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Welcome to National Button Day!
Although there are many kinds of buttons, by most accounts National Button Day celebrates buttons that are used on clothing, for ornamentation or as fasteners. The first buttons were used for ornamentation and seals, and have been found in the Indus River Valley (c. 2800-2600 BCE), China (c. 2000-1500 BCE), and ancient Rome. The oldest known button—dating to 5000 BCE—was made from a curved shell and found in the Indus River Valley. Buttons that function as fasteners, along with buttonholes, didn't come about until the 13th century, where they first appeared in Germany, and spread throughout Europe. They have been made from almost every material, their composition often reflecting the popular materials of the era in which they were made. Today they are most often constructed out of hard plastic, metals, seashells, or wood. They have been created by artisans, artists, and craftspeople, out of raw materials or found objects such as fossils, or from a combination of both. They have been made in small quantities, or in large scale quantities at factories.
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Colgate ‘savant’ Tucker Richardson leads an experienced, confident team past Syracuse. Again. (PS; $; Ditota)
Tucker Richardson over four seasons had built a resume at Colgate that would have appealed to high-major college basketball programs. He’d amassed 1,259 points, 601 rebounds, 428 assists and was a career 37.7% shooter from the 3-point line.
But midway through last season, as Colgate was primed to return to its third NCAA Tournament in four years, Richardson made a decision. He liked it in Hamilton. He trusted the Colgate coaching staff. He believed in his Colgate teammates. And to put it more precisely, he liked winning.
“At the end of the day,” he said late Tuesday night in the JMA Wireless Dome, “I knew this was the spot I wanted to be and this was the spot where I could be the most successful.”
Richardson, a fifth-year senior, was successful Tuesday night in the Dome. He scored a game-high 27 points to lead Colgate to an 80-68 win over Syracuse. The Patriot League squad, located about an hour’s drive from the Dome, for the second straight year knocked off their ACC neighbors after 60 years of previous futility.
Tuesday’s Colgate triumph followed a similar blueprint to last year’s victory: The Raiders took 38 shots from the 3-point line and made 19 of them. Last year, Colgate shot 18-of-43 from the 3-point line in its 100-85 win over the Orange.
Syracuse started in man defense, switched to a 1-3-1, then stuck with its signature 2-3.
Nothing worked.
Colgate, a team laden with seniors and fifth- and sixth-year guys, moved the ball crisply and efficiently. The Raiders assisted on 22 of their 28 field goals. Players with open shots from 12 feet passed up those looks for open 3-pointers in the corners or on the wings.
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Five Takeaways: Colgate 80 Syracuse 68 (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse basketball lost its first game of the season on Tuesday to in-state rival Colgate. Here are five takeaways from the loss.
1. Defense
The defense Tuesday night was awful. Whether Syracuse played man or zone, it had no answer for Colgate. Too often players were standing around looking at Colgate shooters. There was not a sense of urgency to get out on opposing players, no intensity on that end other than Jesse Edwards in the middle. This team was supposed to be quicker, more athletic and better on the defensive end. They did not show that against the Raiders. If Syracuse wants to win games, it starts with that end. It must be better. Syracuse is not good enough offensively to outscore teams.
2. Sloppy Offense
Yes there were a couple of solid individual performances offensively, notably from Judah Mintz and Benny Williams. However, there was also a lot of sloppiness. Joe Girard was just 4-15 shooting. Edwards only had six shot attempts despite a large size advantage inside. Symir Torrence was 2-8 off the bench. Justin Taylor, Quadir Copeland and Chris Bell were a combined 0-4 shooting. While Syracuse only had 13 turnovers, it felt like they always came as Syracuse was looking to start a run. The Orange needs better ball movement, they need Girard to be more efficient and Edwards needs to be a bigger focal point of the offensive attack.
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Raider Nation: SU basketball loses to Colgate (Axe recap) (PS; $; Axe)
Yeah, yeah. It’s early.
But tell me Syracuse basketball’s 80-68 loss to Colgate on Tuesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome didn’t send out a vibe that it could be another long winter of basketball around here.
Colgate (3-1) set a Dome record with 19 3-pointers, topping the 18 3s the Raiders hit in last year’s win over the Orange.
That’s right, folks. An opponent that fell under the category of “buy game” for nearly 60 years has now defeated Syracuse in back-to-back seasons. That hasn’t happened since John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President of the United States.
Colgate didn’t just beat Syracuse on Tuesday, it owned the Orange, leading for 89.6% of the game.
The Raiders moved the ball with precision, made it rain 3-point shots and dared Syracuse to punch back.
...
