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Welcome to National Ice Cream Cake Day!
Ice cream cake is a common treat at birthday parties, weddings, and on the Fourth of July—or on any other summer occasion, such as today, National Ice Cream Cake Day! An ice cream cake may combine cake and ice cream, or not have any cake in it at all. When consisting largely of ice cream, any number of flavors can be shaped into a cake and be layered with many ingredients, like caramel, cookie crumbs, sponge cake, fudge, and fruit. Ice cream cake can also be made by adding ice cream to a cake that has been baked in the normal way and then frozen, and ice cream can also be used as a filling for a Swiss roll. Ice cream cake is decorated with frosting—oftentimes whipped cream—and icing. The cake is kept frozen until shortly before being eaten when it is thawed just enough so it can easily be sliced through.
Most popular in North America and Australia, ice cream cake can be homemade but is available for purchase at bakeries, grocery stores, and restaurants. Carvel, Dairy Queen, Baskin-Robbins, Ben & Jerry's, and Cold Stone Creamery are known for their ice cream cake.
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Where does SU basketball stand in ACC’s NIL hierarchy? How does Anthony figure in this? (Mike’s Mailbox) (PS; $; Waters)
This week’s Mike’s Mailbox can be summed up by three abbreviations – NIL, LOI and NBA.
It’s a mixed bag of topics including Syracuse’s NIL standing, the meaning of a Letter of Intent and a Syracuse-related question about the NBA.
It’s an interesting selection of questions, so let’s get right to them.
(If you have a question for the Mailbox, email it to mwaters@syracuse.com).
Q: What’s up with Syracuse hoops? Is all the NIL money going to football or are they just saving it for Carmelo’s kid?
Peter G.
Mike: I don’t quite understand the reason for this question. Syracuse may not have quite as much NIL money as the incredibly funded programs at Kentucky or North Carolina, but SU coach Adrian Autry and his staff have proven capable of competing for both transfers and high school recruits.
This spring the Syracuse coaches navigated the transfer portal strategically, bringing in one player from a Power-Five school in former Colorado center Eddie Lampkin and then identifying three players from mid-major schools: Delaware’s Jyare Davis, Georgia State’s Lucas Taylor and Hofstra’s Jaquan Carlos, who are all expected to help next season.
Add on top of that list the addition of McDonald’s All-American Donavan Freeman and the retention of starters Chris Bell and JJ Starling.
I don’t know exactly how much NIL money the Syracuse basketball coaching staff has at its disposal. My guess is Syracuse is slightly above the mean in the ACC, but it seems to me that it’s using the NIL allotment wisely.
With regards to football, Fran Brown and his staff have made some big splashes, but I believe Syracuse football is probably in the same range in terms of the ACC as the basketball program.
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Peter Carey, formerly a Syracuse center, transferred to Siena to play for Gerry McNamara. He was available to reporters during Siena's summer media day on June 26, 2024. Donna Ditota | dditota@syracuse.comDonna Ditota
Carey settles in at Siena under McNamara: ‘It was just a no-brainer when he reached out’ (PS; $; Ditota)
For Peter Carey, the stars aligned.
After his sophomore season at Syracuse, the 6-foot-11 center’s conversation with the Orange coaching staff determined his 2024-25 fate.
“I mean, I wasn’t really given too much of an option,” he said. “I was kind of advised by the coaching staff at Syracuse that they thought it would be best for me to move on.”
Carey entered the transfer portal on March 27.
Two days later, Gerry McNamara was named the head coach at Siena College.
Carey said within a couple days, McNamara reached out to profess his interest.
Carey thought about the closer proximity to his Massachusetts hometown (he’s now about 90 minutes from Sunderland). He thought about the relationship he’d struck with McNamara over two seasons. He considered how close he would still be to Syracuse, where his girlfriend attends school.
“It was just a no-brainer when he reached out,” Carey said. “I’m already familiar with what his goals are and how he wants to run the team, so it just made the most sense for me to come here and help each other flourish at a new place.”
Carey talked Wednesday afternoon at a Siena men’s basketball summer media day. Reporters heard from McNamara and three Saints who spoke in front of various microphones. They watched Siena players sweat in the weight room, where individualized workouts were printed on paper and attached by magnets to stations.
