College Basketball News

Syracuse ready to face Griffin, Oklahoma (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Syracuse Orange have battled Big East behemoths like Louisville, Connecticut and Pittsburgh -- all No. 1 seeds and still playing in the NCAA tournament. They have dealt with big men like Pitt's DeJuan Blair and UConn's 7-foot-3 Hasheem Thabeet. Now comes Oklahoma's powerful Blake Griffin. Let the flattery begin.