Daily Orange Sports
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All things sports from @dailyorange, the independent, student-run newspaper of Syracuse, New York. Newsletter linked below.
- The first and last time Syracuse beat FSU was Nov. 12, 1966. Things that were happening then: -Floyd Little rushed for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns -A gallon of gas was 32 cents -Buzz Aldrin took the first space selfie during the Gemini 12 mission -The legend of the Mothman began
- Before facing Cornell, Syracuse men's basketball players wore warm-up shirts supporting the #NotAgainSU movement:
- For the first time since 2001, Syracuse is ranked in the AP Poll: bit.ly/2SpLHVZ
- For the first time ever, Syracuse men's and women's lacrosse both defeated top-five opponents by 10+ goals on the same weekend.
- 18 years ago: Syracuse men’s basketball beats Kansas, 81-78, for the program's first NCAA Tournament title.
- Joe Girard III, New York state's all-time leading scorer, commits to Syracuse: bit.ly/2QOIFc5
- Elijah Hughes, Syracuse's top scorer in 2019-20, is now on Utah Jazz. Hughes is the first SU player to be drafted in the NBA since 2017.
- “Just because I’m a Boeheim doesn’t mean I have to love basketball." Inside Jamie Boeheim’s basketball journey, and why she stopped playing the sport, from @Roshan_f16. bit.ly/3oy3Jan
- Syracuse finishes its regular season at 9-3, its first 9-win season since 2001
- MMA reporter @arielhelwani spoke to Syracuse students about his path to becoming a popular podcaster in a virtual Zoom conversation on Wednesday.
- Syracuse ends its bowl drought with a 51-41 win over No. 22 North Carolina State. The sixth win for the Orange will send SU to a postseason game for the first time since 2013.

















