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I am temporarily filling in for OE as he recovers from surgery. Get well soon Dan.
SU News
Tyler Roberson Dribbles Against the Hokies Last Season in Blacksburg
My Two Sons (BJ and Tyler) Will Play in Four Nations Cup (PS; Waters)
Two Syracuse University basketball players are on the final roster for the USA East Coast all-star team that will represent the United States in the 2014 Four Nations Cup in Talinn, Estonia, this August.
Sophomore forwards B.J. Johnson and Tyler Roberson were previously reported to be on this year's squad.
Lycoming (Pa.) College coach Guy Rancourt said on Tuesday that the rest of the team's 10-player roster is now set.
Joining Roberson and Johnson will be Tyrone Johnson and Sindarius Thornwell of South Carolina, Mike Gesell and Adam Woodberry of Iowa, Dusty Hannahs of Arkansas, John Monkam of Lycoming and Granville Gittens of Baruch. Maryland center Damonte Dodd recently suffered a fractured foot. Rancourt said he expects to finalize a replacement for Dodd soon.
"It's a solid group,'' Rancourt said. "I think they'll do well.''
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'Blue Chips' Now on Netflix: 8 Fun Facts ABout JB's 1994 Acting Debut (PS; Herbert)
What's new on Netflix in July? More than 60 titles have been added to the video-streaming service this month, including Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim's first movie.
That's right, the 'Heim made his acting debut in the 1994 movie "Blue Chips." The underrated sports flick featured Shaquille O'Neal in his first big screen role, as a college basketball player recruited by Western University coach Petey Bell (Nick Nolte).
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Here are (elite) eight fun facts about "Blue Chips":
1. The three main recruits in "Blue Chips" were actual blue chip athletes. Shaq spent nearly two decades in the NBA, winning four championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Hardaway was an NBA All-Star who played 15 seasons with four teams, most notably the Orlando Magic from 1993 to 1999. And Nover was a star on the Indiana University team that lost to Duke in the 1992 Final Four, though he only played pro ball overseas.
2. There's also a surprising amount of talent in the cast -- acting talent, that is. Nolte's been nominated for three Academy Awards and the cast also includes two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell (remember her in "Dances with Wolves?"), four-time Emmy winner Alfre Woodard, Emmy-winning writer Robert Wuhl, "Married... With Children" and "Modern Family" star Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy!) and Oscar winner Lou Gossett Jr. ("An Officer and a Gentleman"), plus "The Passion of the Christ" star Jim Caviezel as an uncredited basketball player.
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Former Players
United Center Was 'Made Melo' for CA's Visit
Carmelo Anthony Gets Pitched by the Chicago Bulls (PS; Axe)
New York Knicks forward and former Syracuse University star Carmelo Anthony stopped in Chicago Tuesday on the first stop of his NBA free agency tour.
The "Windy City" certainly gave him a big welcome.
Signs around the United Center featured Anthony pictured in a Bulls uniform and messages encouraging Anthony to sign with the team.
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World Cup
Wild Ride by US Comes to End, But Soccer Is the Winner (nytimes.com; Borden)
It felt as if Tim Howard would never go down. As if the United States would never go down, standing there, taking shots like an undersize fighter clinging desperately to a puncher’s chance. Howard saved with his hands. His feet. His legs. His knees. At one point, Howard even had a shot bounce off the crest over his heart.
Trying to figure out where soccer fits into the fabric of America is a popular topic but, for one afternoon at least, there was this unexpected truth: All around the country, from coast to coast and through the nation’s belly, sports fans of every kind were inspired by the performance of a soccer goalkeeper. In a loss.
The ending was cruel, but then so is the game. The United States’ captivating run in the World Cup stopped here, on the coast of Brazil, as Belgium beat the Americans, 2-1 after extra time, to eliminate the United States in the Round of 16. A win would have sent the Americans to a quarterfinal against Lionel Messi and Argentina; a loss, instead, sent them home.
