COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL….WHAT’S BEING DONE TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE.
PLUS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR’S BATTLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW SHE HELPS STUDENTS.
CAITLIN CLARK GETS DARFTED TO INDIANA FEVER.
GOOD MORNING SYRACUSE IM JONATHAN KINANE AND ILL HAVE A LOOK AT WEATHER TODAY. GOT ONE WORD FOR YOU, SEASONABLE. I THINK IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT SPRING HAS SPRUNG. WEATHER AND A WHOLE LOT MORE COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
GOOD MORNING. I’M KRYSTIN LILLY. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M ZA’TOZIA DUFFIE. HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORY.
TWO OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SHOT AND KILLED IN SALINA AFTER RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF A STOLEN VEHICLE
THIS MORNING AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS OF THESE OFFICERS WHICH OCCURED SUNDAY EVENING. THIS MARKS ONONDAGA COUNTY’S FIRST FATAL SHOOTING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OVER 30 YEARS.
OFFICIALS SAY SYRACUSE POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL JENSEN PULLED OVER 33-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER MURPHY WHO TOOK OFF AT SPEEDS OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR. LIEUTENANT MICHAEL HOOSOCK — AND OTHER OFFICERS FOUND THE SUSPECT AT HIS HOME ON DARIEN DRIVE IN SALINA.
ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS — MURPHY OPENED FIRE RESULTING IN A SHOOTOUT, KILLING OFFICERS JENSEN AND HOOSOCK.
OFFICER MICHAEL JENSEN OF ROME LEAVES BEHIND HIS PARENTS AND SISTER. WHILE LIEUTENANT HOOSOCK OF CLAY LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND THREE
THE CONCERN FOR TEACHER SAFETY IN THE SYRACUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYRACUSE TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION.
OUR WHITNEY WILLIAMS TELLS US MORE ON WHAT’S CAUSING THESE CONCERNS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
YES, CHRISTIAN TEACHERS RIGHT NOW IN THE SYRACUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE PLEADING FOR SAFETY AND RESPECT IN THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENTS. NOW, THIS COMES JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER A TEACHER WAS ASSAULTED ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS OF LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL BY A DISGRUNTLED PARENT. NOW, WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE PARENT, LYNN ZINA SUTTON, BYPASSED SECURITY, WALKED STRAIGHT INTO THE SCHOOL BUILDING, LOCATED THE TEACHER, AND STRUCK HER MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE FACE.
THIS PAST INCIDENT WAS WAS ABSOLUTELY THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL’S BACK. PRESIDENT OF THE SYRACUSE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION NICKEL CUP, SUTTLE SAYS WHILE PARENTAL ASSAULT LIKE THIS IS A NOVEL OCCURRENCE, IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME VIOLENCE HAS THREATENED TEACHERS SAFETY IN THE SYRACUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE VIOLENCE IN OUR BUILDINGS. WE HAVE BEHAVIORAL DISRUPTIONS IN OUR BUILDINGS AMONGST OUR STUDENTS.
AND THAT DOES THAT CREATES ITS OWN SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT TO WORK IN. TEACHER FAIN FAHEEM, WHO WORKS AS ONE OF THE DISTRICT’S CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS, DEALS WITH STUDENT VIOLENCE FIRSTHAND. SO JUST NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAD TO DO A SIXTH GRADE MEDIATION THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED OUT, THAT I HAD TO DO IT OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL PROPERTY BECAUSE IT GOT DANGEROUS.
GUNS AND EVERYTHING WERE INVOLVED. CAPELLO SAYS THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION HAS SEEN A STEADY INCREASE IN AGGRESSIVE STUDENT BEHAVIORS SINCE THE ONSET OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. SHE SAYS THIS INCREASE HAS PLAYED A TOLL ON TEACHERS, WHICH IN TURN CAN AFFECT STUDENTS RIGHT HERE IN THE CLASSROOM. IT’S THAT THE AIRPLANE ANALOGY, RIGHT? IF YOU DON’T PUT YOUR IF YOU DON’T PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK ON AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF, YOU CAN’T TAKE CARE OF THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU.
