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Saturday, June 15, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch extended the Calder Cup Finals another day on Saturday night, defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins 5-2 in Game 5.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  In a must-win game to keep their Calder Cup trophy hopes alive, the Syracuse Crunch falls in heartbreaking fashion.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch battled for the entirety of Game 2, and even tied the the game in the second period, but the Grand Rapids Griffins were relentless, winning 6-4, and gained a 2-0 edge in the Calder Cup Finals.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch lost the opening game of the Calder Cup finals 3-1 to the visiting Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  The Grand Rapids Griffins outlasted Oklahoma City in the Western Conference Finals Wednesday night, winning Game 7 5-4.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Syracuse University is hoping its men's basketball success will help draw students to the school.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  The Syracuse women's lacrosse team lost their first home opener in eight years to Maryland on Sunday afternoon, losing to the Terrapins 19-11.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  This week's CNY Central Athletes are on a mission.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The return of James Southerland and a couple of high-profile conference wins have propelled the Syracuse Orange up the national rankings after almost falling out of the top ten last week.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Syracuse University senior basketball player James Southerland is expected to meet with an academic integrity panel on the SU campus on Friday regarding an appeal to his ineligibility.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  Several hits and other chippy plays were left unpoliced by the officiating crew, so the teams took it into their own hands with a huge brawl that spread from the line to a goalie fight at center ice.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The Syracuse Orange have climbed back into a top three national ranking after their upset win at Louisville on Saturday.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Most of the Dolphins' core spent the summer working out together, getting ready for a season where they hoped to change the culture of Le Moyne Basketball.