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SU News
Tyler Roberson Dribbles Against the Hokies Last Season in Blacksburg
My Two Sons (BJ and Tyler) Will Play in Four Nations Cup (PS; Waters)
Two Syracuse University basketball players are on the final roster for the USA East Coast all-star team that will represent the United States in the 2014 Four Nations Cup in Talinn, Estonia, this August.
Sophomore forwards B.J. Johnson and Tyler Roberson were previously reported to be on this year's squad.
Lycoming (Pa.) College coach Guy Rancourt said on Tuesday that the rest of the team's 10-player roster is now set.
Joining Roberson and Johnson will be Tyrone Johnson and Sindarius Thornwell of South Carolina, Mike Gesell and Adam Woodberry of Iowa, Dusty Hannahs of Arkansas, John Monkam of Lycoming and Granville Gittens of Baruch. Maryland center Damonte Dodd recently suffered a fractured foot. Rancourt said he expects to finalize a replacement for Dodd soon.
"It's a solid group,'' Rancourt said. "I think they'll do well.''
...
'Blue Chips' Now on Netflix: 8 Fun Facts ABout JB's 1994 Acting Debut (PS; Herbert)
What's new on Netflix in July? More than 60 titles have been added to the video-streaming service this month, including Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim's first movie.
That's right, the 'Heim made his acting debut in the 1994 movie "Blue Chips." The underrated sports flick featured Shaquille O'Neal in his first big screen role, as a college basketball player recruited by Western University coach Petey Bell (Nick Nolte).
...
...
Here are (elite) eight fun facts about "Blue Chips":
1. The three main recruits in "Blue Chips" were actual blue chip athletes. Shaq spent nearly two decades in the NBA, winning four championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Hardaway was an NBA All-Star who played 15 seasons with four teams, most notably the Orlando Magic from 1993 to 1999. And Nover was a star on the Indiana University team that lost to Duke in the 1992 Final Four, though he only played pro ball overseas.
2. There's also a surprising amount of talent in the cast -- acting talent, that is. Nolte's been nominated for three Academy Awards and the cast also includes two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell (remember her in "Dances with Wolves?"), four-time Emmy winner Alfre Woodard, Emmy-winning writer Robert Wuhl, "Married... With Children" and "Modern Family" star Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy!) and Oscar winner Lou Gossett Jr. ("An Officer and a Gentleman"), plus "The Passion of the Christ" star Jim Caviezel as an uncredited basketball player.
...
Former Players
United Center Was 'Made Melo' for CA's Visit
Carmelo Anthony Gets Pitched by the Chicago Bulls (PS; Axe)
New York Knicks forward and former Syracuse University star Carmelo Anthony stopped in Chicago Tuesday on the first stop of his NBA free agency tour.
The "Windy City" certainly gave him a big welcome.
Signs around the United Center featured Anthony pictured in a Bulls uniform and messages encouraging Anthony to sign with the team.
...
World Cup
Wild Ride by US Comes to End, But Soccer Is the Winner (nytimes.com; Borden)
It felt as if Tim Howard would never go down. As if the United States would never go down, standing there, taking shots like an undersize fighter clinging desperately to a puncher’s chance. Howard saved with his hands. His feet. His legs. His knees. At one point, Howard even had a shot bounce off the crest over his heart.
Trying to figure out where soccer fits into the fabric of America is a popular topic but, for one afternoon at least, there was this unexpected truth: All around the country, from coast to coast and through the nation’s belly, sports fans of every kind were inspired by the performance of a soccer goalkeeper. In a loss.
The ending was cruel, but then so is the game. The United States’ captivating run in the World Cup stopped here, on the coast of Brazil, as Belgium beat the Americans, 2-1 after extra time, to eliminate the United States in the Round of 16. A win would have sent the Americans to a quarterfinal against Lionel Messi and Argentina; a loss, instead, sent them home.
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