SO SAME WITH IF I’M AN ADULT IN A ROOM, I NEED TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE AND KNOW WHAT MY RESOURCES ARE AND WHAT MY SUPPORTS ARE IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THE 20 SOMETHING OTHER YOUNG BODIES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME. THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF SCHOOL COMPOUNDS.
AFTER THE LINCOLN INCIDENT. WE’RE DOING AN INTERNAL REVIEW OF OUR SECURITY MEASURES, AND THAT MEANS LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON. OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY THAT WE CAN BRING INTO A SCHOOL TO TRY TO MAKE STUDENTS FEEL MORE SAFE AND TEACHERS FEEL MORE SAFE. BUT IT’S MORE THAN JUST THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF SCHOOLS THAT WILL MAKE TEACHERS FEEL SAFE.
PARENTS PLAY A HUGE ROLE, AND THE SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREES BECAUSE OF THE BEHAVIORS THAT THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AT HOME. TRICKLE IN TO THE SCHOOL OR THE PARENTS DO SOMETHING THAT THAT THE THAT THE KIDS SEE. IT’S ALL THIS BIG CYCLE. SO WE REALLY NEED TO JUST BREAK THE CYCLE AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE’RE ENSURING THAT THIS IS A PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN.
EVERY TEACHER HERE HAS TAKEN THIS JOB TO EDUCATE KIDS. THERE’S JUST SO MANY DIFFERENT STEPS NOW BESIDES EDUCATING. SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TEACHERS ARE FEELING SAFE. THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SYRACUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP MORE POLICIES TO ENSURE TEACHER SAFETY. REPORTING LIVE IN SYRACUSE. I’M WHITNEY WILLIAMS FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL FOLK COLLEGE IS TRANSITIONING TO FOCUS MORE ON CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
MICHAEL STRAUSS JOINS US LIVE ON THE HILL TO EXPLAIN THESE CHANGES.
I’M SITTING OUTSIDE FOR COLLEGE HERE IN SYRACUSE, WHICH IS WELL RECOGNIZED AS AN INNOVATOR FOR PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE SPORTS FIELD, FROM CREATING THE FIRST SPORTS ANALYTICS PROGRAM IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY TO HAVING A VERY STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH SC ATHLETICS. THEY HAVE A WELL-DESERVED REPUTATION. AND SO, BECAUSE OF THESE LAST TWO DECADES OF SUCCESS, THAT THE SCHOOL WILL SOON BE RENAMED TO THE FALK COLLEGE OF SPORT.
THE SCHOOL CONSOLIDATE ITS RESOURCES AROUND FIVE MAJORS, THOSE BEING SPORT MANAGEMENT, SPORTS ANALYTICS, NUTRITION, EXERCISE SCIENCE AND A NEW ESPORTS PROGRAM BEING DEVELOPED ALONG WITH NEW HOUSE. THESE PROGRAMS WILL FOCUS ON EMPHASIZING FOUR ASPECTS OF THE INDUSTRY SPORT BUSINESS, HUMAN PERFORMANCE, SPORT TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN COMMUNITY, SPORT AND WELLNESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COLLEGE PLANS TO CREATE A NEW SPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
JEREMY JORDAN, WHO WAS APPOINTED DEAN OF FALL COLLEGE LAST JULY, CALLS THIS UNDERTAKING A BOLD STEP IN SOLIDIFYING SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AS THE PREEMINENT INSTITUTION FOR SPORT RELATED ACADEMIC STUDY IN THE COUNTRY. THE COLLEGE’S EXISTING PROGRAMS AND HUMAN DYNAMICS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED FOR FALL 2024. VICE CHANCELLOR RICHARD GRETCHEN RITTER SAYS THAT THEY WILL BE REEVALUATED TO BEST FIT THE GROWING NEEDS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES.
