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Monday, February 18, 2013  A loss to rival Connecticut in their final Big East Conference meeting has cost the Syracuse Orange two spots in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  UConn stifled Syracuse by a score of 66-58 Wednesday night at the XL Center in Hartford. It's UConn's first win over Syracuse since the 2011 Big East Tournament.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Breanna Stewart has been the toast of the game at every level of basketball she's ever played at, and has already started to impress in her freshman season at the University of Connecticut.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Alec Lemon had eight catches for 166 yards to help set up three touchdowns, caught an 11-yard scoring pass, and Syracuse beat Connecticut 40-10 on Friday night to spoil Huskies coach Paul Pasqualoni's return nearly eight years after he was fired by the Orange.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  This is Pasqualoni's first trip back to his old Syracuse stompin' grounds since he was fired in December of 2004 after 14 seasons with the Orange, and he isn't planning on getting too sentimental.

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.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  A person familiar with the situation says that Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun is retiring and plans to announce his decision on Thursday.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  One night after winning being named the 2012 Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year, former C-NS basketball star Breanna Stewart was walking the red carpet at the ESPY Awards.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  Player of the year Breanna Stewart scored seven of her nine points for the East in the final 4 minutes of the game. Stewart is headed to Connecticut.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  It could very well be the final time Connecticut and Syracuse meet in the Big East Tournament when the # 2 Orange take on the Huskies in the tournament's quarterfinal Thursday at noon.

Saturday, February 25, 2012  The Syracuse Orange once again had fans on the edge of their seats, but once again did not let them down as they downed Connecticut 71-69 in Storrs on Saturday night.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  It's a potentially program-changing game tonight, as the SU Womens basketball team prepares to battle #3 Connecticut in the Carrier Dome.

Friday, November 04, 2011  Paul Pasqualoni says he considers talk about coaching for the first time against Syracuse, a program he led for 14 years, to be just another distraction to deal with while preparing his Connecticut team for a big conference game.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  The Syracuse Orange Basketball team have been ranked # 5 in the very first USAToday ESPN Coaches poll of the season, just one notch back of the Uconn Huskies who are # 4.

Monday, April 04, 2011  The big game is tonight, the National Championship between UConn and Butler. The question for SU fans is, will you root for UConn?