Jessica Marini scissored thru the St. Michael’s defense during Le Moyne College’s third straight home win on Saturday.
Kirsten Colgrove blew past the goalkeeper and blasted an unassisted goal in the second half. The Dolphins defeated the Purple Knights 2-0.
Former Henninger High star Marcus Douthit (left) along with former UConn Huskie Taliek Brown (right) participated in a free basketball clinic for Filipino youth in Queens on Columbus Day.
The clinic was hosted by Team FOOTPRINTZ and training pro Mark Williams.
We did some further research and found that Brown, who won a NCAA championship in 2004, almost went to SU back in the day.
Special thanks to SIF Advisory Board Member Alton Ritter for sharing this image from the clinic.
A handful of Florida State fans invaded the Connective Corridor this morning (photo by Mateo).
LeMoyne College Soccer (above Springfield Road)
Author, activist, former NBA player and SU grad Etan Thomas moderated a panel (along with Rachel Vassel) on Fatherhood on Friday. The panel was made up of former SU basketball players.
Where are C-SPAN or ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” when you need them?
After a week that provided way too much negative news pertaining to male athletes and domestic violence and abuse allegations, former SU students Etan Thomas and Rachel Vassel facilitated a panel Coming Back Together (CBT) aimed at dissecting fatherhood, particularly among people of color.
The discussion featured former SU players Billy Owens, Derrick Coleman, John Wallace, Roosevelt Bouie and Lawrence Moten. The audience included students, members of the community and alumni (including members of the Syracuse Eight)
The 2-hour town-hall style meeting touched on single parent homes, solutions for raising a generation of children in the modern era, and how to discipline while still showing love.
At times the candor of the athletes spurred a range of emotions (from tears to gut-busting laughter).
Billy Owens, Derrick Coleman and John Wallace
All-time leading SU scorer (and in the Big East) Lawrence Moten talked about teaching the art of respect when it comes to fathering his daughters.
SU’s gentle giant Roosevelt Bouie
Etan Thomas talks about reaching not only his own children but those in the community as well (seated to his right was former SU player Manny Breland).
A Magnificent Six
We are sure this conversation will continue somewhere (possibly at the next gathering) or maybe another institution will do a tangential discussion. In the meantime we salute Etan, the other former players, and organizers of CBT for addressing the subject.
We wish they met annually.
A game of inches
Here are some photos from the Ed Campagna Bocce Tournament held near City Hall on Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the game, check out this Bocce history write-up.
Ed Campagna Bocce Tournament: Syracuse Italian Festival
Sometimes almost is good enough
Transformational Season
Old School Baseball Logos
Swoop: Ball Tricks
James Brown had nothing on Dwayne Swoop Simpson. The triple-zero uniform-wearing entertainer for the Harlem Wizards is officially the “hardest working man in show business (at the Fair).”
For the past week, we saw Simpson do tricks, teach salsa lessons, play some great classic soul and rock music as a DJ, drum up business for local vendors, take photographs with fans, nearly get a double-double in wheelchair basketball, and just plain make a vocation look like fun outside the Sports Activity Center.
On this Labor Day, we salute his work ethic.
Swoop in Selfies
Swoop: Like Magic from the wheelchair
The Watson Bros. brought their formidable boxing skills to the New York State Fair on Saturday.