Ledlum scores 35, Harvard beats Cornell 73-56
February 19, 2023 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Ledlum put up 35 points as Harvard beat Cornell 73-56 on Saturday night.
Ledlum also added 13 rebounds and six steals for the Crimson (14-12, 5-7 Ivy League). Idan Tretout scored 19 points, going 6 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from distance, and 5 for 6 from the line.
Williams scores 27; Cornell edges Dartmouth 95-83 in OT
February 18, 2023 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Nazir Williams' 27 points and Cornell opened overtime with a 12-0 run and beat Dartmouth 95-83 in overtime on Friday night.
Williams added six assists and three steals for the Big Red (16-8, 6-5 Ivy League).
Manon’s double-double leads Cornell past Brown 80-73
January 28, 2023 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Manon totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds to guide Cornell to an 80-73 victory over Brown on Saturday.
Manon added three steals for the Big Red (15-5, 5-2 Ivy League). Greg Dolan finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Manon scores 12, Cornell defeats Lafayette 73-68
December 4, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Manon's 12 points helped Cornell defeat Lafayette 73-68 on Sunday.
Manon had six rebounds for the Big Red (7-1). Nazir Williams scored 12 points and added five rebounds.
Williams, Ragland propel Cornell to 79-70 win over Canisius
November 23, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Nazir Williams and Guy Ragland Jr. scored 12 points apiece to help Cornell defeat Canisius 79-70 on Tuesday night.
Williams also had 10 rebounds and five assists for the Big Red (4-1).
Ragland, Boothby lead Cornell past Ithaca College 83-61
November 19, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Guy Ragland had a double-double off the bench, Keller Boothby scored 14 points, and Cornell defeated Ithaca College 83-61 on Friday night.
Ragland had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Greg Dolan had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Nazir Williams scored 12 points for the Big Red (3-1).
Cornell doubles up SUNY-Delhi, romps in a 114-57 rout
November 11, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Manon’s 17 points helped Cornell defeat SUNY-Delhi 114-57 on Thursday night.
Manon also had six rebounds for the Big Red (1-1). Greg Dolan scored 16 points and added six rebounds and six assists.
Cornell frat parties on hold; druggings, assault reported
November 9, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University has announced the temporary suspension of fraternity parties after a student reported being sexually assaulted Sunday and four others were reportedly drugged at off-campus housing in recent weeks, university leaders said this week.
Flowers helps Penn turn back Cornell 28-21
November 5, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Trey Flowers ran for two touchdowns, Aidan Sayin threw for two and Pennsylvania held off Cornell 28-21 on Saturday.
Flowers capped a pair of short drives with touchdowns in the second quarter en route to a 124-yard day on 26 carries.
Defense, pick-6 carry Cornell past Lehigh in 19-15 win
October 15, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Connor Henderson's 31-yard interception return for a touchdown helped lift Cornell to a 19-15 victory over Lehigh Saturday, earning the Big Red a 3-0 non-conference record in a season for the first time since 2007 and fifth time in program history.
Dean, Borguet help Harvard pull away to beat Cornell 35-28
October 8, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Charlie Dean threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes, Borguet ran for more that 100 yards and Harvard beat Cornell 35-28 on Friday night.
Dean was 15-of-29 passing for 208 yards with a TD pass each to Tyler Neville and Scott Woods II in the third and fourth quarters.
Pitsenberger powers Yale to 38-14 victory over Cornell
September 24, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Freshman Joshua Pitsenberger caught a touchdown pass and ran for two short scores — all in the first half — and Yale breezed to a 38-14 victory over Cornell on Saturday.
Nolan Grooms passed to Pitsenberger for a 5-yard score to stake Yale (1-1) to an early lead in the Ivy League opener.
Tompkins: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
July 22, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) _ Tompkins Financial Corp. (TMP) on Friday reported net income of $20.9 million in its second quarter.
The Ithaca, New York-based bank said it had earnings of $1.45 per share.
Workers protest Starbucks’ plan to close a unionized store
June 8, 2022 GMTAs tensions rise between Starbucks and baristas who want to unionize, the imminent closure of a store in Ithaca, New York, is taking on outsized significance.
Starbucks told workers last Friday it plans to permanently close their store — one of three in Ithaca — on June 10.
Tompkins: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
April 29, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) _ Tompkins Financial Corp. (TMP) on Friday reported net income of $23.3 million in its first quarter.
The Ithaca, New York-based bank said it had earnings of $1.60 per share.
Jones scores 11 to lead Cornell past Yale 71-65
February 26, 2022 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Jordan Jones and Guy Ragland Jr. scored 11 points apiece to lead Cornell past Yale 71-65 on Saturday.
Greg Dolan added 10 points for the Big Red (14-10, 6-7 Ivy League). Dean Noll had six steals.
Cornell moves online, suspects spread of omicron variant
December 15, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University has moved final exams online and sent the campus into high alert a day after finding suspected cases of the new omicron variant amid a spike in COVID-19 cases among students, the university announced Tuesday.
