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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 time, people reported seeing the duckies in places such as Australia, Indonesia, South America, the Bering Strait, the Arctic, and in the Atlantic Ocean!

Happy Rubber Ducky Day!

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Syracuse football recruiting: Get to know linebacker commit Tyrell Richards (PS; Bailey)

Each day leading up to National Signing Day on Feb. 1, Syracuse.com will take a look at one of Syracuse football's verbal commitments for the Class of 2017.

We've already covered quarterback Tommy DeVito, inside receiver Sharod Johnson and defensive end Zach Morton.

Today, we examine Canadian linebacker Tyrell Richards.

The basics
Name: Tyrell Richards
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6 feet, 3 inches
Weight: 220 pounds
High School: Clarkson Secondary School (Mississauga, Ontario)
Twitter: @RichardsTyrell

Recruit rating
Richards is not rated by 247Sports.com's composite rankings or 247Sports.com itself.

ESPN.com rates Richards three stars and the No. 98 outside linebacker this cycle.

rates Richards two stars.

At their request, this network is being blocked from this site. rates Richards three stars.

Commitment breakdown
Richards committed to the Orange in June after participating in a one-day camp on campus.

At the time, his only offer was from Buffalo while Pittsburgh was showing strong interest, according to Clarkson Football North head coach Larry Jusdanis. Richards' firm commitment has kept teams from offering since that point, Jusdanis said, though he believes a couple SEC teams reached out to Richards directly.
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Syracuse football wide receiver commit Josh Palmer to take official visit to Tennessee (PS; Bailey)

Syracuse football wide receiver commit Josh Palmer will take an official visit to Tennessee this weekend, according to his former trainer at SSTCanada, Larry Jusdanis.

247Sports.com first reported the visit.

Palmer will take his official visit to SU the weekend of Jan. 27 along with a handful of offensive commits including quarterback Tommy DeVito. However, he is being heavily pursued by multiple other Power-5 programs, Jusdanis said.

"He was pretty solid until Tennessee (asked him to visit)," Jusdanis said.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Palmer is rated three stars and the No. 120 wideout in the Class of 2017 by 247Sports.com's composite rankings. In addition to the Orange and Volunteers, he's been offered by Michigan, Louisville, Maryland, Nebraska and Pittsburgh, among others, per 247Sports.com.

Palmer caught 27 passes for 458 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) High School, according to The Miami Herald. That includes a six-reception, 80-yard, one-touchdown performance in the Raiders' Class 7A state championship game victory over Plant (Tampa) High School.

Palmer, who committed to the Orange in June, spent his first two years at St. Roch Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario before transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas.

The Orange currently has 22 recruits in its Class of 2017. Four have signed while 18, including Palmer, cannot make their pledge official until National Signing Day on Feb. 1.
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SU tied for most returning stat leaders in ACC (TNIAAM; Gilberg)

Syracuse Orange football may have suffered its second consecutive 4-8 finish this past season, but the future continues to look bright for SU.

In addition to recent news that every member of the Class of 2017 intends to sign their National Letters of Intent (unlike previous years), Syracuse will also retain a large number of its statistical leaders from the 2016 season.

ESPN’s David Hale constructed a chart showing each ACC team’s leading players for rushing, passing, receiving, sacks and tackles, and whether or not that player plans to return to his respective team next season (green means he’s returning, red means he is not).

Syracuse, along with Boston College, Duke, Wake Forest and Virginia, leads the ACC with four of its top five statistical leaders from this past season returning for next year. Clemson, on the other hand, will lose all five of its leading contributors (albeit the Tigers just won the National freaking Championship, so no complaining or playing the #DISRESPEK card, Clemson).

While Syracuse is set to retain its leading rusher (running back Dontae Strickland), leading passer (quarterback Eric Dungey), sacks leader (defensive lineman Chris Slayton) and tackles leader (linebacker Parris Bennett), the Orange will only lose its leading receiver, Amba Etta-Tawo, who is projected to be selected in the middle rounds of the upcoming NFL Draft.

For a team that entered the 2016 season extremely young, starting a number of freshmen and sophomores on both sides of the ball, the fact the Orange will have many of its key players returning is certainly a plus, especially considering its daunting 2017 schedule.
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BC, KU provide smart scheduling blueprints (TNIAAM; Cassillo)

The Boston College Eagles and Kansas Jayhawks will face one another in two football games no unaffiliated fans will watch, in 2019 and 2020. The series fulfills requirements for the two schools to schedule Power Five opponents, and also sets up the programs to potentially pick up an important non-conference win.

