Syracuse University NCAA News

A lot goes into making a successful college basketball program. There's talent, of course, which supersedes everything else.

Elizabeth Robertson hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help Ole Miss upend 19th-ranked LSU Sunday.

The great roster turnover project moves into its next phase as head coach Doug Marrone and his staff reshape and rejuvenate the Syracuse University football team into their own image.

Syracuse forward Wes Johnson is still sore but expects to play in the third-ranked Orange's game Sunday at Cincinnati.

The seeds and foundation of the 31-member recruiting class signed by Syracuse University on Wednesday were sewn a year ago when head football coach Doug Marrone and his staff were scrambling just to survive.

Standout reserve Kris Joseph had a career-high 23 points, Arinze Onuaku added a season-high 20, and No.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Freshman guard K.K. Houser scored a career-high 18 points, and the Purdue women's team handed No.

Few have suggested that Jim Boeheim is an innovative mathematician. But after watching the 2009-10 version of the Syracuse Orange, it is hard to ignore that the hall-of-fame coach has developed some new theories of mathematics.

Two teams at opposite ends of the Big East spectrum meet up at Allstate Arena this afternoon, as fourth-ranked Syracuse looks to continue its torrid pace against struggling DePaul.

Wes Johnson calmly dribbles two basketballs inside the cozy confines of the sparkling new Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center.

A young fan makes his feelings known during Monday's Syracuse basketball game against Georgetown at the Carrier Dome.

Point guard Brandon Triche vs. Maurice Acker While Triche is just a freshman, he's been playing like a veteran on the court, helping lead the Orange to its fantastic start.

The Georgetown Hoyas were statistically the Big East's No. 1 defense entering Monday night, but 40 long minutes at the Carrier Dome proved it is rival Syracuse who has the dominating unit.

Kris Joseph and Andy Rautins had 15 points apiece and No. 4 Syracuse rallied from a big early deficit to beat seventh-ranked Georgetown 73-56 on Monday night.

Connecticut lost its coach this week, but found its swagger. Jerome Dyson scored a career-high 32 points as UConn overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to upset top-ranked Texas 88-74 on Saturday in Storrs, Conn.

After a successful three-game road trip, the fifth-ranked Syracuse Orange return home today to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles in a Big East clash at the Carrier Dome.

If you've been to an SU basketball game this season, you've heard the song "Shut it Down" -- a surprise hit, put together by SU assistant basketball coach Rob Murphy.

My Jan 18th submission for the Examiner.com Top 25 . Notes: Kentucky did survive last week by just five against Auburn.

Jamar Samuels scored 20 points and Curtis Kelly added 17 as No. 10 Kansas State beat top-ranked Texas 71-62 on Monday.

For the second time in the past two seasons, Greg McDermott's team is losing a key player.