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Syracuse football

What happened on that crucial 4th-and-9?: Fran Brown suffered his first loss as head coach of the Syracuse football team on Friday night. The Orange lost to Stanford, 26-24, on a field goal with time expiring. But the game’s most important play came on 4th-and-9 from the Syracuse 45-yard line with 37 seconds left. If the Orange could keep the Cardinals from getting a first down, the game would be over. Cornerback Clarence Lewis was left alone to cover star wide receiver Elic Ayomanor, and Stanford went 27 yards to set up the winning goal. Syracuse.com’s Chris Carlson explains how it happened.

Mixed results for McCord: Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord, who began his Orange career with two notable games, finished Friday’s game 27-of-42 for 339 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He was also sacked four times. While there were some great moments, like his leap into the end zone for a thrilling 19-yard touchdown, there were also moments worthy of a slap to the forehead. Brent Axe breaks down McCord’s performance and more.

What’s trending?

Large apartment complex in Manlius gets green light: Officials believe Twin Ponds will be the largest residential development in the city in the past decade. It will have 310 apartments housed in three five-story buildings on North Burdick Street, across the road from Fayetteville’s Towne Center. Construction is set to begin in mid-2025, with a planned opening in 2027.

Man confesses to murder of 17-year-old girl in Syracuse: Malcolm Barner, of East Syracuse, pleaded guilty to shooting Karlianne Short with a firearm on July 4, striking her in the chest and killing her. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Barner already had pending criminal charges, facing drug and weapons charges stemming from a 2021 chase in Syracuse that ended in a shooting and crash in DeWitt.

Sport

West Genesee duo scores three touchdowns: Quarterback Jack Wade found Brian Simmons for three touchdowns in a 40-7 win over Baldwinsville. Simmons, a senior, had just one catch in his career before Friday night.

• Scoreboard, summaries of Friday’s football matches (week 2)
• 8-man wrestling team loses next match due to injuries and illness

Payment dispute between civil servants has led to at least 1 postponement: The boys soccer game between Cicero-North Syracuse’s and Baldwinsville on Thursday was postponed because officials did not want to be paid through a new online system used by C-NS, among many other schools. “The adults can be mad at each other. But at the end of the day, we’re in the kids’ business,” C-NS coach Mike McCaffery said. “I don’t understand why we’re canceling games.”

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In short

Stabbing suspect shot dead by officers after wild chase in Upstate NY

Shots fired near Fowler High School causes brief lockdown at school

CNY pastor who stored child pornography sentenced to 3 years in prison

Man arrested after dog dies in Syracuse without food or water, police say

Case of missing CNY girl Sara Anne Wood to be aired on national television

Mercy Flight forced to make hard landing, damaging helicopter

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