Syracuse Basketball: Orange, yet again, crushed by Colgate on perimeter (itlh; Adler)
If I were a betting man, I would have bet that Colgate wouldn’t eclipse the 18 shots that it made from deep last season against Syracuse basketball when the Raiders and the Orange met again on Tuesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome.
And if I made that bet, I would have lost. Because Colgate, a veteran, well-coached Patriot League team that snapped its 54-game losing streak to the ‘Cuse a year ago in stunning fashion, one-upped what it did to Syracuse basketball in the 2021-22 term.
I didn’t think it was possible, but these days, anything is possible in college basketball. On Tuesday evening, inside the Dome and with a ‘Cuse crowd awfully quiet and perhaps in a lot of disbelief, the Raiders hit a whopping 19 3-pointers.
Colgate players were crisp in their passing and fluid in their ball movement. They knew exactly where to go with the ball to find wide-open shooters, and it didn’t matter if the Orange was showing a zone or man-to-man defense.
These Central New York neighbors have been playing one another for a long, long time. And 54 times in a row, Syracuse basketball won. But that is over and done with; Colgate followed up a 100-85 victory a year ago by handling the ‘Cuse with relative ease on Tuesday, 80-68.
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Other
NASA’s new moon rocket is set to blast off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.Associated Press
NASA’s mightiest rocket, developed in Huntsville, lifts off 50 years after Apollo (AP; Dunn)
NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard early Wednesday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago.
If all goes well during the three-week, make-or-break shakedown flight, the rocket will propel an empty crew capsule into a wide orbit around the moon, and then the capsule will return to Earth with a splashdown in the Pacific in December.
After years of delays and billions in cost overruns, the Space Launch System rocket thundered skyward, rising from Kennedy Space Center on 8.8 million pounds (4 million kilograms) of thrust and hitting 100 mph (160 kph) within seconds. The Orion capsule was perched on top, ready to bust out of Earth orbit toward the moon not quite two hours into the flight.
The moonshot follows nearly three months of vexing fuel leaks that kept the rocket bouncing between its hangar and the pad. Forced back indoors by Hurricane Ian at the end of September, the rocket stood its ground outside as Nicole swept through last week with gusts of more than 80 mph (130 kph). Although the wind peeled away a 10-foot (3-meter) strip of caulking high up near the capsule, managers gave the green light for the launch.
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Although there are many kinds of buttons, by most accounts National Button Day celebrates buttons that are used on clothing, for ornamentation or as fasteners. The first buttons were used for ornamentation and seals, and have been found in the Indus River Valley (c. 2800-2600 BCE), China (c. 2000-1500 BCE), and ancient Rome. The oldest known button—dating to 5000 BCE—was made from a curved shell and found in the Indus River Valley. Buttons that function as fasteners, along with buttonholes, didn't come about until the 13th century, where they first appeared in Germany, and spread throughout Europe. They have been made from almost every material, their composition often reflecting the popular materials of the era in which they were made. Today they are most often constructed out of hard plastic, metals, seashells, or wood. They have been created by artisans, artists, and craftspeople, out of raw materials or found objects such as fossils, or from a combination of both. They have been made in small quantities, or in large scale quantities at factories.
SU News
Colgate ‘savant’ Tucker Richardson leads an experienced, confident team past Syracuse. Again. (PS; $; Ditota)
Tucker Richardson over four seasons had built a resume at Colgate that would have appealed to high-major college basketball programs. He’d amassed 1,259 points, 601 rebounds, 428 assists and was a career 37.7% shooter from the 3-point line.
But midway through last season, as Colgate was primed to return to its third NCAA Tournament in four years, Richardson made a decision. He liked it in Hamilton. He trusted the Colgate coaching staff. He believed in his Colgate teammates. And to put it more precisely, he liked winning.
“At the end of the day,” he said late Tuesday night in the JMA Wireless Dome, “I knew this was the spot I wanted to be and this was the spot where I could be the most successful.”
Richardson, a fifth-year senior, was successful Tuesday night in the Dome. He scored a game-high 27 points to lead Colgate to an 80-68 win over Syracuse. The Patriot League squad, located about an hour’s drive from the Dome, for the second straight year knocked off their ACC neighbors after 60 years of previous futility.
Tuesday’s Colgate triumph followed a similar blueprint to last year’s victory: The Raiders took 38 shots from the 3-point line and made 19 of them. Last year, Colgate shot 18-of-43 from the 3-point line in its 100-85 win over the Orange.
Syracuse started in man defense, switched to a 1-3-1, then stuck with its signature 2-3.
Nothing worked.
Colgate, a team laden with seniors and fifth- and sixth-year guys, moved the ball crisply and efficiently. The Raiders assisted on 22 of their 28 field goals. Players with open shots from 12 feet passed up those looks for open 3-pointers in the corners or on the wings.
