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Louisville Beats Michigan, 82-76, To Win 2013 NCAA Basketball Championship

Joe Student — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:13:12 +0000

Louisville 82, Michigan 76
Reserve guard Luke Hancock scored 22 points, including making all five of his 3-point shot attempts, as Louisville beat Michigan, 82-76, in the 2013 NCAA basketball championship in Atlanta on Monday night

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Syracuse Orange Heading To Final Four In Atlanta

Jeff Monaski — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:05:25 +0000

The Syracuse Orange are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their last Final Four appearance with another trip to the national semifinals.

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Syracuse Orange Suffocate Indiana Hoosiers To Advance To Elite 8

Jeff Monaski — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:23:33 +0000

The Syracuse Orange used a suffocating defense and selective shooting to upend the East Region's top seed to advance to the Elite 8 with a 61-50 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.

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Syracuse Advances To Sweet 16 Despite Ugly Second Half

Jeff Monaski — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:49:03 +0000

Despite playing in what coach Jim Boeheim referred to as a road game, the Syracuse Orange were firing on all cylinders in the first half of their NCAA third round matchup against California.

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Syracuse Gets Blowout Win Over Montana To Open 2013 NCAA Tournament

Jeff Monaski — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:30:40 +0000

After getting shutdown in the second half of the Big East Championship, Syracuse came flying out of the gate to open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night, hammering No. 13-seed Montana 81-34.

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Syracuse Outlasts Georgetown In Overtime, Orange Play For Big East Tourney Title In Final Conference Game

Jeff Monaski — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:11:51 +0000

The Syracuse Orange have a chance to leave the Big East as tournament champions.

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Syracuse Downs DePaul In Final Big East Game At Carrier Dome

Jeff Monaski — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:33:29 +0000

The No. 17 Syracuse Orange snapped a three game slide with a 78-57 win over DePaul on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome, the final Big East game at the dome, and the last home game for seniors James Southerland and Brandon Triche.

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New Adidas NCAA Uniforms May Ruin Your Tournament Viewing Experience

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:49:11 +0000

Do not adjust your TV sets when watching the NCAA Tournament -- the colors are supposed to look like that.

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Georgetown Upends Syracuse In Final Big East Carrier Dome Visit; Carmello Anthony's No. 15 Jersey Retired In Front Of Record Crowd

Jeff Monaski — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:34:28 +0000

The will of No. 11 Georgetown and Otto Porter Jr. was enough to overcome a record Carrier Dome crowd on Saturday, as the Hoyas pulled away from the Orange in their final Big East Conference visit to Syracuse, taking a 57-46.

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Orange On Fire In Rout Of Providence

Jeff Monaski — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:24:47 +0000

The Orange were firing on all cylinders on Wednesday night, in a 25 point drubbing of Providence, 84-69, pulling back into a three way tie atop the Big East.

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Cal Coach Mike Montgomery Shoves Allen Crabbe [VIDEO]

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:48:46 +0000

What is over the line and what is acceptable motivation?

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Syracuse Drops In Latest Top 25 Polls

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:20:42 +0000

The Syracuse Orange have slipped a spot or two in the latest national rankings.

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Triche Goes Off For 29 To Lead Orange Over Seton Hall

Jeff Monaski — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:53:50 +0000

Brandon Triche poured in a career best 29 points and played all 40-minutes of game action to boost the No. 6 Syracuse Orange to a 76-65 road win over Seton Hall on Saturday night.

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New NCAA Football Rules: What Exactly is Being Proposed?

Phil Richardson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:16:57 +0000

It's the off-season for NCAA football - you know, that minute of time between National Signing Day and Spring Training - whereby the NCAA rules committee comes together for their annual meeting of the minds to determine if any changes to the existing rules should be made. With all of the media reports concerning player safety in mind, the committee has released 10 proposed changes for the 2013-14 season:

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Jim Boeheim Calls ESPN's Andy Katz An Idiot After Orange Upset By UConn

Jeff Monaski — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:49:52 +0000

The UConn Huskies upset the No.6 Syracuse Orange 66-58 on Wednesday night in what was the last regular season Big East meeting between the two rivals.

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Syracuse Back To No. 6 In Latest AP Men's Basketball Rankings

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:40:51 +0000

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team has moved back up to sixth in the latest AP Top 25 after back to back wins last week, to counter their back to back losses.

In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Orange are in the No

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Syracuse Wins Big Over St. Johns In Southerland's Return

Jeff Monaski — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:08:45 +0000

James Southerland returned to the lineup Sunday to a standing ovation at the Carrier Dome to help the ninth-ranked Syracuse Orange top St. Johnson 77-58.

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Syracuse Rebounds With A Strong Win Over Notre Dame

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:13:46 +0000

The Syracuse Orange responded from their first losing streak in two years with a strong performance over the Irish at the Carrier Dome on Monday, topping No. 25 Notre Dame 63-47.

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Pittsburgh Deals Syracuse Its Second Straight Loss

Jeff Monaski — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:07:45 +0000

The unranked Pittsburgh Panthers took control in the second half and dealt the No. 6 Syracuse Orange their second consecutive loss, 65-55 on Saturday at the Petersen Events Center.

Although the Orange defeated Louisville when the Cardinals were ranked the nation's No

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Syracuse Slips Past Cincinnati For 35th Straight Home Win

Jeff Monaski — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:40:00 +0000

The third-ranked Syracuse Orange won another Big East nail-biter on Monday, nipping the No.21 Cincinnati Bearcats 57-55 for their 35th consecutive Carrier Dome victory.

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