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Thursday, May 17, 2012  One of the men suing Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University for defamation says he’s glad they didn’t win the lawsuit.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Bobby Davis and Mike Lang have filed for an appeal in the defamation case against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim.

Friday, May 11, 2012  The State Supreme Court in Syracuse released its decision Friday afternoon regarding the motion dismiss the defamation lawsuit against Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Lawyers for the men accusing Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University of defamation are defending their stance.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Attorneys for Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University set a March 14th deadline for motion to dismiss.   Hearings in Manhattan and Syracuse are scheduled in coming weeks.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Bobby Davis' affidavit, which describes Laure Fine's alleged relationships and sexual behavior with members of the SU basketball team, was made public on Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  A New York Daily News report claims new court documents show Laurie Fine had sex with Syracuse University basketball players, then described their "physical attributes" to Bernie Fine sex abuse accuser.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Update: Jerry Sandusky's lawyer says he will not negotiate a plea deal in his client's child sex-abuse case.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrived Tuesday at a courthouse in Pennsylvania to face his accusers in the child sex-abuse case against him.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor said on Thursday that if Syracuse University had known about the Laurie Fine audio tape in 2003 or 2005, the university would have fired Bernie Fine.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  Pittsburgh police interviewed the third accuser in the Bernie Fine investigation this afternoon for about 15 minutes. Zachary Tomaselli described the interview as brief. He said in an e-mail, "I wasn't asked about what happened." Tomaselli was interviewed over the telephone.

Monday, November 28, 2011  The Syracuse Police have agreed to release information to the District Attorney about their investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against Syracuse University assistant coach Bernie Fine.

Monday, November 28, 2011  Syracuse University fired assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday following further accusations of sexual abuse and the release of a recorded conversation from 2002 by ESPN.

Monday, November 28, 2011  Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine was fired Sunday evening.

Sunday, November 27, 2011  Jim Boeheim addressed the termination of Bernie Fine following a statement from Syracuse University and an email from Chancellor Cantor.