More New Yorkers start Thanksgiving day with a turkey trot
Maybe it’s to allow for guilt-free indulgence around the dinner table this afternoon. Or perhaps it’s about family bonding, but more central New Yorkers are lacing up their running shoes on...
View ArticleWhy snow plus sports so often equals injuries
Winter sports are certainly popular in northern and central New York. But whether it’s skating, skiing or sledding, falling on the snow or ice is inevitable -- and can lead to injury. This week on...
View ArticleHelmet or not, winter sports injuries are sometimes inevitable
The time to pull out the winter sporting gear has come, but with it comes the possibility of injury . This week on “Take Care,” Dr. Navan Duggal discusses the strain winter sports can have on the body...
View ArticleFrigid cold weather keeps skiers home during holiday week
There is plenty of snow on the ground, but frigid temperatures are keeping people away from upstate New York’s ski mountains. With schools out for winter break last week, President’s Day week is...
View ArticleNCAA suspends Jim Boeheim 9 games and strips him of dozens of wins for rule...
Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim has been suspended for nine ACC conference games next season and Syracuse will lose 12 scholarships over four years as a result of multiple rules...
View ArticleSU will discuss NCAA sanctions Monday; decision on appeal coming soon
Syracuse University could make a decision on whether to appeal harsh sanctions against its athletic department from the NCAA as early as next week. Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud and other...
View ArticleSU official: 'cultural change' underway in handling of student athletes
Top Syracuse University officials that work with student athletes say the culture that allowed for its top sports programs to violate NCAA rules over the span of a decade is no more. The university...
View ArticleSU athletic director Daryl Gross steps down; coach Jim Boeheim to retire in 3...
The impact of an NCAA investigation into Syracuse University's athletics department has come to bear: Daryl Gross is out as athletic director and men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim will retire in three...
View ArticleBoeheim's retirement is set, so what does that mean for Orange basketball?
The career of basketball coach Jim Boeheim at Syracuse University now has an end date, with his announced retirement coming in the aftermath of an NCAA investigation into his program. The university...
View ArticleSU coach Jim Boeheim calls NCAA penalties 'unduly harsh'
Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim will appeal sanctions handed down on him from the NCAA, calling the penalties "unduly harsh." For the first time since the NCAA released a report on the...
View ArticleFormer SU athletic director says 'rogue individuals' carried out major case...
A major instance of academic fraud with the Syracuse University basketball program was the work of "rogue individuals," according to now former S.U. athletic director Daryl Gross. Gross, who stepped...
View ArticleMost are ready for spring, but area ski resorts are clinging to the winter...
Ski slopes this winter had some of their best snow in years, but record cold temperatures kept many skiers sheltered indoors. Now a cold March is allowing ski resorts to get a late-season boost to...
View ArticleFormer Syracuse National looks back on winning NBA title 60 years later
The NBA playoffs begin this weekend. And while big city teams like Oakland, Cleveland and Atlanta are the favorites, sixty years ago the league looked much different. In 1955, the Syracuse Nationals...
View ArticleIt took almost 20 years, but pro baseball is back in Watertown
Professional baseball fans in Watertown rejoice. After nearly 20 years, the sport has returned to the city. The Watertown Bucks are an independent pro team with players from all over the country. The...
View ArticleSU: Hopkins to succeed Boeheim in 3 years
Syracuse University announced Thursday that assistant men's basketball coach Mike Hopkins will succeed head coach Jim Boeheim when Boeheim retires in three years. Hopkins played at Syracuse from 1989-...
View ArticleNCAA upholds suspension of SU coach Jim Boeheim; suspension to start immediately
The NCAA Thursday denied Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim's appeal of a nine-game suspension, but Boeheim will begin serving the suspension immediately.
View ArticleOswego students, parents speak out against proposed budget cuts to sports,...
The Oswego City School Board approved a $79.5 million budget Tuesday, despite opposition from several students and parents who criticized its cuts to athletic programs. The district is facing a $5...
View ArticleGrant to save some Oswego school sports brings relief, division
The parents leading a charge to restore the 29 athletic teams that were cut in the Oswego City School District's new budget are celebrating a $150,000 grant that will supplement their efforts, but the...
View ArticleAfter much uncertainty, Oswego JV football is back
Oswego High School football returns today for its first game of the season, but only the junior varsity team will take the field. The varsity program is not returning because of financial cuts.
View ArticleHigh school pitchers still open to injury, even with new state rule
The school sports season was the first year baseball players have had a limit on how much they can throw. But is it enough to keep young pitchers from blowing out their arms? Brandon Olbrys coaches the...
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