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National Banana Split Day is dedicated to the popular ice cream treat. The foundation of a banana split consists of a banana cut in half lengthwise in a long dish, also known as a banana boat. Most banana splits then have three scoops of ice cream placed between the banana, one each of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. The vanilla is usually topped with candied pineapple, the chocolate with chocolate fudge, and the strawberry with strawberry sauce. Finally, whipped cream, crushed nuts, and a maraschino cherry top the confection. By most accounts, the banana split was invented by 23-year-old apprentice pharmacist David Strickler in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in 1904. The price was originally 10 cents per sundae, and they became popular with students at nearby Saint Vincent College, before spreading all over the country. Strickler ended up buying the pharmacy and ran it until 1966, when he sold it. He died in 1971, but the pharmacy operated under other owners until closing down in 2000. Each year the Great Banana Split Celebration now takes place in Latrobe. In 2004, the National Ice Cream Retailers Association presented Latrobe's mayor with a certificate validating that the banana split was first created in city.
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Syracuse Basketball: Mike Hopkins in fray for high-priority 4-star target (itlh; Adler)
Chris Bunch, a 2022 four-star wing, is a top priority for Syracuse basketball in this cycle, perhaps even more so now after fellow 2022 four-star wing Kamari Lands announced over this past weekend that he was de-committing from the Orange.
The 6-foot-7 Bunch continues to make positive moves in the 2022 national rankings, and his list of scholarship offers keeps on growing. To that end, he recently said via Twitter that he has received a new offer from Mike Hopkins-led Washington.
Ever since Hopkins, the long-time ‘Cuse assistant coach, left the Hill to take the helm of the Huskies, his Pac-12 Conference squad and the Orange have gone toe to toe in several recruiting battles over high-school prospects.
The latest recruiting bout between these two programs could involve Bunch, although how interested he is in Washington remains to be seen. I’ve read some media reports of late that suggest Bunch may trim his list of contenders in the near future, so let’s see how the Huskies factor into his recruiting process moving forward.
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Syracuse basketball 4-star target likely to soar in rankings, rival in mix now (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball 2023 four-star prospect Gavin Griffiths continues to add top-notch scholarship offers and is poised to see his national rankings skyrocket in the near future, according to at least one recruiting analyst.
The talented 6-foot-7 wing is preparing for his junior season at the Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, Conn. Griffiths runs on the AAU circuit with the Boston-based Expressions Elite Basketball.
In recent months, multiple national analysts and recruiting insiders have praised Griffiths for his performances at various AAU competitions, including the recently held Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, which culminated at the 2021 Peach Jam tournament in North Augusta, S.C.
Not too long ago, as we detailed in a column, national analyst Jamie Shaw said that Griffiths was his break-out 2023 prospect at Nike’s EYBL.
More recently, basketball recruiting director Rob Cassidy named Griffiths, along with several other 2023 players, as those whom he believes have made a strong case for a big rankings climb due to their recent play on the grassroots circuit.
Syracuse basketball has intense competition for four-star target Gavin Griffiths.
Currently, Griffiths is rated as four stars and No. 71 nationally in the 2023 cycle, according to . Other primary recruiting services don’t have him within their 2023 national rankings, but that is going to change.
As recruiting Web sites give their 2023 ratings a refresh in the near future, I wouldn’t be surprised if Griffiths enters into the top-50 across the country. He’s that good.
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Syracuse Basketball: 4-star Kamari Lands doesn’t owe us fans a darn thing (itlh; Adler)
When a teen-ager de-commits from a school, like what happened with 2022 four-star wing Kamari Lands and Syracuse basketball over the weekend, nothing drives me crazier than a team’s fan base trashing the kid on social media.
It’s mean, it’s uncalled for, and frankly, it makes that particular college team, its fan base and its greater community look bad. This happens within the Orange fan base, along with every other college squad out there.
I get it. Syracuse basketball has had several elite high-school prospects, including Lands, de-commit from the ‘Cuse in recent years. It’s frustrating, and I understand when people have a variety of intense feelings about such a development.
I also understand that, in recent seasons, the Orange hasn’t gotten as many top-25 players as perhaps further back in the team’s history, so when a prospect like Lands re-opens his recruiting process back up, the news is probably magnified to some degree or another.
If I can be blunt here, Lands owes us ‘Cuse fanatics not a thing. He’s a rising senior in high school just trying to make the best decision for himself and his loved ones. That’s the way it should be.
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Syracuse Basketball: 5-star Zion Cruz, Jarace Walker predictions called off (itlh; Adler)
Some predictions by national analysts and other recruiting insiders recently were pulled for 2022 five-star guard Zion Cruz and 2022 five-star power forward Jarace Walker, both of whom hold Syracuse basketball offers.
For context, other predictions for each of these elite high-school prospects remain in force. We’ll have to see how the recruiting processes play out for the 6-foot-5 Cruz and the 6-foot-8 Walker.
The Orange offered a scholarship to Cruz about two years ago. He attends The Patrick School in Hillside, N.J., and is deemed a top-20 prospect in this class, according to most recruiting services.
Walker, meanwhile, received an offer from the ‘Cuse coaching staff in June of 2020. A consensus top-15 player in the 2022 cycle, he is heading into his senior year at the powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
While Syracuse basketball fans, myself included, have held out high hopes that the Orange would figure strongly in the recruitments of both Walker and Cruz, that hasn’t transpired.
Let’s look at where things stand with two stellar prospects who have Syracuse basketball offers.