REPORTING LIVE ON THE HILL. I’M MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI. THANK YOU MIKE. TRANSITIONING OVER INTO OUR WEATHER. THE SUN IS SHINING AND THE BIRDS ARE CHIRPING. AND WE MAY FINALLY BE INTO SPRING AND SYRACUSE. OUR JONATHAN CANNON IS LIVE WITH A QUICK LOOK AT THE WEATHER. YEAH. THANKS, GUYS. WELL, THE SUN IS OUT. BIRDS ARE CHIRPING AS WE SAID. THE DAYS ARE GETTING LONGER.
I DARE SAY THAT SPRING HAS SPRUNG HERE IN SYRACUSE. I HOPE I CAN SAY THAT RIGHT NOW. REALLY PLEASANT. 52 DEGREES. BIT OF A LIGHT WIND OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. AND WE’RE ON TRACK FOR. FOR A BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE. A HIGH OF ABOUT 61. THE WEATHER LOOKING A LITTLE UNSETTLED. THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE’LL HAVE THE LOOK AT YOUR FULL FORECAST, INCLUDING HOW IT’S GOING TO LOOK FOR THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO. THANK YOU. CAITLIN CLARK HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE WNBA DRAFT BY THE INDIANA FEVER DURING HER RECORD BREAKING COLLEGE CAREER WITH IOWA. CLARK BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME. THAT’S RIGHT. CLARK IS AN ALL TIME NCAA SCORER AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE 18.9 MILLION VIEWERS THAT TUNE INTO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BETWEEN IOWA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO WORKING PROFESSIONAL CAN BE DAUNTING FOR GEN-Z AND MILLENNIALS GEARING TO HIT THE WORK FORCE. JOSH CRAWFORD SPOKE WITH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS HERE IN SYRACUSE TO DIVE HEADFIRST INTO THE HIDDEN BATTLES THAT THEY FACE, FROM MENTAL HEALTH STRAINS TO FINANCIAL PRESSURES. THIS SUMMER GRAPHIC GRAPPLES WITH UNIQUE CHALLENGES. JOSH JOINS US LIVE WITH THEIR STORIES.
THANKS, GUYS. YES, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT AREAS ARE HAVE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO GET TO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN THE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WE’RE IN RIGHT NOW. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, ENTERING TO THAT WORKFORCE. NOW SOME OF MY STORY DOES FOCUS ON ISSUES SPECIFIC TO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. BUT A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU SEE WITHIN THIS STORY ARE EVERGREEN.
SO YOU WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, SOME OF THE STRUGGLES THEY GO THROUGH. TUNE IN. MEET JACQUELINE LEVY, A 24 YEAR OLD MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR. DESPITE HER EXPERTISE, SHE’S HAD TO WORK THROUGH HER OWN ISSUES, AND SHE WAS TRANSPARENT WITH ME ABOUT HER PERSONAL STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH. TRANSITIONING TO UPSTATE NEW YORK AS A LIFELONG FLORIDIAN.
I WAS BORN IN FLORIDA. I DID MY FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE IN FLORIDA AND THEN CAME UP HERE. NO FAMILY, NO FRIENDS, NOT KNOWING, NEVER VISITING BEFORE, JUST, FULLY TRANSITIONING FROM BACHELOR STUDENT TO MASTER STUDENT IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLACE. AND I WAS USED TO FINANCIAL STRESSORS LOOM LARGE, AFFECTING MENTAL HEALTH. TIARA JOHNSON IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT.
