Chamberlain begins record streak, scoring 50
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...of scoring at least 50 points stopped at five - he's "held" to 43 points by the Syracuse Nationals - the Philadelphia Warrior center begins a new streak. Against the Chicago Packers he scores 50 to...
Page | ConversationHornung, Walker win Heisman Trophy
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...to ever win the trophy. Hornung edges out Tennessee's Johnny Majors and Oklahoma's Tommy McDonald. Syracuse's Jim Brown finishes fifth. Hornung was second in the nation on offense, while leading the Irish...
Page | ConversationThe Cooz reaches 15,000 point plateau
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...one-handed push shots. The first player to get to 15,000 was Dolph Schayes of the Syracuse Nationals. In his 12th season in the league, Cousy has been a consistent scorer. After averaging 15...
Page | ConversationDavis, 23, succumbs to leukemia
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...the school records set by the player who helped recruit him and the first of the great Syracuse 44s, Jim Brown. The Washington Redskins made Davis the first pick in the draft on Dec. 4...
Page | ConversationA fan-tastic NBA beginning and a fond farewell
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...are the pro champions. With the 6-foot-10 center scoring 40 points, the Lakers beat the Syracuse Nationals, 110-95, in Game 6 to win the NBA title before 9,812 fans, the largest...
Page | ConversationSmart jumper sinks Syracuse
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...s the goat in the NCAA final? Indiana guard Keith Smart, the former Big Mac maker, cooks Syracuse's goose with a 15-foot jump shot from the left baseline with five seconds left to...
Page | ConversationRussell sets NBA rebounding record
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...the first half and 27 in the second half in the Celtics' 124-100 romp over the Syracuse Nationals before 5,518 fans in Boston. He also scores 23 points, making 8-of-16 field...
Page | ConversationSchayes top scorer in pro hoop history
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comJan. 12, 1958 Dolph Schayes, in his 10th season with the Syracuse Nationals, needs 18 points to pass George Mikan as the highest scorer in professional basketball history. Midway...
Page | ConversationMore Info on Jim Thorpe
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...1912), Carlisle went 23-2-1. Among the school's victims were Army, Penn, Harvard, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. In Carlisle's 27-6 upset of Army in 1912 at West Point, The New York Times...
Page | ConversationWilt battled 'loser' label
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com"My theory is that there are four really important numbers in Wilt Chamberlain's life. In ascending order: 0 for the number of times he fouled out, 5...
Page | ConversationCeltics tried to pass on ultimate passer
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comBob Cousy is to the art of passing a basketball what Babe Ruth was to the skill of hitting a home run. Cousy seemingly had eyes in the back of his he...
Page | ConversationMore Info on Jim Brown
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...elected chief justice of the student court, meting out punishment to kids who violated school rules. At Syracuse, Brown finished fifth at the national decathlon championship. Brown finished fifth in voting for the Heisman Trophy...
Page | ConversationJim Brown was hard to bring down
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com"I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception...
Page | ConversationTOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "syracuse" make the list?
