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Sunday, March 10, 2013  The SU women's basketball team opened up their postseason Big East Tournament play with a 61-56 victory over Villanova on Sunday night.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  A person familiar with the negotiations says the Big East football schools will get almost all of a $110 million pot in a deal that will allow seven departing basketball schools to keep the name Big East and start playing in their own conference next season.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Brittney Sykes and Brianna Butler both scored 14 points as the 24th ranked Orange beat Seton Hall 65-34

Monday, January 28, 2013  Syracuse Orange freshman center DaJuan Coleman, a Jamesville-Dewitt graduate, will miss the next four weeks.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  Ryan Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive 3s in overtime to send Villanova to its second win over a Top 5 team this week

Monday, January 21, 2013  The Syracuse Orange basketball team answered the question "what would they do for an encore", with another hard fought 57-55 win over Cincinnati on Monday afternoon

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Retiring after three national titles in a 26-year career at Connecticut, Jim Calhoun is thanking everyone who helped him turn the Huskies into a basketball powerhouse.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Syracuse University athletic director Daryl Gross has officially announced that the concerns he had with the Big East Conference over the game have been resolved.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Coach Boeheim says Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph have earned their spots among the most successful ever to play at Syracuse.

Friday, February 24, 2012  A win at Connecticut would give the Orange its second outright Big East title in the last three years.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph were resilient in the final stretch on Wednesday, and it was that senior leadership that helped SU overcome a USF team that was in striking distance.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  Kayla Alexander scored 23 points and the SU women's basketball team used a 16-0 second half run to pull away from Marquette 79-63.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  No. 2 Syracuse goes for its seventh consecutive victory when it takes on Rutgers on Sunday. The Orange enters the game with an overall mark of 26-1, including a 13-1 record in conference play. The Scarlet Knights are 12-14 overall but are 10-5 on their home court. Rutgers is 4-9 in the BIG EAST.

Monday, February 13, 2012  On paper, #2 Syracuse defeated #19 Louisville by one point on the road. A solid win to be sure, but for those who follow this program closely know the win indicates so much more than just another quality win.

Monday, February 13, 2012  C.J. Fair scored 13 points and No. 2 Syracuse scored the final six points of the game to beat No. 19 Louisville 52-51 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Cardinals.