athletics

UFC Sues New York State Over Ban on Mixed Martial Arts
By Pi-Jung Chen
November 17, 2011 - 3:07pm
Grounds for the case include violations of the First Amendment

UFC, the world's largest mixed-martial arts prompter, sued New York State over banning on the sports, and didn't make any repeal, according to poughkeepsiejournal.com.

Fayetteville-Manlius High School close to turf fields
By Stephen James M...
February 25, 2011 - 2:34pm
School district needs $95,000 to be able to install turf fields.

The Fayetteville-Manlius School District needs $95,000 to install turf fields at the districts high school, according to The Post-Standard.

The school district needs to raise a total of $1.35 million to achieve its goal and just received a two month extension so that the goal can be sufficiently met. 

Infant athletic training being marketed
By Alexandra Giaimo
December 1, 2010 - 6:53pm
Toddlers and babies across the United States are beginning their athletic training earlier than ever

While some babies might be lying in their cribs playing with their stuffed animals or other baby toys, others are getting off to an early athletic training start. Babies and toddlers across the United States are starting their sports training as early as six months old. Fitness coach, Doreen Bolhouis has a passion for teaching exercise to children and invented a program that enables young children to train.

Tweeting athletes @ SU
By Jennifer McCaffrey
May 22, 2010 - 2:52pm
SU players are using Twitter to reach fans and friends across the university community and beyond.

Eileen Finn remembers telling her Syracuse University women’s lacrosse teammates about Twitter in the training room one day.

“We had a half hour conversation," Finn said, "and the next day I think three people had it."

FBI, IRS raid clinic run by NY state senate majority leader
By Stephanie M. Ma...
April 21, 2010 - 11:38am
U.S Treasury unveils the new $100 bill and Syracuse athletics may be moving to the Big 10.

The FBI and the IRS raided a government-funded clinic run by New York state Senate majority leader Pedro Espada Jr, The Post-Standard reports. The raid came one day after New York's attorney general Andrew Cuomo accused Espada Jr.

Syracuse lacrosse pulls out another comeback against Cornell
By Nena Garga
April 14, 2010 - 3:32pm
Also, four dead including three children in Chicago and the baseball world champions get their rings.

The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team pulled off another comeback win against Cornell at Schoellkopf Field last night. In a rematch of last years NCAA Championship game. The Orange came from a 7-5 deficit halfway through the fourth quarter.

Plane crash in Austin may be a suicidal act against the IRS
By Merav Savir
February 18, 2010 - 4:30pm
Also, sports scientists say athletes today are "as good as humans can get" and the Oneida Indian Nation is hosting a bone marrow drive for teen battling leukemia.

A single engine plane crashed into an office building in Austin, Texas, today, according to ABC News. Authorities are investigating reports that say the pilot may have burned down his house before directing his plane at an office building housing IRS and FBI employees as an attack against the IRS.