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Welcome to National Christmas Lights Day!
Christmas lights—lights that are hung up on Christmas trees inside, and outside on buildings, trees, and other things—are celebrated today. They were invented in the early 1880s by Edward H. Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison. On December 22, 1882, he lit his Christmas tree with 80 incandescent light bulbs, at his home in New York City. Prior to this time, candles were the only way to illuminate trees, and it still took many years before electric lights became the main way trees were lit, and before outside Christmas lights became popular. Lights originally were put on trees by Christians, and they symbolized Christ as being the light of the world.
SU News
Keeping Up With The 315 11-30-22 (ESPN; radio; Higgins)
Brian Higgins explains what he thinks could be, and couldn’t be, a solution for Syracuse men’s basketball’s recent struggles in the short term and the long term. Then, Brian goes down the rabbit hole on how the transfer portal helped the Orange get to this point.
On The Block On Demand 11-30-22 (ESPN; radio; Axe)
Brent discusses the one thing that we’re all missing after Syracuse’s loss to Illinois and what the Orange can do to keep fans engaged with the season.
Bleav in Syracuse: Soccer, Football and Basketball, Oh My! (bleav; podcsat; Mike & Josh)
Mike and Josh are joined by Sammy St. Jean to discuss Syracuse men's soccer's stellar season that is on the cusp of a College Cup berth, Orange football redeeming its season with a win over Boston College, where would you want to go for a bowl game, what is wrong with Syracuse basketball and a commentary on discussing Joe Girard.
2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge Score Updates - Sports Illustrated Virginia Cavaliers News, Analysis and More (SI; Newton)
This week marks the 24th and final ACC/Big Ten Challenge, as the ACC will begin a new challenge series with the SEC starting in the 2023-2024 college basketball season. In the final edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the ACC will look to beat the Big Ten for the first time since 2017, but the ACC still holds a 12-8-3 overall advantage in the Challenge, which began in 1999.
Keep track of all the scores for each game as well as the overall score of the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge below. This page will be updated following the conclusion of each game.
The ACC has clinched the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge with Notre Dame's 70-52 win over Michigan State.
Read a full recap of the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge here: ACC Wins Final Edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Virginia Tech defeats Minnesota 67-57 (ACC 1-0)
Pittsburgh defeats Northwestern 87-58 (ACC 2-0)
Tuesday, November 29th
Maryland defeats Louisville 79-54 (ACC 2-1)
Illinois defeats Syracuse 73-44 (Tied 2-2)
Clemson defeats Penn State 101-94 (2OT) (ACC 3-2)
...
MBB: ACC Wins Last Big Ten Challenge (RX; HM)
MBB: ACC Wins Last Big Ten Challenge
Just a quick post to update you on the final results of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge...
The ACC won, 8 games to 6.
The conference needed 2 wins to finish in a tie, 3 to grab the win. Here are the results of Wednesday's games:
25 Ohio St (5-1) 72
17 Duke (6-2) 81 W
DURHAM, NC
5 Purdue (6-0) 79
Florida St (1-7) 69 L
TALLAHASSEE, FL
Rutgers (5-1) 61
Miami (6-1) 68 W
CORAL GABLES, FL
Boston College (5-2) 67 L
Nebraska (4-3) 88
LINCOLN, NE
20 Michigan St (5-2) 52
Notre Dame (5-1) 70 W
NOTRE DAME, IN
18 N. Carolina (5-2) 65 L
10 Indiana (6-0) 77
BLOOMINGTON, IN
Thus, the ACC wins the last ACC/B1G Challenge and will retain bragging rights in perpetuity.
Other
Traffic is rerouted into the westbound lanes of the New York Thruway (I-90) between Liverpool and Warners in Onondaga County.
NY Thruway plans toll hike: How much more will you pay? (PS; Herbert)
The New York State Thruway Authority is planning to raise tolls across its entire highway system.
WGRZ reports the Thruway Authority is seeking a 5% increase on tolls for NY E-ZPass customers, the first system-wide rate hike for E-ZPass users since 2010. It would also be the first increase since the Thruway eliminated toll booths and switched to a completely cashless system in 2020.
The Journal News reports vehicles without E-ZPass transponders, which are charged through Tolls By Mail when license plates are photographed, would see an even bigger rate hike. Tolls By Mail are currently 30% higher than for E-ZPass users, and the rate differential would increase to 75% above E-ZPass rates.
The E-ZPass rate on the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge, formerly known as the Tappan Zee Bridge, will increase to $7.75 by 2027. WKBW reports the bridge’s toll rates will increase 50 cents annually starting in 2024.
Discounts would still be available for specific commuters and certain residencies. Commuter discounts will be equal to 40 percent of the base NY E-Z Pass rate for passenger vehicles.
If approved, the rate hikes would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on the increases Monday, Dec. 5.
...
