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Sunday, May 12, 2013  The OCC men's lacrosse team won their 5th NJCAA title in a row on Sunday afternoon, defeating Nassau Community College 15-11.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Syracuse Crunch Left Wing Ondrej Palat scored with about 16 seconds to go in overtime to sweep the Portland Pirates and send the Crunch into the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Lizi's accomplishment though is even more impressive when you consider she was born functionally blind in her left eye.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  After a victory in Washington D.C. that sent Syracuse to the final four, the team was welcomed with cheers when they arrived at Melo Center Saturday night.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The Syracuse Crunch had their 7-game winning streak snapped on Friday night, as the Albany Devils scored three goals in the final period to defeat the Crunch 3-1.

Friday, February 22, 2013  The Syracuse Silver Knights defeated the Wichita Wings, 15-10, late Friday night keeping their playoff dreams alive. The Knights beat the Wings for the first time this year with the help of a boisterous home crowd.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The New York Gatorade National Player of the Year ran for more than 2,900 yards and 45 touchdowns last season for the Baldwinsville Bees as he helped lead them to a 6-1 record and a trip to the Sectional Championship.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Tyler Rouse, a running back at Baker High School in Baldwinsville, will sign his National Letter of Intent to play football for Boston College on Wednesday afternoon.

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Monday, December 31, 2012  Michael Carter-Williams scored a career-high 18 points and added 13 assists and No. 7 Syracuse beat Central Connecticut State 96-62 on Monday, giving Orange coach Jim Boeheim his 902nd career win.

Monday, December 17, 2012  It was a nail-biting end to the game, but Jim Boeheim became just the third head coach in NCAA basketball history to reach 900 career wins on Monday night when the Syracuse Orange beat Detroit 72-68 at the Carrier Dome.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Even though it's been 50 years since he enrolled as a freshman at Syracuse, 68-year-old Jim Boeheim just keeps rolling along, as intense and focused as ever in his 37th year at his alma mater.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  A man who has devoted 50 years of his life to Syracuse basketball and the overall welfare of the community has the opportunity to check another milestone off his list tonight. With a win over Detroit, Jim Boeheim will have won 900 games as head coach of Syracuse. He'll be the first coach to win 900 games all at one school and the third overall in Division I mens basketball to do so.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The Class of 2005 National Basketball Hall of Famer currently has 898 wins and could earn win 899 tonight against Canisius, and the historic 900th victory could come Monday night against Detroit.