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SPORTS STORY
Syracuse Stuck with Hyman Through High School Misfortune

New York native Teisha Hyman suffered a serious injury at the worst of times, for more reason than one. Syracuse, and Head Coach Quentin Hillsman, never stopped believing in the guard. Now Hyman is rewarding the Orange for their loyalty, with a breakout freshman year.

  SPORTS STORY
The Dome Roof Through John Desko's Eyes

The Syracuse Lacrosse Coach shares memories of the final removal of the iconic Carrier Dome roof.  Desko had seen every LAX game played under that roof since 1981.

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The Dome Roof Through Jhn Desko's eyes. Cooper Boardman reports.

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A PART-TIME MARRIAGE

Notre Dame has one of the most prestigious and historic college football programs of all time. The Fighting Irish are arguably the largest brand in the nation all thanks to one word— independence. WAER’s Jaron May defines that term and explains why it isn’t applicable in 2020.  ND joined the Atlantic Coast Conference for the strange 2020 football season where schedules were trashed by the pandemic.

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A part-time Marriage: Notre Dame joins ACC for football season, Jaron May reports

  SPORTS SHOW
SPORTSNIGHT: SYRACUSE BASKETBALL PREVIEW SHOW

Special Broadcast/podcast to cover the upcoming Sryacuse university basketball season, amid the uncertainties of the pandemic, schedules, players and coaches, affected by coronavirus restrictions, as well as conference rules that kept changing.  Still fans want to be hyped up on their team's potential - just like any other year.

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SPORTSNIGHT: Special Syracuse Basketball Preview Show amid Pandemic. Owen Valentine and Max Chadwick host the program.

Chris Bolt, Ed.D. has proudly been covering the Central New York community and mentoring students for more than 30 years. His career in public media started as a student volunteer, then as a reporter/producer. He has been the news director for WAER since 1995. Dedicated to keeping local news coverage alive, Chris also has a passion for education, having trained, mentored and provided a platform for growth to more than a thousand students. Career highlights include having work appear on NPR, CBS, ABC and other news networks, winning numerous local and state journalism awards.