Articles by Wes Cheng

About Wes Cheng

Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.

Syracuse scouting report: Marshall

December 6, 2011 Wes Cheng

The Orange, coming off its best win of the early season, a 72-68 win over then-No. 9 Florida, will play Marshall on Tuesday night.

Triche has clutch shot, free throws as Syracuse tops Florida

December 5, 2011 Wes Cheng

Triche ended up with 20 points (13 coming in the second half) and three assists as Syracuse held on for its biggest win of the season so far.

Jardine, defense power Syracuse to win

December 5, 2011 Wes Cheng

SU had come into the game forcing opponents to commit 20.9 turnovers a game, ranked fourth in the NCAA. Friday was more of the same as the Orange converted 20 Gator turnovers into 19 points.

Turnovers, penalties doom Syracuse in loss to Pittsburgh

December 4, 2011 Wes Cheng

SU had six turnovers as the Panthers went on to win 33-20. For the Orange, it was its fifth straight loss, leaving the team with a record of 5-7, one win short of bowl eligibility.

Jardine finally erupts as Syracuse edges Florida

December 3, 2011 Wes Cheng

On the night when Jardine surpassed 1,000 points in his SU career, he did a little bit of everything in his 16-point, seven-assist, four-rebound and four-steal performance. Thanks to Jardine, the Orange edged Florida, 72-68, in its first true test of this young season.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim apologizes to Bernie Fine accusers

December 2, 2011 Wes Cheng

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim issued an apology in a scandal involving former assistant coach Bernie Fine following Syracuse’s 72-68 win over Florida.

Instant Juice: Syracuse 72, Florida 68

December 2, 2011 Wes Cheng

A quick take on Syracuse’s 72-68 win against Florida.

Syracuse’s James Southerland still a mystery

December 2, 2011 Wes Cheng

Is Southerland the player who poured in 19 points and grabbed five rebounds in wins over Albany and Eastern Michigan? Or is the real James Southerland the player who was anchored to the bench at Madison Square Garden, playing a combined 13 minutes against Stanford and Virginia Tech, while going scoreless?

We really know nothing about Bernie Fine scandal

December 1, 2011 Wes Cheng

This much is clear as more details of the Bernie Fine scandal come out at Syracuse—the more we find out, the less we really know.

Editor’s letter: Our one year anniversary

December 1, 2011 Wes Cheng

Believe it or not, today, December 1, 2011, marks the one year anniversary of The Juice Online. It’s hard to believe it’s been one year since we joined the Internet community, but it’s been an incredible year since making our transition from a print magazine to our online version.