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Yesterday at 10:47 PM  Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the first-place Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Mets starter Shaun Marcum (0-8) was hit hard early but retired 12 straight during one stretch and pitched into the sixth. It was his first outing since throwing eight innings of splendid relief in a hard-luck loss to Miami on Saturday, when the Mets were beaten 2-1 in 20 innings.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  It's a competition that may not be decided by the time the New York Jets take the field for training camp on the campus of SUNY Cortland.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Michael Wacha recovered from a wild start to earn his first major league win and Allen Craig hit a three-run homer for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 9-2 victory over the staggering New York Mets on Tuesday night.

Monday, June 10, 2013  It was quite the sight at the SRC Arena on the campus of Onondaga Community College on Monday, as 143 scholar athletes from all over our region were honored for their outstanding work on and off the playing field.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  Baldwinsville and C-NS will bring two more state titles to Central New York.

Friday, June 07, 2013  It's been an historic season for Section III lacrosse, as every team, boys and girls, classes A, B and C, has now advanced to the state semifinals.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  After all six boys and girls lacrosse teams advanced to the State Semifinals, all three boys teams advanced to the State Finals on Wednesday, playing at St. John Fisher College in Rochester.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The Section III golf team won the state championship at Cornell on Monday.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Challenged by fed-up manager Terry Collins, slumping infielders Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada sparked a five-run first inning that kept the New York Mets sailing along in this surprising Subway Series with a 9-4 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Cortland State men's lacrosse team continued their dominance in the NCAA tournament Wednesday night, defeating Western New England University 12-7.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George added 18 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 93-82 victory over the New York Knicks and a 3-1 lead in the second-round series.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Indiana has a second chance to put New York on the ropes. They blew it once, in Game 2, and they're not about to let it happen again Tuesday night in Game 4.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  CC Sabathia and five relievers held Colorado to four hits, Robinson Cano added a solo homer and the New York Yankees beat the Rockies 3-1 on Thursday in a game that was delayed more than two hours by rain.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Baxter delivered his second winning pinch-hit in three days. His 10th-inning single Tuesday beat the Chicago White Sox.