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Syracuse and Georgetown Fans War Over Court Designs, Hilarity Ensues (nbcsports.com; Dauster)
Georgetown is running a contest where Hoya fans can submit their own versions of what a new Verizon Center court should look like.
It’s a fun idea, one that gets the fans involved in a usually boring process like designing a basketball court. The contest took a left turn, however, when Casual Hoya — Georgetown’s SBNation site and the most casual of twitter follows — posted their submission:
@CasualHoya
Syracuse fans were none-too-happy about that shot across the bow. Thanks to Nunes Magician, the Syracuse SBNation site, we now have a response. More than one, actually.. And, as you might expect, they’re hilarious (there are plenty more here, but I’m not sure I’m allowed to post some of them).
Oh, and Georgetown fans, if you feel the need to fire back, you know where to send them:
...
Other
Final Jeopardy Clue Sports Syracuse Sports History (PS; Owens)
The television quiz show "Jeopardy" has a reputation for challenging its viewers. In the Final Jeopardy round, it often gets even tougher.
But if you know your Syracuse sports history, Monday's Final Jeopardy "answer" (contestants, of course, have to provide the question) was most likely a breeze.
The category? Sports Rules
The clue: "The Syracuse owner created this in 1954 & it may have helped his team succeed the Lakers as champs the next year."
The correct response?
"What is the 24-second shot clock," of course. The shot clock was the brainchild ofDanny Biasone, who was owner of the Syracuse Nationals, 1955 NBA champions. Biasone was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Returning champion Dan Feitel, the leader going into Final Jeopardy, had $14,000 going into Final Jeopardy, bet $13,999 and got the question correct to win the game and $27,999. Challenger Victoria Machado did not come up with any question, but she didn't wager anything and finished with $7,600 in second place. A third player finished Double Jeopardy with a negative total, so he did not advance to Final Jeopardy.
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Syracuse Alumna Betsey Johnson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Fashion (PS; AP)
It was Pharrell Williams who was being honored as a fashion icon, but it was another music superstar who got a lot of the attention at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night.
Introducing Pharrell, the producer-singer-songwriter who was receiving the evening's Fashion Icon award, Kanye West took the opportunity not just to praise his friend, but to express some frustration at the fashion industry — for, he suggested, its cool reception to his efforts to be a serious fashion designer.
"It is very difficult to break perception," West said. "Fashion had to be the hardest high school I ever entered. At least I had a big brother," he said, referring to Pharrell, who "talked me through it and kept me going" in the face of criticism over his fashions. West called Pharrell "my style idol."
Pharrell, in turn, thanked many fashion figures who've influenced his career and his personal style, and concluded by saying: "I'm not a style icon. I'm just inspired. And I'm OK with that." Forgoing his famous shorts and tall hat for a very casual ensemble of lived-in jeans, a blue leather jacket and a beret-style cap, he spoke at length about his dual loves of music and fashion, and their relationship to each other. He also made a point of thanking the fashion world's leading arbiter, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, for giving him some key visibility in her magazine a decade ago.
The emotional highlight of the evening, which honors the year's top designers, was when Syracuse University alumna Betsey Johnson, whose colorful, whimsical designs have been gracing the fashion world for more than 50 years, came onstage to accept her lifetime achievement award.
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Syracuse and Georgetown Fans War Over Court Designs, Hilarity Ensues (nbcsports.com; Dauster)
Georgetown is running a contest where Hoya fans can submit their own versions of what a new Verizon Center court should look like.
It’s a fun idea, one that gets the fans involved in a usually boring process like designing a basketball court. The contest took a left turn, however, when Casual Hoya — Georgetown’s SBNation site and the most casual of twitter follows — posted their submission:
@CasualHoya
Syracuse fans were none-too-happy about that shot across the bow. Thanks to Nunes Magician, the Syracuse SBNation site, we now have a response. More than one, actually.. And, as you might expect, they’re hilarious (there are plenty more here, but I’m not sure I’m allowed to post some of them).
Oh, and Georgetown fans, if you feel the need to fire back, you know where to send them:
...
Other
Final Jeopardy Clue Sports Syracuse Sports History (PS; Owens)
The television quiz show "Jeopardy" has a reputation for challenging its viewers. In the Final Jeopardy round, it often gets even tougher.
But if you know your Syracuse sports history, Monday's Final Jeopardy "answer" (contestants, of course, have to provide the question) was most likely a breeze.
The category? Sports Rules
The clue: "The Syracuse owner created this in 1954 & it may have helped his team succeed the Lakers as champs the next year."
The correct response?
"What is the 24-second shot clock," of course. The shot clock was the brainchild ofDanny Biasone, who was owner of the Syracuse Nationals, 1955 NBA champions. Biasone was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Returning champion Dan Feitel, the leader going into Final Jeopardy, had $14,000 going into Final Jeopardy, bet $13,999 and got the question correct to win the game and $27,999. Challenger Victoria Machado did not come up with any question, but she didn't wager anything and finished with $7,600 in second place. A third player finished Double Jeopardy with a negative total, so he did not advance to Final Jeopardy.
...
Syracuse Alumna Betsey Johnson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Fashion (PS; AP)
It was Pharrell Williams who was being honored as a fashion icon, but it was another music superstar who got a lot of the attention at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night.
Introducing Pharrell, the producer-singer-songwriter who was receiving the evening's Fashion Icon award, Kanye West took the opportunity not just to praise his friend, but to express some frustration at the fashion industry — for, he suggested, its cool reception to his efforts to be a serious fashion designer.
"It is very difficult to break perception," West said. "Fashion had to be the hardest high school I ever entered. At least I had a big brother," he said, referring to Pharrell, who "talked me through it and kept me going" in the face of criticism over his fashions. West called Pharrell "my style idol."
Pharrell, in turn, thanked many fashion figures who've influenced his career and his personal style, and concluded by saying: "I'm not a style icon. I'm just inspired. And I'm OK with that." Forgoing his famous shorts and tall hat for a very casual ensemble of lived-in jeans, a blue leather jacket and a beret-style cap, he spoke at length about his dual loves of music and fashion, and their relationship to each other. He also made a point of thanking the fashion world's leading arbiter, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, for giving him some key visibility in her magazine a decade ago.
The emotional highlight of the evening, which honors the year's top designers, was when Syracuse University alumna Betsey Johnson, whose colorful, whimsical designs have been gracing the fashion world for more than 50 years, came onstage to accept her lifetime achievement award.
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