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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Last year ended on a happy note for Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim -- a trip to the Final Four for the fifth time in his Hall of Fame career. This season? An encore performance is on the mind.Im looking forward to winning a lot, senior forward Tyler Roberson said. We want to get back to the tournament and win the national championship. Thats the main goal. I know we cant ask for much more (than making the Final Four), but we went really far and we are bringing that energy into this season.Until Syracuse was selected to play in the NCAA Tournament in the spring, the 2015-16 season was forgettable. Boeheim served a nine-game suspension as part of sanctions handed down by the NCAA after a multiyear investigation of the schools athletic department, and the Orange were a longshot to make the field after going 19-14 in the regular season and a pedestrian 9-9 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Four wins in the big dance turned the season into a rousing success, and the sky seems to be the limit this year despite the departure of the top three scorers -- guards Michael Gbinije, Trevor Cooney, and Malachi Richardson, who left for the NBA after a stellar freshman season.The short bench that hurt last years team likely wont be a factor this season. Syracuse has a solid mix of talented returnees including Roberson, center Dajuan Coleman, projected first-round NBA pick Tyler Lydon, and guard Frank Howard. The Orange also welcome a highly ranked recruiting class of three in Matthew Moyer, Taurean Thompson and Tyus Battle, two fifth-year transfers in guard John Gillon (averaged 13.2 points and 3.8 assists at Colorado State) and sharpshooter Andrew White III (16.6 points and 5.9 rebounds at Nebraska), who are eligible to play immediately, and a traditional transfer, 7-foot-2 center Paschal Chukwu.We have never put five new guys in within one year that I can remember, Boeheim said. We have five new guys that actually will play a lot.Boeheim, soon to be 72, isnt about to change his philosophy as the end of his long career at his alma mater looms. In other words, no predictions.You never know about a team until you get in the game. It isnt until you have a couple of battles, said Boeheim, who is slated to retire after next season. There is always adversity in the game. It isnt always smooth sailing.Other things to know when Syracuse kicks off the season against upstate New York foe Colgate on Nov. 11:TRANSFER CITY: Boeheim accepted only a handful of transfers in his first 40 years at his alma mater. Year No. 41 sort of represents a watershed moment with three.Transfers that weve taken have been very impactful to our program, Boeheim said. When youre down numbers and you have a fifth year, you help your team. If Malachi would have stayed, we probably wouldnt have taken any. Its here to stay now.ZONED OUT: Boeheim always seems to have lots of long arms in the lineup to enhance the effectiveness of his trademark zone defense, and this years team might be the longest ever with eight players 6-7 or taller. Chukwu promises to be a menacing force inside, and Coleman (6-9), Lydon (6-8), Roberson (6-8), White (6-7), along with incoming freshmen Matthew Moyer (6-8) and Taurean Thompson (6-10) figure to give opponents fits.3-BALLS GALORE: With a thin roster, Syracuse relied on its perimeter shooting last season, hoisting up 876 3-pointers and averaging 8.5 made 3s per game. The Orange has experience there with Lydon, who was the most accurate (49 of 121, 40.5 percent), and White (87 of 211, 41.2 percent).Its a part of the game now, Boeheim said. Every player that can make them can shoot them.PRESSING MATTERS: Syracuse uses the press at just about every practice and utilizes it sparingly but to great effect in games when needed. With such a deep roster, using it more often is an option.It came in handy last year. A couple of games we wouldnt have won without pressure, Boeheim said. We think well pressure more, but when we get into the season, if its not there, then we wont use it.MR. VERSATILE: Lydon emerged as a bona fide star last season as a freshman with his strong perimeter game and shot-blocking ability inside (team-high 67 blocks) while playing center and both forward positions. He added 20 pounds of muscle in the offseason, which promises to make him a more imposing figure all over the court.He was key last year, so hes certainly not going to be any less this year, Boeheim said. Hell be very important. Hes probably the only player Ive had that has ever done that well at three positions.---AP college basketball website: www.collegebasketball.ap.org---Follow Kekis on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Greek1947Jayson Tatum Jersey . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. John Havlicek Jersey . 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Jean Segura started the winning rally by beating out a grounder to short for an infield single off Jeremy Horst (0-2). Ryan Braun singled and Segura advanced to third base. Ramirez then lined the second pitch he saw to left field to drive in the winning run. Reliever Francisco Rodriguez (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth inning for Milwaukee, which rallied from a 4-0 deficit. Alfredo Figaro started for Milwaukee in place of Marco Estrado, who is on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring. He went 5 1-3 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. Cliff Lee allowed four runs and eight hits in seven innings for the Phillies, who fell back to .500. Lee struck out eight. Lee gave up at least one hit in six of the seven innings he pitched. Philadelphia grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning. John Mayberry doubled to left field and scored on a single by Jimmy Rollins. The Phillies added three more runs in the fourth inning. Hot hitting Dominic Brown doubled to the rright field corner and scored on a single by Delmon Young.dddddddddddd Erik Kratz then lined his eighth home run of the season to make the score 4-0. Milwaukee finally got to Lee in the fourth inning, scoring two runs. Yuniesky Betancouts RBI double that Brown got this glove on, but could not hold onto scored the first run. Figaro knocked in the second run with a groundout. The Brewers tied it 4-all in the seventh inning. Norichika Aoki led off the inning with a walk. He scored when Segura lined a triple into the right field corner. Segura scored when Freddy Galvis relay throw got away from Kratz. NOTES: Aoki has struck out just 12 times in 263 plate appearances this season, the best ratio in the major leagues. He has gone 59 plate appearances without striking out, the longest streak by a Brewers player since Brady Clark went 60 appearances in 2005. ... Phillies 2B Chase Utley said Friday he believes he can rejoin the team by the middle of June. Utley has been on the disabled list since May 21 with a strained right oblique. ... Brewers reliever Tom Gorzelanny (1-0) will make his first start of the season Saturday against the Phillies Kyle Kendrick (6-3). ' ' '