Cruz continues to maintain several predictions on in the direction of Auburn, a Southeastern Conference school that has landed a ton of buzz for him in recent months.
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ACC Announces Alliance With Big 10, Pac-12 (SI; McGavic)
The Atlantic Coast Conference has formally announced an "Inter-Conference Scheduling Alliance" with the Big 10 Conference and Pac-12 Conference, the league announced Tuesday in a joint press release.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips, Big 10 commissioner Kevin Warren and Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff will work together on various topics relating to collegiate athletics, such as student-athlete mental and physical health, future structure of the NCAA and federal legislative effort.
The alliance also carries a strong scheduling component in football, as well as men's and women's basketball. The football side of things will "feature additional attractive matchups across the three conferences", while in basketball, they will "add early and mid-season games as well as annual events that feature premier matchups between the three leagues".
According to the leagues, the scheduling portion of the alliance will start "as soon as practical while honoring current contractual obligations". A working group consisting of athletic directors from all three conferences will oversee this process, and they will also explore opportunities within Olympic sports.
“The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 recognize the unique environment and challenges currently facing intercollegiate athletics, and we are proud and confident in this timely and necessary alliance that brings together like-minded institutions and conferences focused on the overall educational missions of our preeminent institutions,” Phillips said. “The alliance will ensure that the educational outcomes and experiences for student-athletes participating at the highest level of collegiate athletics will remain the driving factor in all decisions moving forward.”
The move is seen as a direct counterpunch to the Southeastern Conference's addition of Texas and Oklahoma last month. The Longhorns and Sooners accepted the SEC's invitation back on July 30, which will begin in 2025, and The Athletic reported on Aug. 14 that the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 were in "high-level discussions" regarding forming an alliance.
This is a win-win situation for all three conferences, including their member universities. This move keeps the ACC, Big 10 and Pac-12 on par with the SEC in the grand scheme of college football, and could ensure the SEC does not take a stranglehold on the College Football Playoff. It also significantly benefits men's and women's basketball, and potentially non-revenue generating sports.
Not only will this bolster the strength of schedule for potential national championship contenders, but it has the opportunity to create exciting new matchups and rivalries that would benefit multiple sports. Who wouldn't want to watch Ohio State-USC in football, Louisville-UCLA in men's basketball or Stanford-NC State in women's basketball?
ACC Preview #1 - UNC (DBR; King)
We realized the other day that it’s almost September which means we’re actually behind on ACC previews. So as always, we start with our diminished blue neighbors down the road, UNC.
Typically in the ACC, Duke and UNC get most of the attention and are the most interesting stories. That’s not always true of course.
In 2019, Virginia had an incredible run to the national title. Last year, Georgia Tech played brilliantly at the end of the season and won the ACC title.
But typically, Duke and UNC are the big stories and that’s perhaps more true this year than ever with Roy Wiliams having retired this past spring and Mike Krzyzewski planning to step down after the season.
Williams stepped aside saying he wasn’t sure he was the man for the job anymore, which was brutally honest and a bit sad. We also recall a story from earlier this year where someone saw Williams watching some distinctly average teams at an AAU team and being asked why he bothered. His answer?
We can’t quote verbatim, but basically he said that he had a better chance of being a good coach if he had great players. It was a pretty human moment, a bit of vulnerability we never expected.
Still, coaches who last a long time tend to slow down near the end and not win as much. In his last couple of seasons, Williams finished 32-30 and you know that ate at him. He took a certain amount of abuse from UNC fans who turned on him, despite him winning the national championship in 2017 and running up a 121-32 record in the four seasons prior to his last two.
That two-year stretch doesn't take away from his immense accomplishments. He won three national championships, nine Final Fours and nine ACC championships. He’s been a member of the Hall of Fame for 14 years, having been voted in in 2007, just 19 years into his career. He ends with a career record of 903-264. You don’t have to like him to see that that is a brilliant career.
But he’s done now and his AD did as he wished and hired Hubert Davis as his successor.
And Davis has hit the ground running.
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How Sweet It Is: 9 desserts you must try this year at the NYS Fair (PS; $; Miller)
You know how when you’re at a nice restaurant, and the server asks if you saved room for dessert and you politely decline because you ate too much already? Well, that shouldn’t happen at the New York State Fair. For one, this isn’t a nice restaurant. This is a once-a-year event that brings us together to eat portable food on a stick while walking miles and miles in the wet heat. Plus, you can afford to live a little here.
After wolfing down a prime rib sandwich at Bosco’s and a turkey leg at Porky’s Palace, it was time to satisfy our sweet tooth. We (reporters Charlie Miller and Sunny Hernandez) spent the day searching for our favorite desserts. These aren’t outrageous creations that you’d never eat outside the fairgrounds. These are actually good sweets that can balance out all that salt you ingest.
Here are nine of our favorites:
Chocolate peanut butter espresso milkshake
Desserts to try at the 2021 New York State Fair. Chocolate peanut butter espresso milkshake from Recess Coffee inside Gate 1, behind Chevy Court.Sunny Hernandez | ahernandez@nyup.com
Where: Recess Coffee inside Gate 1, behind Chevy Court
Cost: $9
If peanut butter cups are your favorite treat, you will fall for this cold delicious shake from local coffee roasters Recess Coffee Co. You can also get the shake made vegan, or without espresso, though the coffee flavor didn’t overpower the chocolate or peanut butter. For more frosty treats, Recess serves oat milk latte slushies, and lemonade slushies.
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