Carey is now working with former Syracuse big man Arinze Onuaku, who officially joined McNamara’s staff last April.
McNamara wants to employ a 5-out brand of modern basketball this season. That style, Carey said, works to his advantage. His body type does not translate into an overpowering low post player.
Carey appears a bit wider in the shoulders these days, but Onuaku and McNamara still want him to add muscle to his 205-pound frame, especially in his legs. A sturdier base will allow him to carve out space, Onuaku said, “so when they do pass it to him in the post, he’s able to finish.”
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Syracuse Basketball 2024/2025 season preview and betting predictions (orangefizz.net; Staff)
Syracuse basketball’s schedule for the 2024/2025 season features a mix of toss-ups, gimmes, and elite squads. The Orange will need some special performances from the likes of Chris Bell and JJ Starling, while keeping the rebound margin tight with players like Donnie Freeman and Eddie Lampkin to keep up with Duke, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas or Texas Tech. Coach Adrian Autry can leverage the depth of his squad against teams like Maryland, Wake Forest, and Georgetown, but they also need to blow out Albany, Colgate, and Cornell.
The Orange started last season with three wins against New Hampshire, Canisius, and Colgate, before losing consecutive matchups against Tennessee and Gonzaga. Syracuse displayed a mixed basket of performance throughout the season, finishing their campaign with a three-way tie for fifth place.
But can the Orange take advantage of their schedule in the upcoming season to make it to the 2025 NCAA tournament? Here’s a close preview of the Orange’s expected matchups in the 2024/2025 season and everything you need to start betting on basketball games featuring Syracuse.
The Orange against the big boys
Syracuse is expected to play four to five major basketball teams in the 2024/2025 campaign as they hope to get back to the NCAA tournament. The Orange face elite teams like Tennessee, North Carolina, Duke, and Texas. Tennessee and Duke are currently both in the top 15.
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Eddie Lampkin Jr. And The #44 Controversy (orangefizz.net; Papillo)
Every program has those special players that cement their legacy on its athletics. For Syracuse, the number 44 has been enshrined as the premier number for an athlete to wear, especially on the gridiron. The number has been hoisted into the JMA Wireless Dome rafters and is only given to players that stand out exceptionally. However, on the hardwood, there has been some backlash on whether the double fours should be worn.
Back in April, Adrian Autry and Syracuse basketball landed Eddie Lampkin Jr. from Colorado, a senior center who brings some much-needed size to a team looking to compete in the ACC. During his time in Boulder, Lampkin donned the number 44 and is slated to wear it once again in orange. On the surface, this may not seem like an issue, but many ‘Cuse fans have been a bit skeptical. More notably, SU hoops alumnus Derrick Coleman, who wore 44 during his time in Syracuse, spoke out on the number being worn by Lampkin.
It’s understandable that the Syracuse faithful would be upset about the number being worn, but also something needs to be considered. #44 is retired strictly in football in the 315, not for basketball. There’s nothing stopping Lampkin from wearing the number, as this would merely be an “unwritten rule.” A prime example of this came in the professional world back in 2017 when New York Islanders forward Joshua Ho-Sang wore #66 to honor his favorite hockey player of all time, Mario Lemieux. However, fans were displeased because of their belief that #66 should be universally retired throughout the sport, so Ho-Sang changed it amidst backlash.
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Syracuse Basketball 2024/2025 season preview and betting predictions (orangefizz.net; Staff)
Syracuse basketball’s schedule for the 2024/2025 season features a mix of toss-ups, gimmes, and elite squads. The Orange will need some special performances from the likes of Chris Bell and JJ Starling, while keeping the rebound margin tight with players like Donnie Freeman and Eddie Lampkin to keep up with Duke, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas or Texas Tech. Coach Adrian Autry can leverage the depth of his squad against teams like Maryland, Wake Forest, and Georgetown, but they also need to blow out Albany, Colgate, and Cornell.
The Orange started last season with three wins against New Hampshire, Canisius, and Colgate, before losing consecutive matchups against Tennessee and Gonzaga. Syracuse displayed a mixed basket of performance throughout the season, finishing their campaign with a three-way tie for fifth place.
