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Thursday, March 28, 2013  John Thompson Jr. said despited his former rivalry with Syracuse and Jim Boeheim he will still root for his former Big East colleague against Indiana.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The Syracuse Orange are trying to keep up their momentum as they continue their NCAA tournament run in the Sweet 16 Thursday night. They're meeting the Indiana Hoosiers in Orange rival territory, the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., home court to the Georgetown Hoyas. Some Hoyas fans are rooting for Syracuse.

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.

Friday, March 08, 2013  If the past 34 seasons have taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected in this rivalry. That's why this game can go either way.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Jack the Sports Dog is on an impressive 5 game winning streak. But something was bothering our resident sports guru.

Monday, February 25, 2013  After suffering a defeat at the hands of their hated rival over the weekend, the Syracuse Orange also had insult added to injury as they dropped out of the top ten in the latest college basketball polls released Monday.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  In front of a record 35,012 fans at the Carrie Dome, Georgetown's Otto Porter scored 33 points in the Hoyas 57-46 victory over the Syracuse Orange.

Friday, February 22, 2013  It's hard to believe, but today marks the end of an era. For the final time, Syracuse and Georgetown will lock horns in the Carrier Dome.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Syracuse ended the first half on a 27-2 run en route to its 25 point win over Providence

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Holy Shirt! has created two looks. One to commemorate the final Syracuse vs. Georgetown game in the Carrier dome and the other to honor Carmelo Anthony as his jersey will be retired.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Brianna Butler scored 16 points and Kayla Alexander had 13 points and 10 rebounds as No. 23 Syracuse pulled ahead with a 20-4 second-half run for a 69-60 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Syracuse University has made it official: The school will retire former star forward Carmelo Anthony’s jersey during a ceremony in February.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Sophomore Alyssa Constantino made a save with no time remaining to seal No. 2 Syracuse's 7-6 victory against No. 16/15 Georgetown in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Friday, May 3 at the Carrier Dome.

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Brian Casey totaled a game-high four points, including three goals, for Georgetown. Travis Comeau and Dan McKinney added two goals each for the Hoyas.