AND THEN SHE IS ORIGINALLY FROM ATLANTA. HER NOVEL TITLED LIVING WITH 2020 VISION THE MENTAL HEALTH AWAKENING IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, WAS FEATURED WITH THE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AND THE WEB. MD RECENTLY INTERVIEWED HER TO SPEAK ABOUT HER NOVEL. SHE TALKED ABOUT THE INTERCONNECTIVITY WITH THE TWO CONCEPTS. OH, THAT’S SUCH A GREAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I DON’T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH FINANCIAL BURDEN AND UNCERTAINTY IS LINKED TO MENTAL HEALTH, TRAUMA, ESPECIALLY FOR US YOUNG PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
RIGHT. WE’RE IN THIS WEIRD STAGE TO OURS. INSIGHTS BRIDGE BOTH LIVED REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE AND THE SCHOLASTIC EXISTENCE OF STUDENTS, BUT THAT DOESN’T EVEN MEAN THE RESOURCE UNNECESSARILY THERE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO PUT THAT INSIGHT INTO PRACTICE ON A JONES, A 27 YEAR OLD ISSUE CANDIDATE FROM NORTH CAROLINA, GRADUATED FROM NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL. AT JUST 20 YEARS OLD, SHE WORKED AS A DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST AT THE GETTING SOME CORPORATE AMERICA EXPERIENCE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DRINK LEGALLY.
SHE’S NOW AT ISU GETTING A PHD IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, BUT OUR SUPPORT FROM THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN MINIMAL IN TERMS OF SUSTAINING HER MENTAL AND FINANCIAL HEALTH. THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT PAY THEIR GRADUATE STUDENTS ENOUGH. GRAD STUDENTS HAVE UNIONIZED AT THIS POINT, SO THERE IS A RACE COMING WITH THE UNIVERSITY. I MAKE LESS THAN $23,000 A YEAR, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE POVERTY LINE.
SO, MAGGIE, HER HONORS SAY, YOU KNOW, ALL THREE OF THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS I SPOKE TO WERE, YOU KNOW, STOOD ON BUSINESS IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THEIR RESIDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WERE TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF RESOURCES THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE USEFUL FOR THEM AND OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. NOW, OBVIOUSLY, I’M BIASED AS A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MYSELF, BUT WITH THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, IT CAN POTENTIALLY BE A VERY REWARDING DEMOGRAPHIC ANCHOR FOR PEOPLE IF INVESTED IN PROPERLY.
JOHN CRAWFORD, SEC NEWS. YEAH. COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL, A POPULAR MEDICATION IS SENDING MORE KIDS TO THE E.R., AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING TOWARDS ANOTHER VOTE THAT COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR TIKTOK BAN IN THE US. THOSE STORIES, PLUS A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE WAY, WEATHER WISE. JONATHAN’S FULL FORECAST IS UP NEXT.
TIME TO CHECK YOUR WEATHER FOR TODAY. JONATHAN CANNON IS IN THE STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST. THANKS, GUYS. YEAH, REALLY NICE MORNING OUT THERE. IT’S, YOU KNOW, THE WALKS UP TO CAMPUS ARE DEFINITELY GETTING A LITTLE NICER, A LITTLE MORE PLEASANT, A LITTLE MORE ENDURABLE. WE’RE AT 52 DEGREES RIGHT NOW, AND IT’S GOING TO GET ALL THE WAY UP TO 61 FOR TODAY.
BEAUTIFUL DAY IN STORE. MY NOT SO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE WOULD BE TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THE SUN TODAY. NOW, KIND OF A SIMILAR STORY AS WE START TOMORROW. COLD IN THE MORNING 39. BUT THAT’S GOING TO WARM UP VERY QUICKLY. UP TO 62 BY THE AFTERNOON. AND THAT’S WHEN THE RAIN STARTS TO COME IN. TEMPERATURES KIND OF LEVEL OUT RIGHT THERE AROUND THE MID 60S.
THEN PRETTY CONSISTENT RAIN AS YOU’RE DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL OR WORK. AND THOSE, DEFINITELY PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. NOW A LOOK AT YOUR FIVE DAY AND YEAH, 64 TOMORROW, LOW OF 52. AND THEN THURSDAY THERE’S THAT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT THAT EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT WHO I CALLED OVERRATED LAST WEEK. AND I STILL DO STICK BY THAT RAIN FOR THAT, BUT GETTING A LITTLE BETTER AS, THE TAILGATE KIND OF BEGINS FRIDAY.
