Once upon a time -- in 1955, to be exact -- Syracuse was the home of the NBA champions. They were then the Nationals (and are now the Philadelphia 76ers) and were led by the future Hall of Famer ...

Syracuse Nationals win NBA championship In 1955, the best basketball team in the world was the Syracuse Nationals. Video by Katrina Tulloch Today is the day: Exactly 60 years ago, on an Easter ...

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In 1950, the basketball team from a 1,500-student liberal arts college defeated the NBA's Syracuse Nationals. Skip to main content. WBUR. 90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station.

Schayes joined the NBA in its very first year, playing with the Syracuse Nationals. He hung around to see the game develop into one of the major American sporting institutions.

In 1946, the Syracuse Nationals was purchased by Danny Biasone for $5,000 as part of the National Basketball League (NBL). The NBL merged with the BAA in 1949 to form the NBA.

At this week’s Chipotle Nationals, both Kiyan Anthony and Sadiq White Jr. had strong performances in defeat.White’s IMG squad fell to Wasatch Academy 75-57, but the Syracuse commit had 9 ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse basketball icon and hall of famer Dolph Schayes has died.The 87-year-old's death comes after a six month battle with terminal cancer.Schayes is credited with helping the ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - The Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League are honoring one of the signature moments in the sports history of the city. Prior to the Crunch’s AHL game against the ...

That season also was the first for the 24-second clock, a game-changing device perfected in Syracuse by the Nationals, who competed in the NBA between 1949-63 before moving to Philadelphia to ...