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Welcome to National Rubber Ducky Day!
Today is National Rubber Ducky Day! In 1970, Jim Henson performed the song “Rubber Duckie” as Ernie on Sesame Street, and the rubber duck bath toy has been an iconic American symbol ever since. Rubber ducks have been around since the rise of the rubber industry in the late 1800s, but no one knows their exact origin.
Did you know that in January of 1992, a shipment of 29,000 rubber duckies fell off a cargo ship in the Pacific Ocean? By 2007, the “Friendly Floatees” had traveled 17,000 miles around the world on the ocean currents. Some are still afloat today! Over the years, people reported sightings in Indonesia, Australia, South America, the Bering Straight, the Arctic, and (eventually) the Atlantic Ocean.
Happy Rubber Ducky Day!
SU News
Syracuse vs Boston College: 5 Things to Watch (photo gallery; PS; Waters)
The Syracuse Orange will host the Boston College Eagles at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night in a matchup of two teams in search of their first ACC victory this season. Syracuse is 10-7 overall and 0-4 in league play, while Boston College is 7-8 for the season and 0-2 in the conference. Syracuse suffered an 84-73 loss to North Carolina on Saturday in Jim Boeheim's return to the bench after his nine-game suspension. The SU-BC game will start at 7 p.m. and will be televised on the ACC Regional Sports Network (MSGPL in Syracuse).
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Syracuse in Uncharted Territory, 0-4 in ACC Play (charlotteobserver.com; Kekis)
After Syracuse had dropped its fourth straight game to open Atlantic Coast Conference play, coach Jim Boeheim shrugged off his team's spot in the conference cellar.
"It's not something new for me," Boeheim said after Saturday night's 84-73 loss to North Carolina, ranked No. 5 this week. "There's 14 games left to go. We started 0-4 one year and we won 10 games in the league."
Not quite.
The Orange's worst previous start in conference play since Boeheim took over in 1976 was 0-3, and that happened twice in the 1990s.
The 1992-93 team, which did not play in the NCAA Tournament because of NCAA sanctions, started the Big East season with losses to Boston College, Villanova and Georgetown, finished 20-9 overall and 10-8 in conference play, and won two games in the Big East tournament.
The Orange also lost its first three Big East games in 1996-97, finished 19-13 overall and 9-9 in the Big East, and lost in the first round of the NIT just a year after reaching the Final Four and losing to Kentucky in the national championship game.
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Carmelo Anthony Sprains Ankle Stepping on Referee, X-Rays Negative (PS; Carlson)
Carmelo Anthony's strong performance against the Boston Celtics was cut short on Tuesday night when he stepped on the foot of an official and left with a sprained ankle.
Anthony was hurt late in the first half, and left Tuesday night's home game for good just 20 seconds into the second half. The Knicks announced that X-rays on the ankle were negative but that Anthony would not return.
Anthony, whose all-around performance and increased passing has drawn praisein recent weeks, scored 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting in the first half. The Knicks led 59-49 at the half. Anthony was plus-10 with four rebounds and three assists.
The Knicks have won four of their last five games and climbed within two games of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
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