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Jim Boeheim surprised his 10-seed Syracuse crashing Final Four

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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim isn’t surprised that No. 2 seeds Oklahoma and Villanova knocked off top seeds to join No. 1 seed North Carolina in the Final Four. He is, however, a bit taken aback that the other team in the field managed to do so. “I’m probably surprised at the other guys — that we’re there,” Boeheim said of his team. “I shouldn’t say that, but I am a little surprised.” Boeheim certainly isn’t the only one surprised that…

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Lightning lifts suspension of unhappy forward Jonathan Drouin

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The staredown is over. Jonathan Drouin is a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization again. For how long, who knows? The Lightning announced Monday that Drouin’s holdout is over, and he is supposed to report for practice with the Syracuse Crunch today. Drouin had been suspended since Jan. 20, and his agent said that he would not continue with the Lighting “in any capacity.” However, general manager Steve Yzerman did not complete a trade of Drouin, meaning he faced…

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Top-ranked Clemson looking to stay focused down the stretch

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Clemson faces perhaps its most difficult challenge now that the top-ranked Tigers have successfully navigated the toughest games out of the way, — avoiding missteps on the way to the College Football Playoffs. The top-ranked Tigers (9-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference; No. 1 CFP) made a strong statement with their 23-13 victory over Florida State in their much anticipated showdown on Saturday. The victory clinched a berth in the ACC championship game, but between now and the title contest, Clemson…

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Florida State faces Syracuse without Dalvin Cook

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Florida State is coming off its first regular-season loss in three years ahead of Saturday’s game against Syracuse. The news didn’t get much better for the No. 17 Seminoles on Thursday when coach Jimbo Fisher said running back Dalvin Cook won’t play because of an ankle injury. Cook suffered the injury during last Saturday’s 22-16 loss at Georgia Tech. The Seminoles (6-1, 4-1 ACC) played most of the game at Wake Forest on Oct. 3 without Cook after he strained…

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No. 17 Florida State hopes to clean up mistakes versus Syracuse

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For the first time in three years Florida State returned to the practice field to begin preparing for an upcoming game coming off a regular-season loss. The challenge for coach Jimbo Fisher and the No. 17 Seminoles is to prevent the setback from having a negative snowball effect. Florida State’s 28-game Atlantic Coast Conference win streak was snapped with a 22-16 loss at Georgia Tech on Saturday. “You say you wish you could win them all, but that’s part of…

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