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Monday, March 11, 2013  Two Syracuse Orange football players, along with two other SU students, were in Syracuse City Court Monday morning for a hearing on charges they burglarized a neighbor’s home last month.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Two Syracuse University football players are among four students charged in connection with three burglaries. Markus Pierce-Brewster and Davon Walls are accused of stealing electronics from a South Campus apartment. Coach Scott Shafer has issued a statement on the arrests.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Coach Shafer's first extended sit-down interview since taking over the Syracuse program.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The story of Luke Cain has resonated among Syracuse University alumni across the nation, especially among former athletes. Now there’s a way you can help too.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  When Luke Cain was a senior, Derrell Smith was just a freshman. Smith would go on to be a captain at Syracuse University, guiding the Orange to a Pinstripe Bowl victory as a senior in 2010. But Smith says it all started with Luke Cain.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Former Syracuse University football players from across the nation are banding together to help a former linebacker who was reduced to panhandling on the streets of Syracuse.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  For three years, Louis "Luke" Cain was a star linebacker for the Syracuse University football team, but he is now a panhandler in downtown Syracuse.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  A financial adviser and her lover face wire fraud charges in Los Angeles for allegedly swindling $2.2 million from Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, former Syracuse University player.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  A fire at an upstate New York middle school named for the late Syracuse University football star Ernie Davis has destroyed some of his memorabilia that had been on display.

Friday, October 21, 2011  Thousands of Orange fans will descend on the Carrier Dome tonight as the Syracuse University football team takes on West Virginia. The game will be carried live on ESPN at 8 p.m.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  SU wide receiver Marcus Sales was back in court today for a brief appearance on felony drug charges filed againt him.

Friday, July 29, 2011  Syracuse University football player Prince-Tyson Gulley was the victim of a stabbing overnight, and police say they're looking for the public's help with the case.

Friday, September 03, 2010  There is good news for Syracuse University fans. Time Warner Cable just announced it will carry this weekend's SU football opener.

Friday, December 12, 2008  New Syracuse University head coach Doug Marrone calls this the "greatest day of his life" in accepting his new job leading the Orange football team.

Thursday, December 11, 2008  According to NBC affiliate WITN in North Carolina, East Carolina Coach Skip Holtz has turned down the job of head football coach at Syracuse University.