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Stephen Bailey

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Former Syracuse football reporter for @247sports and @syracusedotcom. @DailyOrange U '14.

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Amputee Jeff Denholm is an extreme example in big-wave surfing

Amputee Jeff Denholm is an extreme example in big-wave surfing

LA Times — After losing most of his right arm in a fishing accident in 1993, Jeff Denholm began designing prosthetics for water sports and other activities from his hospital bed. Now he surfs big waves year-round, including the treacherous winter swells at Mavericks.

Finding family: Once abandoned, Bromley finds home, companionship en route to Syracuse football s...

Finding family: Once abandoned, Bromley finds home, companionship en route to Syracuse football s...

The Daily Orange — Jay Bromley's biological mother abandoned him when he was 3 months old. His father was charged with murder when he was 5 months. His grandmother, who took care of him for the first 13 years of his life, died the summer before he started high school, and his high school defensive line coach Rudy Alvarellos, the closest thing he had to a father figure in life, died in February. Bromley beat all odds to become a star at Syracuse.

Angels' Joe Blanton has another forgettable game in 4-3 loss to Twins

Angels' Joe Blanton has another forgettable game in 4-3 loss to Twins

LA Times — Blanton (2-13, 5.66 ERA) gave up four runs on nine hits while walking two in a tenuous 32/3-inning outing that pushed him to the verge of losing his spot in the rotation.

For Cowboys free agent Eric Rogers, avoiding trouble is a way of life

For Cowboys free agent Eric Rogers, avoiding trouble is a way of life

LA Times — Eric Rogers avoided the gang life that surrounded his childhood before starring as a wide receiver at Division-III Cal Lutheran. Now he's trying to beat the odds again, already turning heads at Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard.

Smooth operator: Freshman Ennis brings quiet confidence, unwavering nerve as point guard for No. ...

Smooth operator: Freshman Ennis brings quiet confidence, unwavering nerve as point guard for No. ...

The Daily Orange — Tyler Ennis is preparing to be the seventh freshman to run the point for Jim Boeheim in the last three decades. But he’s far from an ordinary freshman — preposterous passing ability and catlike vision aside. He’s as prepared a freshman Boeheim said he has ever had.

Tattoo keeps Angels pitcher Michael Kohn on target

Tattoo keeps Angels pitcher Michael Kohn on target

LA Times — The tattoo under Angels pitcher Michael Kohn's left wrist is only a year old, but it represents perseverance he has displayed much longer. Most recently, Kohn rebounded from Tommy John surgery to become one of the Angels' most consistent relievers this season.

Spurs assistant Chip Engelland is shooting up the ranks in NBA

Spurs assistant Chip Engelland is shooting up the ranks in NBA

LA Times — Chip Engelland is considered by some as the best shooting coach in basketball. The former Palisades star and Duke player has helped San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard improve his offensive game.

Football factory: Milford Academy provides pipeline from New Berlin to Syracuse, producing 14 pla...

Football factory: Milford Academy provides pipeline from New Berlin to Syracuse, producing 14 pla...

The Daily Orange — Fourteen Milford Academy players have gone to Syracuse since 2006, including current Syracuse H-back Ashton Broyld and outside linebacker Dyshawn Davis — arguably the best players on each side of the ball for the Orange. Nine others who were placed by Syracuse at Milford didn’t make it through.

Kerri Walsh Jennings' proposal leads to new beach volleyball partner

Kerri Walsh Jennings' proposal leads to new beach volleyball partner

LA Times — Walsh Jennings, after winning gold medal in London, impulsively suggested to April Ross they pair up. With Misty May-Treanor retired, Ross takes position in the spotlight and as an ambassador for sport.

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: Syracuse narrowly escapes St. Francis upset bid with late surge

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: Syracuse narrowly escapes St. Francis upset bid with late surge

The Daily Orange — Thirty-nine minutes of heart-wrenching, November-upset scare later, St. Francis finally unraveled. Syracuse forced two turnovers in the final 1:04 as Jerami Grant carried the No. 9 Orange (4-0) to a 56-50 win down the stretch, and out of the Carrier Dome on Monday having narrowly avoided arguably its most embarrassing loss in five years.

