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Big East tournament predictions

March 7, 2011 The Juice

With the Big East tournament set to start on Tuesday, the staffers at The Juice Online make their predictions on what will happen this week.

Jackson finishes career at Carrier Dome

March 7, 2011 Charles Kang

In Saturday’s 107-59 win over DePaul, Jackson played just 27 minutes, yet managed to end up with 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, while shooting 7-for-10 from the field.

Simpkins’ “Dunk Nasty” call a beauty

March 6, 2011 Mike Lacett

“O-M-G,” he cried. “And that’s not with the smiley face, that’s with the dunk nasty face.”

Week in review (3/6): Big East awards

March 6, 2011 Charles Kang

With the Big East Player of the Year and the rest of the Big East awards to come out today, I figured this would be a good time to give out my conference awards.

The Point After Podcast: Syracuse clinches double-bye

March 6, 2011 The Juice

The Juice Online’s Micah Tannenbaum and Wesley Cheng talk about Syracuse’s win at home against DePaul to grab a double-bye and also look at the upcoming Big East tournament in the most recent installment of The Point After.

Orange clinches double-bye, downs DePaul

March 5, 2011 Charles Kang

After DePaul (7-23, 1-17 Big East) scored the first points of the game, the No. 12 Orange (25-6, 12-6) went on an 11-0 run and never looked back as Syracuse notched a 107-59 victory in the final game of the regular season.

Syracuse rallies to beat Virginia in top-ranked matchup

March 5, 2011 Dan Brannigan

Junior Tim Desko scored a career-high five goals, including three in the second half, to lead the Orange (3-0) to its first regular-season victory over the Cavaliers (4-1) since 2004. But Syracuse can thank senior goalie John Galloway and its defense for shutting down a potent Cavaliers offense that came into the game scoring 16.8 goals per contest.

Desko’s five goals lead Syracuse past Virginia

March 4, 2011 The Juice

Tim Desko scored a career-high five goals and Jeremy Thompson added a goal and two assists as Syracuse defeated Virginia 12-0. The game was played before a crowd of 14,340 at the Carrier Dome.

Scouting the Blue Demons

March 4, 2011 Charles Kang

This section would normally be filled with information about freshman forward Cleveland Melvin, who leads DePaul in scoring at 14.3 points per game on 52 percent shooting. But he will be out for the rest of the year after he sprained his left thumb in a 76-51 loss to St. John’s on Feb. 23.

With win against DePaul, Orange would get double-bye

March 3, 2011 The Juice

With a win over DePaul on Saturday, Syracuse can clinch the No. 4 seed in the conference.