BOTTOM LINE: SMU plays Syracuse after Nya Robertson scored 22 points in SMU's 81-66 loss to the California Golden Bears. The Orange have gone 4-4 at home. Syracuse ranks fourth in the ACC with 17.1 assists per game led by Dominique Camp averaging 4.2.

The showcase for hunting, fishing, camping, outdoors, charters and outfitters returns to the Expo Center at the NYS Fairgrounds, opening Friday. The weekend will feature demonstrations, seminars and a custom trout pond to fish in ($3 for 5 minutes). The show continues Saturday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1961 — The Cincinnati Royals’ 22-year-old rookie sensation, Oscar Robertson, becomes the youngest player to receive NBA All-Star MVP honors. Robertson scores 23 points and hands out 14 assists in a 153-131 victory for the West at Syracuse. 1971 — The ...

ITC junior NyQuan Gilbert and four athletes from Christian Brothers Academy earned scholarship offers from the Orange on Wednesday.