Beach volleyballer Phil Dalhausser finds fun again in days in the sun

Beach volleyballer Phil Dalhausser finds fun again in days in the sun

LA Times — Dalhausser had a new teammate: Sean Rosenthal. "Rosie" is as laid back as they come, possessing the open, relaxed personality Dalhausser needed after a rocky last couple of years with Todd Rogers. The new Dalhausser-Rosenthal pairing has revitalized Dalhausser's on-court demeanor, and maybe even his career too.

Dodgers' bullpen deserves its share of credit for team's surge

Dodgers' bullpen deserves its share of credit for team's surge

LA Times — The overshadowed Dodgers relief corps has quietly been a key factor during the team's ascent from laughability to respectability. [Graphics in .pdf]

The top 5 matchups in last night's Dodgers-Diamondbacks brawl

The top 5 matchups in last night's Dodgers-Diamondbacks brawl

LA Times — Three different generations of ballplayers went at it in front of the visitors' dugout at Dodger Stadium after Diamondbacks pitcher Ian Kennedy hit Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the top of the shoulder.

At 40, skateboarding vert pioneer Bucky Lasek still gets ramped up

At 40, skateboarding vert pioneer Bucky Lasek still gets ramped up

LA Times — At an age when many men are going through crises, Lasek is at the peak of his career and showing no signs of slowing down. He won in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, this April after a nine-year gold-medal drought in the event, and on Saturday became the first ever to four-peat.

CBA football team supporting Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano in fight against cancer -...

CBA football team supporting Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano in fight against cancer -...

The Post-Standard — Pagano is the longtime best friend of CBA assistant coach Jim Giufre. When Pagano was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on Sept. 26, the whole Brothers team backed Giufre in support of the Colts' head coach, donning 'CP' initials on the backs of their helmets.

Grilli, Erardi among players denied MLB pensions, look to help former players they feel were wronged

Grilli, Erardi among players denied MLB pensions, look to help former players they feel were wronged

Eagle Star Review — Steve Grilli and Greg Erardi are two of more than 1,400 former Major League Baseball players denied pension by the Players’ Association after an oversight in the 1980 Collective Bargaining Agreement. This story is about how that mistake happened and what these two CNYers did to avoid the financial and medical problems that plagued many of their peers

National: One-handed Laue overcomes adversity to play Division-I basketball for Manhattan

National: One-handed Laue overcomes adversity to play Division-I basketball for Manhattan

The Daily Orange — Kevin Laue is believed to be the only one-handed player in NCAA history to receive a Division-I scholarship. This is his story.

Bees beat Proctor, snag top seed in AA-1

Bees beat Proctor, snag top seed in AA-1

Baldwinsville Messenger — "Leaning against a wall in the Baldwinsville locker room on Friday night, Tyler Rouse examined his arms. A bright red gash gleamed on the outside of the senior running back's left forearm. One half inch wide by two inches long, it crept out just passed the rolled-up sleeves of his white Nike shirt..."

Syracuse University graduate Shannon Taylor leads USA squad in Olympic field hockey

Syracuse University graduate Shannon Taylor leads USA squad in Olympic field hockey

The Post-Standard — Four years earlier, Shannon Taylor was an overconfident and lazy freshman at Richmond, oozing with talent. But in August, 2012, she scored the game-winning goal against world power No. 2 Argentina in Olympic competition. This story chronicles her journey to triumph both on and off the field hockey pitch.

Syracuse University women's lacrosse rallies to defeat Florida in double overtime at Final Four

Syracuse University women's lacrosse rallies to defeat Florida in double overtime at Final Four

The Post-Standard — "The fourth-seeded Orange (19-3) came back from seven goals down with less than 12 minutes remaining to complete the second-largest comeback in NCAA tournament history and upset No. 1 seed Florida 14-13 in sudden-death, double overtime."