The sewer system had failed outside her house on Crawford Avenue, where she’s lived for 41 years. Deacon said she’s had backups over the years, but not in a very long time.
“It’s been worse,” she said, “but this is bad.”
At least five basements on Crawford Avenue in the Meadowbrook neighborhood flooded due to sewer backups after heavy rains pummeled the city for two days straight.
Across the city, those rains flooded roads and parks, burst manhole covers and pushed Onondaga Creek to the brink of overflowing.
In a typical day, the city’s sewer bureau gets between 10 and 20 calls, said Corey Driscoll Dunham, operations director for the city.
That office has received at least 44 calls about backed-up sewers and other issues since Wednesday morning, according to records from the Department of Public Works. That doesn’t include the five complaints from Crawford Avenue.
Those calls included things like backed-up basements, flooded streets, vents spouting water and “water shooting 6 feet into air from man hole” on the 1300 block of Euclid Avenue.
Deacon and her neighbors said the fire department responded Thursday morning to shut off gas and electricity in the basements. Deacon was worried that her furnace might be ruined, even though it sits on 18-inch cinder blocks. She previously lost a dryer to flooding and is hoping she won’t lose a second one.
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