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Friday, May 10, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Springfield Falcons 5-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Friday night.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The SU men's and women's lacrosse teams won their respective Big East Tournament semifinal matchups on Thursday evening, advancing to the Championship on Saturday.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Watch the Syracuse Orange news conference LIVE at 1:40p.m. Jim Boeheim and the Orange are preparing to face Michigan in the Final Four in Atlanta on Saturday night.

Friday, March 29, 2013  It's the last season the Syracuse Orange will be a part of the Big East conference, but the Orange is still proud to represent a conference they called home for decades.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  The Tampa Bay Lightning have fired coach Guy Boucher.

Friday, March 15, 2013  After losing by double digits in two previous contests, the Syracuse Orange were finally able to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas on Friday night in overtime 58 to 55.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The Syracuse Men's Basketball team continued their hot shooting against Pittsburgh, riding James Southerland and Brandon Triche once again to a 62-59 victory over the Panthers.

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.

Monday, February 25, 2013  It's an exciting moment for fans of Syracuse football. The full schedule for the Orange's inaugural campaign in the Atlantic Coast Conference has been relased.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Syracuse University and St. John's have agreed to a home-and-home basketball series, continuing the Madison Square Garden game as well as the tradition of playing their New York State Big East Rivals.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The Syracuse Orange took on Cincinnati at 3:30p.m.

Monday, January 21, 2013  They are very familiar faces to new Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer, and coaches he hopes will help establish the face of the post-Doug Marrone Orange football team.

Monday, January 07, 2013  As Doug Marrone was officially introduced as the Buffalo Bills new head coach on Monday, there was so much for Orange fans and Bills fans in Central New York to soak in.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  Doug Marrone has made his passion for the Syracuse football program very well known through his four years as head coach, a factor that has likely made his decision to become the Buffalo Bills new head coach very difficult.

Sunday, December 30, 2012  Doug Marrone completed his fourth season at Syracuse with another successful homecoming, and hoped it wouldn't be the last time he brings his team to the Bronx.