Columbia edges Cornell 34-26 after five interceptions
November 20, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Gabriel Hollingsworth and Bryson Canty wrapped touchdowns around a Will Allen interception early in the fourth quarter as Columbia broke open a tied game to defeat Cornell 34-26 on Saturday in the annual Empire State Bowl.
Bomb threats unfounded at Ivy League schools, officials say
November 8, 2021 GMTIthaca, N.Y. (AP) — Multiple unfounded bomb threats were made over the weekend at Ivy League campuses, university and law enforcement officials said.
Cornell, Columbia and Brown universities had alerted students to threats Sunday and deemed campuses safe a few hours later.
Undefeated Princeton dominates early, defeats Cornell 34-16
October 30, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Facing fourth-and-3 near midfield on its first possession, Cole Smith completed a 7-yard pass to Jacob Birmelin and Princeton pressed on from there to score the first of three straight touchdowns and defeat Cornell 34-16 on Friday night.
Perry’s 5TDs lead Brown past Cornell 49-45
October 23, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — EJ Perry threw four touchdowns and his 30-yard scoring pass to a leaping Graham Walker with 29 seconds left sent Brown to a 49-45 win over Cornell on Saturday.
Cornell plays 3 quarterbacks in 34-20 win over Colgate
October 16, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — It was quarterback carrousel for Cornell on Friday night as Jameson Wang, Luke Duby and Richie Kenney each led touchdown drives as Big Red defeated Colgate 34-20.
The trio combined for 18-of-22 passing for 238 yards and two touchdowns.
Cornell professor surprises colleague with kidney donation
July 30, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — A Cornell University professor has surprised his friend and colleague with a gift of a lifetime, a kidney.
Couple drown in waterfall at Ithaca-area creek; kids nearby
July 13, 2021 GMTNEWFIELD, N.Y. (AP) — A man and woman drowned when they were swept under a waterfall in a creek in the Ithaca area, while three young children at the site with them tried to get help, authorities said.
1 killed, 4 hurt when boat flips in New York’s Seneca Lake
July 11, 2021 GMTHIMROD, N.Y. (AP) — One person was killed and four people were hurt Saturday when a speed boat flipped over in New York's Finger Lakes region.
Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike said the boat was traveling on Seneca Lake “at a fast speed when it made an abrupt turn" and capsized around 5:20 p.m.
Cornell to require coronavirus vaccination for students
April 2, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University said Friday it will require students to be vaccinated this fall as it makes plans for in-person instruction...
Plan to revamp police force proceeds in Ithaca, New York
April 1, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Officials in an Ivy League town in upstate New York voted to proceed with a hotly debated plan to revamp the police force as part of the nationwide reexamination of law enforcement after the killing of George Floyd...
Ivy League town weighs revamping police; critics see flaws
March 25, 2021 GMTThe nationwide reexamination of policing after the killing of George Floyd has led an Ivy League college town in upstate New York to consider an ambitious — and contentious — plan to remake its force “from the ground up...
Cornell to fell more than 1,700 ash trees infested by beetle
January 5, 2021 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — An invasive insect that kills ash trees is prompting Cornell University to fell 1,700 of the trees on its lands, a step it says will visibly alter the campus's appearance...
Frank Rhodes, former president of Cornell U, dies at 93
February 6, 2020 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Frank Rhodes, a renowned paleontologist who led the Ivy League's Cornell University for 18 years and oversaw a huge expansion in research funding, has died...
Taylor Swift says she plans to re-record her songs’ masters
August 21, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift plans to re-record her songs after her catalog was purchased by popular music manager Scooter Braun...
A badger named Buffalo? Zoo names babies after NY places
May 3, 2019 GMTSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The zoo in Syracuse is naming its baby animals after towns and cities in New York state...
Dorothy Cotton, civil rights pioneer and MLK colleague, dies
June 11, 2018 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died.
Holzman Honored, Appears on ‘Today’
May 20, 2018 GMTITHACA, N.Y. -- Katherine Holzman from Tyngsboro is one of 20 students awarded scholarships by the New York Women in Communications Inc. Foundation. Holzman, who studies Television-Radio at Ithaca College, received the Meredith Corporation Scholarship at the annual Matrix Awards in New York City.
Ithaca’s Horgan to Help NBC Sports with Olympics Coverage
February 4, 2018 GMTITHACA, N.Y. -- Thomas Horgan of Burlington has been selected by NBC Sports to assist with the network's coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, being held Feb. 9-25 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Panama Hotel votes to drop Trump _ but his company won’t go
January 17, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The owners of a Trump-branded hotel in Panama sued President Donald Trump's family-owned company in federal court Tuesday, alleging that the namesake business committed mismanagement and fraud...
Cornell male singing group booted from campus for hazing
April 28, 2017 GMTITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University officials say the college's oldest all-male a capella group has been permanently dismissed from campus for hazing that included requiring new members to put Icy Hot muscle cream on their genitals...