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Monday, April 15, 2013  On Monday night, Kayla Alexander became the first player in Orange history to be selected in the first round of the WNBA draft.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and won his rematch with Kevin Garnett as the New York Knicks ended an 11-game losing streak in Boston with an 89-86 victory over the Celtics on Thursday night.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points in his return to the lineup, and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 100-86 on Wednesday night in the third meeting this season between the city rivals.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 45 points, Jason Kidd made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 24 seconds left, and the New York Knicks rallied from an early 17-point hole to beat the Brooklyn Nets 100-97 on Tuesday night.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  Carmelo Anthony returned from a two-game absence with 34 points against his former team, and the New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets 112-106 on Sunday night to remain the NBA's lone unbeaten team at home.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The second-leading scorer in the NBA has scored at least 29 points in his last four games.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Fab Melo and Kris Joseph have been sent to the Maine Red Claws, the Celtics D-League affiliate who have just opened their training camp for the upcoming season.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Rookie Dion Waiters added 17 points for the Cavs, who led by 16 in the third quarter but needed big plays from Irving and Varejao in the final minutes to hold off the Wizards.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Former Orange Dion Waiters will be in the starting lineup for Cleveland, the first time that's happened for the former Orange sixth man since high school.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Former SU star Carmelo Anthony co-led the way for the New York Knicks, dropping 23 points in his "old stompin' ground".

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Andy's father Leo has confirmed to CNYCentral that Rautins has been invited to the Thunder's training camp, which starts on October 1st.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  While Jardine admits his injury has been a setback, he's confident he can take a different route to the NBA.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Dion Waiters was the brightest of the former Orange on Thursday night, scoring 16 points for Cleveland in a 89-74 Cavs victory over Phoenix.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  As former SU basketball star Dion Waiters plays in the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League, he recently spoke with Danny Pommels of Comcast SportsNet about his road to the NBA.

Sunday, February 19, 2012  Jeremy Lin had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists as New York Knicks ended the Dallas Mavericks' six-game winning streak with a 104-97 victory Sunday.