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Monday, February 18, 2013  Syracuse's Twist Lounge is closed this week, following four stabbings that took place during a large fight on Saturday night.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Seven students were arrested after several brawls broke out at suburban New York high school.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  An upstate New York prison has been locked down after an inmate fight escalated into a melee with guards.

Monday, August 06, 2012  About 20 New York Jets players were involved in a sideline brawl during practice at training camp after running back Joe McKnight and safety D'Anton Lynn tangled after a play.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Five players on Rochester's professional lacrosse team have been charged in connection with a brawl at a Minnesota restaurant involving more than two dozen people.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  A men's basketball game between two central New York community colleges was called off with less than a minute left after a brawl in the stands spilled onto the court.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  A 10th Mountain Division soldier based at Fort Drum has been cleared of felony assault charges stemming from the stabbing of two women during an alcohol-fueled brawl outside an Adirondack bar last Memorial Day.

Friday, October 07, 2011  A 42-year-old man has been convicted of punching a 79-year-old man into a plate glass window after complaining about the older man's karaoke singing at a western New York bar.

Friday, November 26, 2010  Two Pennsylvania brothers have been sentenced to 60 days in jail for beating up a Finger Lakes winery owner who tried to eject them for drunkenness.

Friday, June 11, 2010  Authorities say two assistant principals and two police officers are recovering from minor injuries after a food fight escalated into a brawl among students.

Monday, December 21, 2009  Utica city officials are taking steps to shut down a nightclub that has been the scene of several brawls, including a weekend shooting and stabbing that injured four people.

Monday, March 30, 2009  A Rochester-area man is scheduled to go on trial for allegedly causing the death of a man by punching him after a softball game.