A SIMILAR STORY AND THEN. YEAH, WE’RE LOOKING NICER, BUT DEFINITELY A LITTLE COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY. AND SUNDAY. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN KIND OF GET OUTSIDE. MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST, BUT, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR. OVER THE WEEKEND. BACK TO YOU GUYS AT THE DESK. THANK YOU. TODAY IS DAY TWO.
A FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S HUSH MONEY TRIAL. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TRUMP’S FOUR CRIMINAL CASES TO GO TO TRIAL. THE ONLY ONE TO DO SO BEFORE ELECTION DAY. TRUMP IS CHARGED WITH 34 COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE FIRST DEGREE. PROSECUTORS SAY TRUMP FALSIFIED RECORDS IN ORDER TO CONCEAL CRIMINAL CONDUCT AND HIDE DAMAGING INFORMATION. DURING THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, TRUMP HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY AND DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS.
PROSECUTORS SAY TRUMP TRIED TO COVER UP HUSH MONEY PAYMENTS MADE TO ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS, AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ARGUE IT AS PART OF THE BROADER SCHEME TO INFLUENCE THE 2016 ELECTION. A NEW BILL TO BAN TIKTOK CAN BE UP FOR HOUSE VOTE THIS WEEK. IT’S DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THE ONE PASSED LAST MONTH. SOURCES SAY THE BAN IS TUCKED INTO A SET OF FOUR SEPARATE BILLS THAT ADDRESSES DEMOCRATS AND FOREIGN AID PRIORITIES.
THE SENATE HAS YET TO MAKE LAST MONTH’S TIKTOK BILL, BUT THE WHITE HOUSE PREFERS A SENATE PACKAGE THAT DOES NOT BAN TIKTOK. YOU CAN HELP INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK DECIDE HOW TO RESPOND TO OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GENERATED PORNOGRAPHY THROUGH APRIL 30TH. META’S OVERSIGHT BOARD IS TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS TO ADVISE ON MODERATION DECISIONS. THIS COMES AMID A, EXPLICIT AI GENERATED NUDES OF TWO PUBLIC FEMALE FIGURES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT WERE POSTED ON THE SOCIAL SITES.
CONCERN IS GROWING THAT AI IS FUELING A RISE IN THE CREATION OF FAKE, EXPLICIT PHOTOS. METAS OVERSIGHT BOARD IS WORKING TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPANY HAS APPROPRIATE MEASURES IN IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE CONTENT, AND WHETHER IT IS CONSISTENTLY ENFORCING THOSE POLICIES TO EQUALLY PROTECT WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD. THE POPULAR SLEEPING AID MELATONIN IS SENDING MORE AND MORE CHILDREN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
A REPORT LAST MONTH FROM THE U.S. SENATE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOUND 11,000 CHILDREN HAD E.R VISITS BETWEEN 2019 AND 2022 AFTER INGESTING MELATONIN WHILE UNSUPERVISED. THE COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION IS URGING SUPPLEMENT PRODUCERS TO ADD CHILD DETERRENT PACKAGING AND CAUTIONARY LABELS. THE GROUP SAYS AN APRIL 2023 STUDY FOUND 25 PRODUCTS LABELED AS MELATONIN GUMMIES CONTAIN DANGEROUS LEVELS OF THE HORMONE.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL A BIG DAY FOR ASIA AS FEW STAR HOOPS PLAYER IS SELECTED IN THE WNBA DRAFT. WHERE IS SHE GOING? ZACH AND PAT HAVE YOUR FULL SPORTS REPORT UP NEXT.