...
Five Takeaways: Colgate 80 Syracuse 68 (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse basketball lost its first game of the season on Tuesday to in-state rival Colgate. Here are five takeaways from the loss.
1. Defense
The defense Tuesday night was awful. Whether Syracuse played man or zone, it had no answer for Colgate. Too often players were standing around looking at Colgate shooters. There was not a sense of urgency to get out on opposing players, no intensity on that end other than Jesse Edwards in the middle. This team was supposed to be quicker, more athletic and better on the defensive end. They did not show that against the Raiders. If Syracuse wants to win games, it starts with that end. It must be better. Syracuse is not good enough offensively to outscore teams.
2. Sloppy Offense
Yes there were a couple of solid individual performances offensively, notably from Judah Mintz and Benny Williams. However, there was also a lot of sloppiness. Joe Girard was just 4-15 shooting. Edwards only had six shot attempts despite a large size advantage inside. Symir Torrence was 2-8 off the bench. Justin Taylor, Quadir Copeland and Chris Bell were a combined 0-4 shooting. While Syracuse only had 13 turnovers, it felt like they always came as Syracuse was looking to start a run. The Orange needs better ball movement, they need Girard to be more efficient and Edwards needs to be a bigger focal point of the offensive attack.
...
Raider Nation: SU basketball loses to Colgate (Axe recap) (PS; $; Axe)
Yeah, yeah. It’s early.
But tell me Syracuse basketball’s 80-68 loss to Colgate on Tuesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome didn’t send out a vibe that it could be another long winter of basketball around here.
Colgate (3-1) set a Dome record with 19 3-pointers, topping the 18 3s the Raiders hit in last year’s win over the Orange.
That’s right, folks. An opponent that fell under the category of “buy game” for nearly 60 years has now defeated Syracuse in back-to-back seasons. That hasn’t happened since John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President of the United States.
Colgate didn’t just beat Syracuse on Tuesday, it owned the Orange, leading for 89.6% of the game.
The Raiders moved the ball with precision, made it rain 3-point shots and dared Syracuse to punch back.
...
Syracuse Basketball: Orange, yet again, crushed by Colgate on perimeter (itlh; Adler)
If I were a betting man, I would have bet that Colgate wouldn’t eclipse the 18 shots that it made from deep last season against Syracuse basketball when the Raiders and the Orange met again on Tuesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome.
And if I made that bet, I would have lost. Because Colgate, a veteran, well-coached Patriot League team that snapped its 54-game losing streak to the ‘Cuse a year ago in stunning fashion, one-upped what it did to Syracuse basketball in the 2021-22 term.
I didn’t think it was possible, but these days, anything is possible in college basketball. On Tuesday evening, inside the Dome and with a ‘Cuse crowd awfully quiet and perhaps in a lot of disbelief, the Raiders hit a whopping 19 3-pointers.
Colgate players were crisp in their passing and fluid in their ball movement. They knew exactly where to go with the ball to find wide-open shooters, and it didn’t matter if the Orange was showing a zone or man-to-man defense.
A really good Colgate group absolutely torched Syracuse basketball.
The Raiders, unfortunately, put on a clinic against the ‘Cuse. And for the Orange, in game two of its 2022-23 term, its relatively young roster showed its youth.These Central New York neighbors have been playing one another for a long, long time. And 54 times in a row, Syracuse basketball won. But that is over and done with; Colgate followed up a 100-85 victory a year ago by handling the ‘Cuse with relative ease on Tuesday, 80-68.
...
Other
NASA’s new moon rocket is set to blast off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.Associated Press
NASA’s mightiest rocket, developed in Huntsville, lifts off 50 years after Apollo (AP; Dunn)
NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard early Wednesday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago.
If all goes well during the three-week, make-or-break shakedown flight, the rocket will propel an empty crew capsule into a wide orbit around the moon, and then the capsule will return to Earth with a splashdown in the Pacific in December.
After years of delays and billions in cost overruns, the Space Launch System rocket thundered skyward, rising from Kennedy Space Center on 8.8 million pounds (4 million kilograms) of thrust and hitting 100 mph (160 kph) within seconds. The Orion capsule was perched on top, ready to bust out of Earth orbit toward the moon not quite two hours into the flight.
The moonshot follows nearly three months of vexing fuel leaks that kept the rocket bouncing between its hangar and the pad. Forced back indoors by Hurricane Ian at the end of September, the rocket stood its ground outside as Nicole swept through last week with gusts of more than 80 mph (130 kph). Although the wind peeled away a 10-foot (3-meter) strip of caulking high up near the capsule, managers gave the green light for the launch.
...