This isn’t new for either of these programs. It’s actually the norm for recent scheduling.

Earlier this week, BC added games vs. Rutgers in 2019 and 2022, adding to the previously scheduled games in 2026 and 2027. On Wednesday, Kansas made a slew of announcements. Including the Eagles series, they’ll also face Duke (2021 and 2022) and FBS newcomer Coastal Carolina (2019-2021).

As you’ll recall, when Syracuse and Kansas announced a 2017 basketball game, we were hoping it was the start of a conversation around football as well. Alas, BC (and Duke) beat us to the punch. The Jayhawks are now fully scheduled through 2021. Boston College has just five slots to fill from 2021 through 2024.

This — all of it -- is what Syracuse should be doing.
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Syracuse finishes fall No. 17 in Director's Cup standings (PS; Carlson)

Syracuse finished the fall season ranked No. 17 in the Fall Director's Cup standings released on Thursday, a competition that attempts to identify the best-performing athletic department in the country.

The result is a slight dip from the previous two years, when Syracuse set an incredibly high standard by ranking No. 2 and No. 11 in the country after the fall.

The competition rewards points for NCAA postseason results, treating all sports as equals. Naturally, that doesn't always match the reality for fans, who are generally far more passionate about football and basketball.

Syracuse received points from its men's cross-country team (85), men's soccer team (64) and field hockey team (60).

Syracuse finished the fall with 209 points. Stanford leads the country with 504.5. The Orange rank sixth in the ACC. Only one of the first 16 teams, BYU, is from outside the financially dominant power-five conferences.

Improving Syracuse's non-revenue sports, and it's placement in the Director's Cup, was one of the biggest accomplishments for former athletic director Daryl Gross.
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The story behind 15 foods, brands established in Upstate New York (newyorkupstate.com; photo gallery)

Croghan Bologna

Croghan Croghan Bologna is a world famous North Country tradition that began in 1888 when Fred Hunziker, a Swiss immigrant, brought this smoked beef recipe with him to Northern New York. The bologna is produced by the Campany family at their Croghan Meat Market in Croghan.

 

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This Week is Syracuse History: Fire Nearly Destroys Two Syracuse University Buildings

This Week is Syracuse History: Fire Nearly Destroys Two Syracuse University Buildings

On January 11th 1937, an explosion was heard in one of the labs in Lyman Hall and soon after a fire was reported on the building’s fourth floor which damaged the roof of the building. It was believed that an unattended gas burner started the blaze. The University’s Museum of Natural History was lost in the fire, as well as numerous records and research materials. Fortunately, repairs were completed quickly and the building was reopened later that year.

According to the Syracuse University Archives, “Originally occupied by the Departments of Biology, Botany, Geology, Zoology, Psychology and Geography, in 1930 the fourth floor was remodeled and made into the Natural History Museum bringing together the various museum collections previously distributed throughout the building…fire damage was estimated at $79,000. By the start of February, the building was once again open for classes; it was completely restored by September of 1937. In 2009, two floors were remodeled to house the JP Morgan Chase Technology Center, an on-campus facility where students and faculty partner with bank employees to conduct research and run global technology operations.”

Ten years later, on January 12th 1947, a fire destroyed most of Archbold Gymnasium. This fire was more devastating than the one at Lyman Hall, and it took several years to completely rebuild the structure.

According to the Syracuse University Archives, “In 1907 the Trustees agreed to erect a gymnasium at a cost of $200,000 with the money to be raised by placing a mortgage on the University Block. The cost was soon revised to $300,000. The cornerstone laying took place on March 24, 1908, and the gym was officially opened on December 17, 1908 with the Junior Prom. The first classes were held in the new gym on March 1, 1909. In June 1909 John D. Archbold gave the University $300,000 to cancel the mortgage on the University Block.

The gymnasium building measured 150′ by 210′ with the gymnasium room measuring 100′ by 205′. It contained a swimming pool, rowing tank, baseball cage, and an indoor track measuring twelve laps to the mile. Bowling alleys were installed in the fall of 1911 through the generosity of John D. Archbold.

After the fire, most of the old superstructure still standing was demolished, except for the north wing, the least damaged in the blaze. The north wing was reconstructed and remodeled starting in the spring of 1948. By February 1949 the Athletic Department returned to the building. The reconstructed rear section was not completed until 1952.

In October 1989, the building’s locker rooms, stairways and exit controls were renovated concordant with the opening of neighboring Flanagan Gym. Archbold connected to Flanagan via 110′ glass-enclosed bridge.”

 

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