Good morning, Syracuse.

A Sunday forum at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clay saw community members urging candidates to secure binding commitments on jobs and environmental protections from Micron's semiconductor complex ahead of November 3 elections.

Scientists at SUNY Upstate Medical University are developing lab grown insulin cells to treat Type 1 diabetes without chronic immunosuppressants + will share updates at Tuesday's inaugural Upstate Diabetes Cure Initiative retreat as they aim to launch an FDA approved clinical trial in the next three years.

Syracuse edged Siena 81-76 in an exhibition game at (MVP Arena) in Albany, with free throws late in the game keeping the Orange ahead; Doty and Morano led the team as they tested new strategies before the season starts.

Section III released the girls soccer playoff brackets on Sunday; opening-round games start Tuesday, with semifinals on Oct.

27-28 and finals on Nov. 1 at SUNY Cortland.

Section III released postseason brackets for boys soccer — opening-round games begin today while semifinals run Oct.

27-28 and finals are scheduled for Oct. 29-31 at various locations.

Section III released a 16-team bracket for Class C football playoffs — Holland Patent is seeded No. 4 and Lowville, the top seed, will host its opening game Thursday.

The final is scheduled for Nov. 14 at noon inside the JMA Wireless Dome.

Syracuse football's performance against Louisville was graded by local critics, and fans are invited (via online poll) to vote on the player of the game.

The Syracuse Crunch came from behind on Saturday at the Upstate Medical University Arena to defeat the Rochester Americans by a score of 4 to 2 after falling behind by two goals.

Lucas Mercuri, Sam O’Reilly, Jansen Harkins and Clark Bishop scored, evening the season series at one game apiece.