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Welcome to Curling is Cool Day!
Curling is Cool Day celebrates a sport that is cool, both because it is hip, and because it is played on ice. Curling is one of the world's oldest team sports. Heavy granite stones, usually weighing 44 pounds, are slid down a rectangular sheet of ice towards a target. The targets are made of four concentric circles, and stones that stop closer to the center of a target are given higher scores. Curling brooms are used by "sweepers" to help guide the stones, by sweeping the ice in front of the stones, as they make their way down the ice. Teams are usually composed of four players each, and each team gets eight stones. The game was given the nickname "The Roaring Game" because of the rumbling sound the stones make as they slide across the ice. It has also been called "Chess on ice."
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Syracuse Football: Tale of the Tape on Caleb Okechukwu (itlh.com; Carey)
Here’s the tale of the tape on the latest addition to the Syracuse Football squad. Our recruiting analyst breaks down what this means for the Orange.
Way back on national signing day, February 7th, Syracuse picked up a commitment from 2018 defensive end, Caleb Okechukwu.
Okechukwu spurned the likes of Texas and Oklahoma and decided to commit to Dino Babers and the Orange. Checking in at 6-foot 4 and 240-pounds, Okechukwu is a grown man as a freshman. If nothing else, he provides another big body, and with an edition of five to ten pounds, the D.C native could rotate in as a freshman if he impresses in practice.
According to 247sports.com, Okechukwu is a three star prospect, the 76th best defensive end in the class of ’18 and the 12th best prospect in Washington D.C in his class. A competitor in the Under Armor All-American game, Okechukwu attends St. John’s College High School, the same school as former Syracuse running back Antwan Bailey.
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http://blogs.upstate.edu/healthlinkonair/ (upstate.edu; podcast; Howe)
Dino Babers knew he wanted to be a coach from the time he was 6 years old, even before he found his sport. Today as head football coach at Syracuse University, Babers motivates student athletes. He talks about what that’s like, as well as the training regimen for SU football players and how non-athletes can make fitness a part of their lives. He also shares his favorite sports movies: “The Natural,” “Field of Dreams” and “Remember the Titans.”
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Cars back up on Route 11 as Chick-Fil-A draws massive lunch crowd (video) (PS; Tulloch)
Hundreds flocked to the new Chick-fil-A restaurant at lunchtime on Thursday, backing up traffic for about two miles on Route 11 (Brewerton Road).
After a handful of chicken fans lined up at the front doors for its opening at 6:30 a.m., the breakfast crowd thinned around mid-morning.
But by lunchtime, people turned out in droves, lining up outside the restaurant as temperatures dipped and snow fell. Several people huddled under umbrellas.
Abbey Walters said she didn't mind waiting in line outside to get the spicy chicken sandwich, because "it's just that good."
The line of cars snaked through the drive-thru and around the Home Depot parking lot, with police officers helping to direct the traffic.
"So, do they have burgers?" joked one driver, who said he had waited in the drive-thru line for 40 minutes. (The restaurant is known for its chicken sandwiches, as well as wraps, salads and breakfast.)
He carried a handwritten note of menu items to order for himself and his friends, with a detailed list of sauces: "3 Polynesian, 2 sweet + sour, 5 zesty buffalo, 12 BBQ."
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