But can the Orange take advantage of their schedule in the upcoming season to make it to the 2025 NCAA tournament? Here’s a close preview of the Orange’s expected matchups in the 2024/2025 season and everything you need to start betting on basketball games featuring Syracuse.
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Steve and Paulie pick their SU dream teams
2024 NBA Draft 1st Round Picks (RX; HM)
2024 NBA Draft 1st Round Picks
Here are the First Round picks for this year's NBA Draft:
1. Hawks draft Zaccharie Risacher (JL Bourg-en-Bresse)
2. Wizards draft Alex Sarr (Perth)
3. Rockets draft Reed Sheppard (Kentucky)
4. Spurs draft Stephon Castle (Connecticut)
5. Pistons draft Ron Holland II (G League Ignite)
6. Hornets draft Tidjane Salaun (Cholet Basket)
7. Trail Blazers draft Donovan Clingan (Connecticut)
8. Spurs draft Rob Dillingham (Kentucky) — Traded to Timberwolves
9. Grizzlies draft Zach Edey (Purdue)
10. Jazz draft Cody Williams (Colorado)
11. Bulls draft Matas Buzelis (G League Ignite)
12. Thunder draft Nikola Topic (KK Crvena Zvezda)
13. Kings draft Devin Carter (Providence)
14. Trail Blazers draft Bub Carrington (Pittsburgh) — Traded to Wizards
15. Heat draft Kel’el Ware (Indiana)
16. 76ers draft Jared McCain (Duke)
17. Lakers draft Dalton Knecht (Tennessee)
18. Magic draft Tristan da Silva (Colorado)
19. Raptors draft Ja’Kobe Walter (Baylor)
20. Cavaliers draft Jaylon Tyson (Cal)
21. Pelicans draft Yves Missi (Baylor)
22. Suns draft DaRon Holmes II (Dayton) — Reportedly traded to Nuggets
23. Bucks draft AJ Johnson (Illawarra)
24. Knicks draft Kyshawn George (Miami) — Reportedly traded to Wizards
25. Knicks draft Pacome Dadiet (Ratiopharm Ulm)
26. Wizards draft Dillon Jones (Weber State) — Reportedly traded to Knicks, then traded to Thunder
27. Timberwolves draft Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois)
28. Nuggets draft Ryan Dunn (Virginia) — Reportedly traded to Suns
29. Jazz draft Isaiah Collier (USC)
30. Celtics draft Baylor Scheierman (Creighton)
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Season’s first fireworks show dazzles with impressive spectacle (30 photos) (PS; photo gallery; Schild)
Great Northern Mall was brought back to life on Tuesday night. Or at least the parking lots were.
The annual Town of Clay fireworks and food trucks celebration had parking lots overflowing on the Route 31 side of the property. A large circle of food trucks filled the parking lot adjacent to the old Macy’s, now home to Dunk & Bright Furniture. It was a good training day for the upcoming New York State Fair, with enormous queues at food trucks. Ice cream and lobster drew the longest waits.
Vic Fuentes of Pierce The Veil performs live on stage during day two of Lollapalooza Brazil at Autodromo de Interlagos on March 23, 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)Getty Images
Pierce the Veil to play Syracuse concert: How to get tickets (PS; $; Herbert)
A former Warped Tour standout is coming to Central New York.
Pierce the Veil will perform at the Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse on Dec. 1. No opening act has been named for the concert, which will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 28, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster or in person at the Solvay Bank Box Office at The Oncenter (760 S. State Street Syracuse, NY 13202). Presale tickets will be available Thursday at 10 a.m. through the band’s website.
Prices range from $35.50 to $75.50; additional fees may apply.
Pierce the Veil is a post-hardcore punk rock/emo/metalcore band best known for its 2010 album, “Selfish Machines,” and 2012′s “Collide with the Sky,” featuring songs like “King for a Day,” “A Match Into Water,” “Bulls in the Bronx,” “Hell Above,” “Caraphernelia,” “Bulletproof Love.” The group has also released popular covers of Bruno Mars (”Just the Way You Are” for 2011′s “Punk Goes Pop Vol. 4″), Blue Oyster Cult (”(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”) and most recently, Radiohead (”Karma Police”).
