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  • Tyler Ennis Video: Buzzer Beater Shot Leads Syracuse To Another Victory

    Last night was host to one of the best endings to a college basketball game in a long time. Tyler Ennis, arguably the best freshman in the country, made a last second shot in order to give the Syracuse Orange yet another victory in a close game.

    The odds were totally against them going into the final leg of the game, with 4.4 seconds left, and having to go the entire length of the court. However, Tyler Ennis made the best play that could have possibly happened, dribbling up the court, and launching a 35-foot shot that luckily went in.

    Syracuse won the game 58-56 in a tough defensive battle against the Pittsburgh Panthers. Both teams struggled to score against the other, and the final score reflected that. The game featured a couple of tough defenses that are used to playing against one another.

    The game was a part of rivalry week, and like the first time the two teams played together in the ACC, it went down to the wire in a fierce fight. Up until this year, Syracuse and Pittsburgh were in the Big East, and have maintained a bitter rivalry for several decades.

    Looking up at the shot clock, Tyler Ennis knew that he had just over a second left when he went to release the shot, and with all sorts of things going through his head at the time, after the game, he said “I definitely didn’t want to make a shot and not have it count. I wanted to get it up early and luckily that was the best opportunity that I had.”

    The end of the game was certainly the most exciting, and due to the fact that Syracuse made a silly foul during what would likely be the last play of the game, they had only 4.4 seconds to move the ball down the court, and somehow managed to do it successfully to win the game.

    On the final play of the game, Tyler Ennis delivered one of the most impressive plays in college basketball, and it might get people talking about him as potentially the best freshman in the 2013-2014 season, and possiblybetter contender for the John Wooden Award.

    As Jim Boeheim said in an interview after the game, even after Ennis’ outstanding shot, he probably played his worst game tonight, and along with other stars like Trevor Cooney and C.J. Fair, the whole team found it difficult to score against their bitter rivals. Luckily, they were able to pull away in the end, and the stars stepped up when they needed to.

    Continue to relive the moment over and over with this video.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAOIdhEJ1Hg

    Following their last win in another close and exciting game, the Syracuse Orange have a record of 24-0, and remain the No.1 team in the country. While other teams may dominate opponents, Syracuse continues to make it interesting, finishing games with strong statements from their star players.

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  • Syracuse Fires Bernie Fine, Jim Boeheim and SU Chancellor Issue Statements

    Syracuse associate head basketball coach, Bernie Fine, has been “terminated, effective immediately” according to a statement by the vice president for public affairs at Syracuse University, Kevin Quinn.

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    Syracuse University    Bernie Fine’s employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, effective immediately – http://t.co/t65jvRIf 4 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    Two former Syracuse University ball boys alleged that they had been molested by Fine from the late 1970s to the 1990s.

    Both Syracuse’s Chancellor and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim have released statements, you can read them below:

    Chancellor Nancy Cantor’s statement:

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    Syracuse University    A message from Chancellor Cantor: http://t.co/fpqK6GCN 3 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    Dear Students, Faculty, & Staff:

    Tonight, in the wake of troubling new allegations that emerged in the media today, I am writing to let you know that Bernie Fine’s employment at the University has been terminated effective immediately.

    Frankly, the events of the past week have shaken us all. The taped phone call that ESPN revealed today was not provided to the university by Mr. Davis during the 2005 investigation by our legal counsel. Like the media review of the case a few years earlier, no other witnesses came forward during the university investigation, and those who felt they knew Bernie best could not imagine what has unfolded.

    Since I last wrote to you, we have been cooperating fully with the authorities. On Friday, November 18th, as the District Attorney has noted, we turned over to his office the results of our 2005 months-long investigation. Also on November 18, our Board of Trustees retained an independent law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, to review our procedures in responding to the initial allegations when they first came to the University’s attention. I fully supported that decision and it is vital that we examine our protocols and actions in dealing with such serious allegations. We need to learn all we can from this terrible lesson.

    All of us have the responsibility, individually and collectively, to ensure that Syracuse University remains a safe place for every campus community member and everyone with whom we interact on a daily basis on campus or in the community as part of our learning, scholarship, or work. We do not tolerate abuse. If anything good comes out of this tragedy, it will be that this basic principle is reinforced.

    Sincerely,

    Nancy Cantor

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    Syracuse University    A new statement from Jim Boeheim – http://t.co/iT81huXc 3 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    Jim Boeheim’s statement:

    “The allegations that have come forth today are disturbing and deeply troubling. I am personally very shocked because I have never witnessed any of the activities that have been alleged. I believe the university took the appropriate step tonight. What is most important is that this matter be fully investigated and that anyone with information be supported to come forward so that the truth can be found. I deeply regret any statements I made that might have inhibited that from occurring or been insensitive to victims of abuse.”