WELCOME BACK, FOLKS, LET’S TALK SPORTS. IT’S A BUSY TIME OF YEAR IN THE WORLD OF ATHLETICS. BUT LET’S START WITH WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY NIGHT IN BROOKLYN. THE WNBA DRAFT SAW SYRACUSE STAR DASHA FARE TAKEN 16TH OVERALL BY THE LAS VEGAS ACES. THE ACES WILL OPEN THEIR SEASON LESS THAN A MONTH FROM TODAY, WHEN THEY HOST THE PHENIX MERCURY.
ORANGE NATION WILL BE EXCITED TO SEE HER WNBA JOURNEY NOW TO THE DIAMOND, WHERE CU SOFTBALL TOOK ON SETON HALL IN A THREE GAME SERIES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE ORANGE STARTED THE SERIES OFF STRONG, TAKING GAMES ONE AND TWO ON SATURDAY. THE ORANGE CAME BACK FROM AN 8 TO 4 DEFICIT IN THE SEVENTH INNING, SCORING EIGHT RUNS IN THE FINAL FRAME.
PROPELLED BY A MORALES OF GAME TYING TWO RUN DOUBLE. THE ACCUSED WOULD TACK ON ANOTHER FOUR RUNS, LEAVING IT UP TO ANGEL HASSO TO PARTLY SLAM THE DOOR SHOT HERE WITH A SUPERMAN IN CENTER. WHAT A PLAY! FULL EXTENSION FROM HASSO OUT THERE IN CENTER. THE ORANGE WOULD GO ON TO TAKE GAME TWO BY A SCORE OF 5 TO 3, BEFORE FALLING ONE ZERO IN GAME THREE.
IN A PITCHERS DUEL ON SUNDAY. NOW FROM THE DIAMOND TO THE FIELD, AS OUR HOUSE LACROSSE EXPERT PATRICK SMITH TALKS KUZ LAX. THANKS ZACH. WELL WE’RE CLOSING DOWN ON THE REGULAR SEASON FOR MEN’S LACROSSE. JUST ONE GAME LEFT THIS SATURDAY APRIL 20TH WHEN THE SYRACUSE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WILL WELCOME IN FOURTH RANKED VIRGINIA AT TWO. BUT THIS PAST SATURDAY, THE TEAM TRAVELED TO CHAPEL HILL TO TAKE ON NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS IS A MUST WIN GAME FOR THE ORANGE IN ORDER TO SIT PRETTY IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT RIGHT OFF THE BAT. BIG SAVE FROM GOALTENDER WILL MARK, AND SYRACUSE WAS WITHOUT THEIR OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, WHO WAS SUSPENDED FOR ONE GAME BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF HIS EJECTION IN THE GAME AGAINST CORNELL. A SLOW START, BUT JOYCE BELLINI TO BILLY DWAN, THE LONG STICK WHO STRIKES FIRST FOR THE ORANGE NEXT POSSESSION.
CHRISTIAN MU LAY BACK UP TOP TO OWN HELDT GRIPS IT OFF, STICK HEP JUMP INTO THE SECOND QUARTER NOW. SYRACUSE WITH THE LEAD ON HILLS UP TOP WHO HAD A PAIR OF GOALS. RIPS ANOTHER ONE HOME. SYRACUSE FINDING THEIR GROOVE A LITTLE BIT. ORANGE UP TWO AND JOYCE. POLINA WITH A BEAUTIFUL CROSS CREASE FEE TO JAKE STEPHEN. SYRACUSE STARTING TO FIND THEIR GROOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
MID THIRD QUARTER. SYRACUSE NOW UP FIVE. JOEY POLINA BEHIND THE NET AND FINDS BEAUTIFUL FIN THOMPSON FOR A CUT. GOALTENDER WILL MARK AS I SAID EARLIER CAME UP HUGE IN THE FOURTH MAKING 13 SAVES. BUT CAROLINA MADE SORT OF A COMEBACK. BUT IN THE END SYRACUSE WINS IT 10 TO 9, IMPROVING TO TEN AND FOUR ON THE YEAR IN 201 IN SEC PLAY.