Christmas lights—lights that are hung up on Christmas trees inside, and outside on buildings, trees, and other things—are celebrated today. They were invented in the early 1880s by Edward H. Johnson, an associate of Thomas Edison. On December 22, 1882, he lit his Christmas tree with 80 incandescent light bulbs, at his home in New York City. Prior to this time, candles were the only way to illuminate trees, and it still took many years before electric lights became the main way trees were lit, and before outside Christmas lights became popular. Lights originally were put on trees by Christians, and they symbolized Christ as being the light of the world.
SU News
Keeping Up With The 315 11-30-22 (ESPN; radio; Higgins)
Brian Higgins explains what he thinks could be, and couldn’t be, a solution for Syracuse men’s basketball’s recent struggles in the short term and the long term. Then, Brian goes down the rabbit hole on how the transfer portal helped the Orange get to this point.
On The Block On Demand 11-30-22 (ESPN; radio; Axe)
Brent discusses the one thing that we’re all missing after Syracuse’s loss to Illinois and what the Orange can do to keep fans engaged with the season.
Bleav in Syracuse: Soccer, Football and Basketball, Oh My! (bleav; podcsat; Mike & Josh)
Mike and Josh are joined by Sammy St. Jean to discuss Syracuse men's soccer's stellar season that is on the cusp of a College Cup berth, Orange football redeeming its season with a win over Boston College, where would you want to go for a bowl game, what is wrong with Syracuse basketball and a commentary on discussing Joe Girard.
2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge Score Updates - Sports Illustrated Virginia Cavaliers News, Analysis and More (SI; Newton)
This week marks the 24th and final ACC/Big Ten Challenge, as the ACC will begin a new challenge series with the SEC starting in the 2023-2024 college basketball season. In the final edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the ACC will look to beat the Big Ten for the first time since 2017, but the ACC still holds a 12-8-3 overall advantage in the Challenge, which began in 1999.
Keep track of all the scores for each game as well as the overall score of the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge below. This page will be updated following the conclusion of each game.
The ACC has clinched the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge with Notre Dame's 70-52 win over Michigan State.
Read a full recap of the 2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge here: ACC Wins Final Edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
2022 ACC/Big Ten Challenge: ACC Wins 8-6
Monday, November 28thVirginia Tech defeats Minnesota 67-57 (ACC 1-0)
Pittsburgh defeats Northwestern 87-58 (ACC 2-0)
Tuesday, November 29th
Maryland defeats Louisville 79-54 (ACC 2-1)
Illinois defeats Syracuse 73-44 (Tied 2-2)
Clemson defeats Penn State 101-94 (2OT) (ACC 3-2)
...
MBB: ACC Wins Last Big Ten Challenge (RX; HM)
MBB: ACC Wins Last Big Ten Challenge
Just a quick post to update you on the final results of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge...
The ACC won, 8 games to 6.
The conference needed 2 wins to finish in a tie, 3 to grab the win. Here are the results of Wednesday's games:
25 Ohio St (5-1) 72
17 Duke (6-2) 81 W
DURHAM, NC
5 Purdue (6-0) 79
Florida St (1-7) 69 L
TALLAHASSEE, FL
Rutgers (5-1) 61
Miami (6-1) 68 W
CORAL GABLES, FL
Boston College (5-2) 67 L
Nebraska (4-3) 88
LINCOLN, NE
20 Michigan St (5-2) 52
Notre Dame (5-1) 70 W
NOTRE DAME, IN
18 N. Carolina (5-2) 65 L
10 Indiana (6-0) 77
BLOOMINGTON, IN
Thus, the ACC wins the last ACC/B1G Challenge and will retain bragging rights in perpetuity.
Other
Traffic is rerouted into the westbound lanes of the New York Thruway (I-90) between Liverpool and Warners in Onondaga County.
NY Thruway plans toll hike: How much more will you pay? (PS; Herbert)
The New York State Thruway Authority is planning to raise tolls across its entire highway system.
WGRZ reports the Thruway Authority is seeking a 5% increase on tolls for NY E-ZPass customers, the first system-wide rate hike for E-ZPass users since 2010. It would also be the first increase since the Thruway eliminated toll booths and switched to a completely cashless system in 2020.
The Journal News reports vehicles without E-ZPass transponders, which are charged through Tolls By Mail when license plates are photographed, would see an even bigger rate hike. Tolls By Mail are currently 30% higher than for E-ZPass users, and the rate differential would increase to 75% above E-ZPass rates.
The E-ZPass rate on the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge, formerly known as the Tappan Zee Bridge, will increase to $7.75 by 2027. WKBW reports the bridge’s toll rates will increase 50 cents annually starting in 2024.
Discounts would still be available for specific commuters and certain residencies. Commuter discounts will be equal to 40 percent of the base NY E-Z Pass rate for passenger vehicles.
If approved, the rate hikes would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on the increases Monday, Dec. 5.
...
