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Welcome to King Tut Day!
King Tut Day celebrates the date of the discovery of King Tutankhamen's Tomb.
Over 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamen became the King of Egypt at the age of 9. He died at the age of 19. He is commonly called "King Tut". The tomb of Egypt's "child king" was discovered on November 4, 1922. The tomb was discovered nearly intact in Egypt's Valley of Kings.
King Tut's rule lasted a short nine years, from 1333 B.C. to 1324 B.C. The cause of his death is uncertain. Murder and an innocent accident are the two main theories.
How to celebrate this special day: Spend a little time with your nose in the Egyptian history books. Learn more about King Tut, along with the culture and times of Ancient Egypt.
Happy King Tut Day!!!
SU News
Syracuse Basketball is Back Featuring Unique, Dual-Coach Season (thejuice; Bierman)
Item: One way or another, and after only one tune-up ending in a 39 point rout of Le Moyne Monday night in which SU previewed that it will be “raining threes” from the perimeter this season, with a mandatory NCAA suspension built into the first half of the ACC schedule, we’ll get our initial 30 day look at the future head coaching transition of Jim Boeheim to Mike Hopkins, with Coach Boeheim’s total ban from associating with any nuance of the program, creating a nine game (subject to an imminent appeal ruling) mini-season within the entire season.
Sure, there have been previous Syracuse basketball games in which its Hall of Fame coach has been absent from performing his game theatrics of repeatedly standing up and sitting down, while also pacing endlessly back and forth in front of the bench in his now 40 year tenure running the program, but they’ve been few and far between.
There was Boeheim’s three game absence in Dec. 2001 following surgery related to treating an enlarged prostate which resulted in the Orangemen going 1-2 under Bernie Fine; the final 28.9 of the first half and the entire second of the Nov. 2005 Dome exhibition game victory over Div. II College of Saint Rose in which Fine also directed the team following Boeheim’s departure; and the infamous final 10.2 of the Duke loss in SU’s initial appearance at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Feb. 2014, in which Hopkins finished out the game after his boss almost ripped his jacket right off while storming the court to argue an offensive foul on C.J. Fair (2011-14).
Other than those four regular season instances, there’s been 1,299 Orange games under Boeheim’s direction in which he’s been running the show, but that complexion changes dramatically the evening of Dec. 30 when the ‘Cuse not only opens up ACC play at Pittsburgh’s tough-to-win pit Petersen Events Center (SU has won two of nine games there since the building opened in 2002), but it suddenly becomes Hopkins, with the added assistance of Adrian Autry and Gerry McNamara, who becomes the game tactician without the added benefit of Boeheim’s consultation that he and Fine had back in 2001’s trio of games versus Hofstra, North Carolina State, and Georgia Tech, ironically two of those three teams being current ACC opponents.
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Billy Owens and the Team He Was Created For (TNIAAM; McClusky)
It's crazy that Billy Owens left Syracuse 24 years ago, isn't it? A transcendent player who you could pick up and drop in any era of basketball and he would be great. But this version of Syracuse basketball seems tailor-made for him.
Legacy is often considered and confused as singular. Almost no one gets out of life leaving just one rippling effect. One person's hero can be the devil incarnate to someone else. For all the fans and supporters, there will be about the same amount of haters and nonbelievers. Someone can accomplish the great but be remembered for something different and otherwise benign. Whatever was the result, it can and likely will be both cherished and ridiculed.
For example: Billy Owens, Syracuse legend. The six-foot-eight Owens was probably the most sought after recruit to ever sign on the dotted line for Jim Boeheim. Owens came out of Carlisle, Pennsylvania as someone who could shoot the lights out and handle the ball while banging with the bigs down low. Nothing seemed off limits for him. A three from the top of the key on a fast break? A coast-to-coast jam? A slightly-off-balanced 17-footer? All in the repertoire. Basically, he was a smaller but more athletic Dirk Nowitzki. Or maybe he was like a more physical Kevin Durant. Scottie Pippen? Okay, those comparisons are probably off, but then again, they're not THAT wrong either. Everyone wanted the kid and Boeheim got him, and in three seasons on the Hill, Owens put on one hell of a show.
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What Did We Learn From the LeMoyne Game? (insidetheloudhouse.com; Stone)
Syracuse basketball played it’s first exhibition game of the season against LeMoyne last night in the Carrier dome. Syracuse won the game 97-58 thanks to some solid three point shooting and a balanced attack on offense. Five players scored in double figures for Syracuse to lead them to the blowout win.
Although it was only an exhibition game against a Division II opponent, there is still a lot we can take away from this game as we prepare for the new season.
The first and probably most important thing to take note of is the return of Dajuan Coleman. Coleman got off to a rough start in the first half, scoring only two points and looking rather rusty. At one point he threw a cross-court pass about 15 feet over the heads of any player on the court.
He picked up his play in the second half as he got more comfortable and looked very good at times. He finished with 15 points and seven rebounds in just 29 minutes. If he can be anywhere close to that efficient all season, this team will be miles better than anyone expected.
Again, it was only an exhibition game against a team in an entirely different division of college basketball, but it was promising to see him play as well as he did. His knees held up fine and there was never a time where he was laboring on the court. He also looked very good in the middle of the zone. He clogged up the lane nicely and was a huge presence down low.
Michael Gbinije played a great game as well. He connected on 5-10 three pointers and finished with 21 points and 4 assists. He looked completely in control all game and was very smooth both on and off the ball. Although I would have liked to see him drive to the hoop more, he made his shots and was left relatively open on most of his looks. It only made sense that he would take the open threes.
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Joanie Mahoney Wins 3rd Term Over Toby Shelley (PS; Breidenbach)
Republican Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney has won her third term against Toby Shelley, who ran on the Democrat and Conservative Party lines.
With 100 percent of the election day votes counted, Mahoney had almost 60 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results from the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
Mahoney first won election in 2007 over Democratic Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli. She was unopposed in 2011.
Mahoney's family and friends chanted her name and gathered around the podium in a Drumlins ballroom for her victory speech.
Mahoney was introduced by Deputy County Executive Bill Fisher. She took the stage with her husband, their four sons, her parents and brothers and sisters.
Mahoney thanked Shelley for throwing his hat in the ring.
Joanie Mahoney's acceptance speech for her third term as County ExecutiveRepublican Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney has won her third term against Toby Shelley, who ran on the Democrat and Conservative Party lines.
"I am thrilled with the opportunity to serve another term," she said. " I love Central New York and I feel very lucky to be here at this moment in time."
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