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Welcome to National Grand Marnier Day!
National Grand Marnier Day is observed annually on July 14th. An 1880s French invention by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle, Grand Marnier adds a splash of orange liquor to mix drinks or desserts. Also enjoyed neat, this cognac concoction blended one of the most expensive fruits of the time with a strong spirit. The result was truly grand.
Grand Marnier is used in a long list of desserts including liquor cream buns, Yule log, cranberry sauce, Crepes Suzette and Grand Marnier souffle creme brulee’. Grand Marnier is also used in the sauce of the roasted duck dish, “Canard a l’Orange”.
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New Syracuse AD John Wildhack on football: 'We've had success, and we can do it again' (ESPN; Hale)
Syracuse introduced new athletics director John Wildhack on Tuesday. We caught up with the former ESPN executive to get his thoughts on the challenges facing him at Syracuse after Mark Coyle departed the AD job following just 11 months on campus and what he thinks Dino Babers can bring to the football program.
Q. This is obviously a big step out of what you had been doing. It’s a unique career path. What sold you on the job?
A. What really piqued my interest was doing some due diligence and I found the place was in very good shape. We’re coming off a tremendous year both academically and athletically. Getting to know the chancellor was really important in the process. I have great respect for [Kent Syverud], and I love the vision he has for the university. I think it can be transformative for all our students. There’s a connection.
Getting to know Dino was also important. I’m impressed with him. I like that he has a defined philosophy on both sides of the ball. Obviously he won a MAC championship last year. He’s had success. His system works. And I think him and his staff can help Syracuse get back to prominence in football.
Q. When Mark Coyle resigned suddenly, Dino was obviously concerned about what that would mean for the direction of the football program. How important was it for you to make sure you and he were on the same page in terms of philosophy?
A. It was important for both of us. I told him, you run the football program. You’re in charge. I’m going to hold you accountable, and I’m here to help, but I’m not going to be a guy who’s got to be in position meetings or know the game plan. He’s the expert. I’m here to support them. I want to get to know the kids. I thought it was important that he have a sense of my leadership and management style. And his enthusiasm for the place. We both want to build a program that can have sustained success. It’s not a short-term fix that doesn’t set you up for long-term success. I think his philosophy on building the program matches mine.
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Brown to be inducted in NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame (newsday.com; Herzog)
Jim Brown has scored again.
The former Manhasset High School, Syracuse University and Cleveland Browns superstar who already is a member of five sports halls of fame, including the ones for pro and college football, will make it a pick-six when his sensational high school exploits are recognized later this month with his induction into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
“When I heard who I was going in with — Jim Brown — all I could say was wow! I’m humbled and I’m honored,” said former Bellport football coach Joe Cipp Jr., who joins Brown and former NYSPHSAA and current Nassau County executive director Nina Van Erk to give a distinct Long Island flavor to the six-member class of 2016 that will be honored on July 27 in a ceremony at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona.
By the time Brown graduated from Manhasset in 1953, he had accumulated 13 varsity letters in five sports: football, basketball, track, baseball and lacrosse. Among his achievements was winning the 1952 Thorp Award as Newsday’s top high school football player in Nassau County and setting a still-standing county record by averaging 39.6 points per game in the 1952-53 basketball season. At his 2013 induction into Manhasset High School’s Hall of Fame (yes, he’s in that one, too), Brown said, “I always looked upon myself as an all-around athlete that loved all the sports and competed in all the sports. Sometimes they overlapped.”
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Former Syracuse LB Jake Flaherty: ‘It’s an exciting time for the program’ (the juice; Cheng)
Former Syracuse football star Jake Flaherty calls in to chat about his post-playing career and his thoughts on the new coaching staff with Wes Cheng on The Juice on the Cuse Podcast hosted by SNY.tv. The Juice Online Editor in Chief Brad Bierman also calls in to discuss new athletics director John Wildhack.
Here are the highlights from the show:
Wes Cheng: Jake, at Syracuse, you were a two-year starter at linebacker. In 2008, you were co-captain and played in all 47 games during your career, leading the Orange in tackles in your senior year and finishing second on the team as a junior. Catch us up on what you’ve been up to since then.
Jake Flaherty: Since then I’ve had a busy 20s. After Syracuse I played in Germany for a year, which was a wonderful experience. I continued to play the game I loved and saw Europe. That was a great time. The football was pretty good, too. After that, I moved to New York City and I was doing some pre-med stuff. I got accepted to Upstate Medical School but I decided to go down a path of songwriting and performing. I’ve been hard at work trying to be a songwriter.
WC: What do you think of Dino Babers and the new coaching staff?
JF: I think it’s a really exciting time for the program. I think it’s called the shoot and veer offense that he’s implementing. From my understanding it’s very entertaining style of offense as far as getting the quarterback a bunch of different options to take shots downfield. That’s going to be great to put points on the board for the fans as well.
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Big names in town for Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic (whec.com)
Since her final victory in 1981, LPGA legend Nancy Lopez makes it a point to regularly visit Rochester. That includes playing a round or two, like she did Wednesday at the Daniellie Downey Credit Union Classic.
This year marks a special year for golf in Rochester. It's the fortieth year that women's professional golf is in town, but it's the second without the LPGA.
Nancy Lopez: “I always look forward to coming to Rochester.”
Professional golf is back in the "Flower City", and so too is one of her favorite daughters.
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Dino Babers: “I coach a lot better than I golf.”
Earlier this year, Syracuse football Coach Dino Babers was at Monroe Golf Club for the university's "No Huddle Tour." On Wednesday, Babers was able to tee it up before his first season at the helm begins.
Dino Babers: “You know it's probably the last weekend that you can honestly say that you're relaxed and having some fun. Once Monday rolls around and you get to July and in the 20's you're locked in and you're thinking about football 24/7.”
Until then, the coach has time to tweak his golf game.
Dino Babers: “The time that I put into it, how serious I am about it, those are definitely my two weaknesses."
Syracuse Football raising money for brain cancer research through Uplifting Athletes (CNYCentreal.com; Murnane)
The Syracuse University Football team is always lifting in the offseason, but on July 20 it will be to save lives.
Uplifting Athletes is a football student-athlete run nonprofit organization with the mission to raise money for those affected by rare diseases. Syracuse began their own chapter in 2013 in honor of Rob Long, a former Orange punter affected by a rare form of brain cancer. It is called grade III anaplastic astrocytoma and it restricted Long from competing in the Pinstripe Bowl that year.
The team has never stopped supporting Long in his fight against brain cancer, however, they now have a new motivation. This new motivation is a 7-year-old girl from Mexico, New York named Lilian Belfield. Lilian has also been affected by a rare form of brain cancer called ananplastic astroblastoma, but that has not slowed her down.
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Is it so hard to spell Syracuse? Guess so. Sign to airport spells city's name wrong (PS; Moses)
Welcome to Syracuse Airport or is it welcome to Sryacuse Airport?
A road sign on the on-ramp to Interstate 481 South from Bear Road that directs motorists to the airport features the incorrect spelling of the city's name.
A Syracuse.com reader saw the sign as she headed toward Syracuse. The sign is located just past Route 11 and directs traffic to the airport.
Pam Levine said she was on her lunch break when she saw the sign.
"It's amusing but it's also embarrassing," Levine said.
It's unknown when the sign was erected.
Syracuse Hancock International Airport Executive Director Christina R. Callahan said she was unaware of any new signs going up.
A spokesman for the state Department of Transportation said he was unaware of any issues at this time but would look into it.