HEAD COACH GARY GAY, AFTER THE GAME, TOLD MEDIA HIS STILL HIS TEAM STILL NEEDS TO FIND WAYS TO FINISH OUT GAMES. YOU KNOW, THE PLAYERS STEPPED UP AND WE DID WHAT WE HAD TO TO TO TO WIN. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WASN’T PRETTY IN THE FOURTH. WE STILL GOT WORK TO DO ON FINISHING GAMES AND WE’LL GET BETTER AT THAT.
BUT I ALSO GIVE NORTH CAROLINA CREDIT FOR NOT GIVING UP. YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT, OUR FACE-OFF GUYS DID EXTREMELY WELL AGAINST A FACE OFF GUN COUNTRY. WELL, THE NBA PLAYOFFS ARE COMING UP. PATRICK. WE GOT AN EASTERN CONFERENCE COMING OUT OF THE PLAYING, THE PHILADELPHIA 76 YEARS AND THE MIAMI HEAT. SAME. I GOT THE SIXERS IN THE HEAT COMING OUT.
YOU KNOW PLAYOFF JIMMY WHAT ABOUT THE WESTERN CONFERENCE. I GOT THE I GOT THE WARRIORS AND THE KINGS. THE TWO LOWER SEEDS I YEAH I’VE GOT THE WARRIORS AND THE LAKERS ACTUALLY. NOW WE’RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE NHL HERE. YOU KNOW WE HAVE A BIAS HERE FROM DETROIT. LET’S GO. RED WINGS WINGS CAPS AND PENS ARE IN A WILD RACE RIGHT NOW.
VERY WILD. AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO TONIGHT’S GAME 82 FOR BOTH TEAMS. AND IF RED WINGS CAN WIN WE NEED THE FLIERS TO LOSE. SO THEN THEY CAN GET IN. BUT BUT IF IT DOESN’T, THEN THE FLIERS CAN AND THE CAVS CAN STILL GET IN. SO YOU KNOW I’M NOT GOING TO PRETEND TO BE UNBIASED HERE. I WOULD LOVE FOR THE FLIERS TO WIN THIS GAME.
KNOCK THOSE CAPS OUT. GET HOCKEY TOWN BACK IN THE PLAYOFFS LARKIN BAR DOWN BUD. THAT’S ALL FOR SPORTS ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. THE OLYMPIC TORCH HAS BEEN LIT FOR THE 2024 GAMES. STAY WITH US. THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.
THE CLASS OF 2024 FINALLY KNOWS WHO THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WILL BE AT COMMENCEMENT. SU CHOOSING DARIO NADELLA, THE MAYOR OF FLORENCE, ITALY, TO GIVE THE MAIN ADDRESS. FLORENCE HAS HOSTED ASU STUDENTS FOR OVER 60 YEARS AS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM. THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY WILL BE ON SUNDAY, MAY 12TH AT THE JMA WIRELESS DOME. FINALLY, THIS MORNING, THE OLYMPIC TORCH HAS BEEN LIT FOR THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES.
THE TORCH WAS LIT IN OLYMPIA, GREECE, WHICH IS AN OLYMPICS TRADITION. FRENCH OLYMPIC MEDALIST RECEIVED THE TORCH FROM GREEK ROWING CHAMPION STEFANOS DU SCRIPPS BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY IN PARIS. 600 TORCHBEARERS WILL CARRY THE TORCH OVER THREE WEEKS. THE SUMMER 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES WILL BEGIN JULY 26TH AND IN JULY, AUGUST 11TH. EXCUSE ME, THAT’S GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
I’M KRISTEN LILLY. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND I’M SO TIRED OF YOU DUFFY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY LIVE AT 10 A.M. HERE ON O T N.
CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Katie Nedder.
Producer: Rico Lopez.
Director: Jill Mitchell.
Mornings on the Hill: 2024.
