Being a beneficent fellow, I to declare this Benefit of the Doubt Sunday. So let’s say that Adam Silver was blindsided by this; he had no idea that the NBA’s Hawks had declared March 16 a “cultural” salute game to an “iconic” strip joint in Atlanta, replete with a vulgar, N-word chanting rapper and the … Read more
Jim Boeheim apparently didn’t develop any respect for NC State during his ACC days. The Syracuse coach absolutely buried the Wolfpack during the first round of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday afternoon when asked to analyze a player’s celebration. “I don’t know why anybody that’s got the recent history of these guys are celebrating — … Read more
Jim Boeheim is set to be back on the sidelines — this time on the broadcast team. Boeheim reportedly signed a deal with ESPN for the upcoming season as an in-game and studio analyst, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. It was expected that the former Syracuse coach would spend his retirement out of the spotlight after a … Read more
Brent Axe, a popular host on ESPN Syracuse, has been fired by the radio station for being too critical of the school’s men’s basketball program. Ed Levine, the president and CEO of Galaxy Media Partners, which owns the ESPN Radio affiliate in the region, confirmed the news to Syracuse.com, where Axe remains a sports columnist. … Read more