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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  An upstate New York high school changing its sports nickname from Redskins to Hawkeyes is getting help from the Oneida Indians to buy new jerseys

Monday, May 13, 2013  Update: Oneida Nation to present check on Wednesday, to help offset costs

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Athletes in James Fenimore Cooper's upstate New York hometown will take the field as the Hawkeyes after dropping the long-standing nickname Redskins

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Oscar-nominated actress and Emmy nominated choreographer Rosie Perez will serve as the grand marshal of the 24th annual Boxing Hall of Fame Parade of Champions, according to the Oneida Daily Dispatch.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The U.S. Mint is inviting people to take a swing at designing a National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coin.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  The man who's considered America's first novelist and the author of "Where the Wild Things Are" will be inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame.

Friday, March 01, 2013  As we honor Women's History Month, you will likely hear a lot this month about women who have had an impact on our community.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Members of the St. Joseph's cardiology team came together for a "Mustache Bash" on Friday night, celebrating the culmination of a month-long fundraiser for Make-a-Wish.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A typical Hall of Fame induction weekend brings in 15,000 to 20,000 guests. Businesses expect that number to drop significantly this year.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  For only the second time since 1965, and first since 1996, voters failed to elect any players to baseball's Hall of Fame. The Thursday print edition of The New York Times featured the headline "Welcome to Cooperstown" across the front of the Sports page. Below it, there was only a blank page; a statement on the lack of inductees.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  David Bowie is celebrating his birthday by releasing new music. The English singer announced Tuesday, his 66th birthday, that he has released his first song in 10 years titled "Where Are We Now?" A new album, "The Next Day," will be out March 11 and 12 in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively.

Monday, December 10, 2012  The late Arturo Gatti and five-time world champion Virgil Hill have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  The Central New York community gathered at the Oncenter in Syracuse to honor retired CNY Central news anchor Jackie Robinson Thursday night.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Carmen Basilio, a genial onion farmer's son with a malevolent left hook who wrested the world middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957, has died. He was 85.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The Wisconsin anchorwoman who stood up to a viewer who called her fat has resounded in the Central New York community of Seneca Falls, which is the birthplace of the women's rights movement.