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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Typically, June is thought of as the offseason for Syracuse University Athletics, obviously, because school is out of session for at least a couple more months. The Orange though, is in the news quite a bit today for different reasons today.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Tom Thibodeau and Monty Williams will join the returning Jim Boeheim as assistant coaches for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  A person familiar with the situation says the Pinstripe Bowl and the Big Ten will hold a news conference Monday at Yankee Stadium to announce an agreement between the league and the 3-year-old postseason game.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  On Thursday afternoon, Le Moyne College celebrated the lacrosse team's accomplishment, as the Le Moyne College president Fred Pestello congratulated the team in person, as friends and family looked on.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The Ithaca baseball team defeat number one ranked Linfield 6-4 on Monday, avoiding elimination and putting the Bombers just two wins away from a national title.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The Syracuse men's lacrosse team lost to the Duke Blue Devils 16-10 in the National Championship at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday afternoon.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  Cazenovia graduate and UNC senior Kara Cannizzaro scored four goals, helping the Tar Heels win the National Championship

Sunday, May 26, 2013  Mercyhurst hit the post twice in the closing seconds, but could not get the ball in the net, giving Le Moyne College their first Division II National Title since 2007 with an 11-10 victory.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  The SU Womens Lacrosse season may be over, but the excitement is just beginning to build for the program.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  Cazenovia alum Kara Cannizzaro scored four goals to help lead UNC to Final Four, but the SU women's lacrosse season ended in a heartbreaking loss to Maryland.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  For the fourth time in the last five years the SU Womens Lacrosse team finds itself in the Final Four.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  RIT used a hidden ball trick in overtime to defeat the Cortland Red Dragons 10-9 and advance to the NCAA Division III Championship on Saturday in Cortland.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  The Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team defeated top-seed Adelphi 16-13 on Saturday afternoon, advancing to the Division 2 National Championship.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  The SU women's lacrosse team advanced to the Final Four for the second straight season on Saturday afternoon with a 13-9 victory over Florida in the Carrier Dome.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Redshirt freshman Dylan Donahue scored with 13 seconds remaining to lift top-seeded Syracuse past Yale 7-6 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals Saturday.