By PAUL GOTHAM INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Buddy Boeheim scored 22 of his game-high 25 points in the second half, and the No. 11 seed Syracuse Orange survived a late surge to defeat No. 3 West Virginia, 75-72 in Midwest Region action of the NCAA Tournament. After connecting on just 1-of-6 shots during the first 20 minutes, Boeheim hit 7-of-11 after the break including 5-of-8 from … [Read more...] about Syracuse survives, advances to Sweet Sixteen
“Not a 48-hour thing,” Loyola Chicago advances to Sweet Sixteen
By PAUL GOTHAM INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Cameron Krutwig finished with a game-high 19 points, but it was the senior center's efforts as part of the Loyola Chicago defense that lifted the Ramblers to a 7-58 victory over top-seeded Illinois. And the performance wasn't anything out of the ordinary for Krutwig and his teammates. The Ramblers, rated No. 1 overall by KenPom … [Read more...] about “Not a 48-hour thing,” Loyola Chicago advances to Sweet Sixteen
Hardwood to gridiron: Blankenberg keeps Wayne moving forward
By PAUL GOTHAM EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eight days ago, Mason Blankenberg and his Wayne Eagle teammates celebrated a Section V Class B1 basketball championship. Saturday afternoon Blankenberg and the Wayne football team hosted Palmyra-Macedon. The field of play changed from hardwood to gridiron; the result didn't. Well, almost. Blankenberg needed last-second heroics to … [Read more...] about Hardwood to gridiron: Blankenberg keeps Wayne moving forward
McQuaid shakes off slow start, rallies to beat Aquinas
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Bobby Bates didn't need any reminders to let him know the amount of time between games for his McQuaid football team and the rest of Section V. Bates and his Jesuit Knights needed an additional quarter to find their rhythm, in Friday's season opener. "We didn’t start off too well," Bates said. "That’s to be expected given it’s the first game … [Read more...] about McQuaid shakes off slow start, rallies to beat Aquinas
Lamb turns in near double-double in fifth NBA contest
By PAUL GOTHAM Logging 27 minutes in his fifth NBA game, Anthony Lamb (Greece Athena) put together a near-double-double performance, Wednesday night. The 6-foot-6 forward finished with nine points and nine rebounds in a Houston Rockets 108-94 loss to Golden State. Lamb connected on 3-of-7 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line for a … [Read more...] about Lamb turns in near double-double in fifth NBA contest