21+ hour, 43+ min ago (234+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " The Syracuse basketball team takes on the No. 3 Houston Cougars at 6 p.m., Monday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The game will air on TNT. See in-game team and individual stats here. Syracuse tips off the first of three games in the Players Era Festival on Monday against last year's NCAA runner-up. Houston is once again a popular Final Four pick, and Syracuse has an ever stiffer test on its hands playing without star forward Donnie Freeman. The sophomore leads SU with 17.8 points per game and is second on the team with 5.3 rebounds per game. He packs an inside-out game and tantalizing length that make him among the team's most indispensable players. With Freeman out, SU may turn to freshman forward Sadiq White, and Cincinnati transfer Tyler Betsey is available to suit up after missing the team's previous…...

16+ hour, 57+ min ago (171+ words) Look out for our complete media day coverage over the next two weeks with more photos, interviews and videos of each team that attended. Cicero, N.Y. " Players from 18 Central New York boys hockey, girls hockey and skiing teams took over syracuse.com's 2025-26 winter media days at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. Practice began last week, but these athletes got a jump on the fun as they posed with teammates to show off their unique personalities. Check out all of our media day videos on syracuse.com's TikTok page here. Like and follow us on our syracuse.com Central New York high school sports Facebook page here for even more high school sports content. Boys hockey teams at our winter sports media days were: Auburn, Baldwinsville, Cazenovia, CBA/JD, Cicero-North Syracuse, Clinton, CNY Fusion, Fayetteville-Manlius, Oswego, Rome Free Academy, Skaneateles, Syracuse City and…...

15+ hour, 51+ min ago (109+ words) The following is a roundup of lists by county of homes sold in Central New York from Nov. 15 to Nov. 21. Syracuse.com publishes weekly reports on recent home sales in Central New York, including the ... See homes sold in seven Central NY counties, Nov. 15 to Nov. 21 The following is a roundup of lists by county of homes sold in Central New York from Nov. 15 to Nov. 21. Syracuse.com publishes weekly reports on recent home sales in Central New York, including the most expensive homes sold by county, as well as other real estate news, from unique homes for sale to the latest trends....

18+ hour, 57+ min ago (101+ words) Section III boys basketball 2024-25 stat leaders based on average per game and sorted by year in school. Stats reported to syracuse.com by Section III coaches. If statistics are missing or incomplete, ... Section III's top returning boys basketball stat leaders, ranked by 2024-25 averages Syracuse, N.Y. " Section III boys basketball 2024-25 stat leaders based on average per game and sorted by year in school. Stats reported to syracuse.com by Section III coaches. If statistics are missing or incomplete, please encourage coaches to send them to [email protected]. Look for updated stats leaders every Monday....

13+ hour, 57+ min ago (481+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " It doesn't feel like that long ago since the Marcellus boys basketball team was celebrating a state championship at Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton. But that was eight months ago, and now a new season is underway with every team in Section III preparing to make their own runs for section and state titles. Bishop Ludden-Grimes, Westhill, Marcellus and Cooperstown are all defending section champions and are the No. 1 teams to begin the season. Nottingham and Madison are the other No. 1-ranked teams in their respective classes. The early part of the Section III basketball season will bring plenty of excitement with plenty of top-five teams facing off with one another. Perhaps the headliner of the bunch is the matchup between defending Section III Class A champion Westhill and defending Class B state champion Marcellus. The Wolf Pack…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago (328+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " Freshman quarterback Rich Belin will be Syracuse's backup against Boston College, Fran Brown said Monday. Belin joins the list of three true freshmen that have surpassed redshirt sophomore Rickie Collins and redshirt freshman Jakhari Williams, who wore a sling on this throwing arm last week. He will backup walk-on freshman Joe Filardi, who will make his third start against the Eagles. "Gotta give Joe a chance to redeem himself," Brown said. Filardi threw three interceptions in Saturday's 63-point loss to No. 9 Notre Dame. Two of those interceptions were returned for touchdowns. He also threw for just 83 yards. Filardi is 18-for-44 as a starter with three interceptions, averaging just 61 yards per game. Freshman Luke Carney had been serving as Filardi's backup. However, he will be a healthy scratch against Boston College as Syracuse aims to use his redshirt. Carney appeared…...

16+ hour, 40+ min ago (753+ words) Las Vegas " Syracuse players understood the mission. They would be without their leading scorer, their second-leading rebounder here at the Players Era Festival. They would be facing the nation's No. 3 team, a physical squad that has earned its reputation as tough, unyielding defenders under Kelvin Sampson. Donnie Freeman, SU's 6-foot-9 sophomore forward, a player Orange coaches were thrilled to retain in this era of NCAA postseason free agency, sustained a lower-body injury in SU's game last week against Monmouth. Officially, Syracuse ruled him out on Monday, a little more than two hours before the Orange met Houston at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. But the signs were there for his teammates to witness. They all pointed to a week without a crucial player in Las Vegas, at what has become the biggest, glitziest Thanksgiving Week extravaganza. SU players and coaches…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago (258+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. -- Heavy lake effect snow and strong winds could make for hazardous driving during the Thanksgiving Day travel period in Upstate New York. Cold winds from the west are expected to blow across the Great Lakes Wednesday night through Friday, generating lake effect snow and leading to low visibility on the roads. The National Weather Service has already issued winter storm watches for counties at the east ends of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. More than a dozen counties from Western New York to the Mohawk Valley are under a lesser hazardous weather outlook alert. "Whiteout conditions are possible and may make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening," said the winter storm watch. "Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period." Up to 7 inches of snow could fall amid 40 mph winds, the weather…...

18+ hour, 57+ min ago (1572+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " The ACC is beating up on itself at an interesting time. On one hand, some of the league's teams are playing themselves into better bowl games. On the other hand, the conference championship picture is getting increasingly cloudy. As it stands, Miami is the ACC's highest ranked team. However, the Hurricanes need help getting to Charlotte. Georgia Tech emerged as the ACC's safest bet in October, even reaching the AP Top 10 before a November collapse. As the final week of the regular season approaches, being a two-bid conference seems outside the realm of possibility for the ACC. With all things considered, here's how the ACC's teams stack up against each other. Last week's power ranking/result: No. 1; 38-6 win vs. Louisville This week's schedule: Saturday at California, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Why No. 1? SMU is right back where it was last season. It's a…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago (463+ words) The No. 14 St. John's Red Storm will face the No. 16 Iowa State Cyclones Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET. The game is part of the Player Era Festival, which includes several of the nation's best teams in Las Vegas during the week of Thanksgiving. St. John's vs. Iowa State will air on truTV, which can be streamed on DIRECTV (free trial). What: NCAA basketball regular season Who: No. 14 St. John's Red Storm vs. No. 16 Iowa State Cyclones When: Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 Time: 4:30 p.m. ET Where: Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Stream: DIRECTV (free trial), Sling It was the most lopsided win for the Red Storm in three seasons under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, and their biggest margin of victory since blowing out Mississippi Valley State 119-61 in November 2021. St. John's (3-1) has scored at least 90 points in each of its first four games for…...