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Friday, June 07, 2013  Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly is anticipated to have a speedy recovery and successful outcome after having surgery to remove cancer from his upper jaw, according to doctors who performed the operation.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  The SU Womens Lacrosse season may be over, but the excitement is just beginning to build for the program.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Not even many basketball fans knew about Florida Gulf Coast just a couple of weeks ago. They do now - the Eagles are the first No. 15 seed to make the Sweet 16.

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Sunday, March 17, 2013  The Oswego State men's hockey team jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period of the NCAA Championship game in Lake Placid, but Wisconsin Eau-Claire stormed back with four unanswered goals, winning the title 5-3.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  A preliminary site plan for a new 72,000 seat Bills stadium in downtown Buffalo has been presented.

Saturday, October 13, 2012  Hall of Fame Coach Jim Boeheim addressed the loud and sold out crowd by yelling "We have the best fans in college basketball!"

Thursday, August 02, 2012  After winning her first gold medal of the 2012 games in dominating fashion, Syracuse born swimmer Dana Vollmer was her second gold on Wednesday in the women's 4x200 swimming relay.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  The women's eight rowing battle between U.S.A. and Canada, with ties to Central New York in both boats, ended in a thrilling US victory Thursday morning.

Friday, June 22, 2012  It finally happened Thursday night in Miami, and all of the critics have now been silenced. The Miami Heat are NBA champions for the second time since 2006.

Monday, March 26, 2012  Tim Tebow got his first New York close-up.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The SU locker room still seemed stunned as the media entered for interviews on Wednesday afternoon, still trying to come to grips with the fact they'll have to play in the NCAA Tournament without the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  It has already been a busy morning for SU Football, as a number of high school seniors have already signed National Letters of Intent to play football for Doug Marrone in 2012.

Friday, September 02, 2011  The Syracuse football team rallied from a 15-point deficit with 11:02 remaining in the game to win its 2011 season opener in overtime, 36-29, against Wake Forest in front of 40,833 fans at the Carrier Dome on Thursday night.

Sunday, July 31, 2011  The former Super Bowl star with the Giants, recently released from prison after serving 20 months on a gun charge, reached an agreement in principle Sunday on a one-year deal with the Jets, the team said.