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Louisville Tops Syracuse Again Despite Late Orange Rally

Kyle Kuric continued his spirited play and No. 16 Louisville (19-6, 8-4 in the Big East) kept its dominance over No. 12 Syracuse (20-6, 7-6) intact with a 73-69 win Saturday. The Cards have now won seven straight over Jim Boeheim and the Orange, a streak dating back to the 2006-07 season. Louisville jumped out to a...

Syracuse-Villanova May Set Yet Another Attendance Record

Saturday's game between Syracuse and Villanova in the Carrier Dome may break the record for largest on-campus attendance for a college basketball game, a record the teams set the last season, which itself eclipsed the record the two schools set in 2006. Syracuse announced that in excess of 33,000 tickets have already been...

Syracuse Suffers First Loss at Pittsburgh

Certainly, many in Pittsburgh thought a celebration would start early after the No. 5 Panthers (18-1, 6-0) stormed out to a 19-0 lead over an undefeated Syracuse team. Then, however, the No. 3 Orange (18-1, 5-1) countered with 17 consecutive points. Quite an answer by the 'Cuse to be sure, but they still fell short in...

Rick Jackson Is a New Man for Syracuse

Coming into the 2010 season, the Syracuse Orange were certain of one thing: They would have a dominant presence in the post. Most thought, however, that presence would come in the form of top 5 recruit Fab Melo, an all but assured one and done. But another large presence emerged, and Melo has taken a backseat to senior...

C.J. Fair Takes Off Against Cornell for Dunk of the Night: Video

Syracuse freshman C.J. Fair attempted to jump-start the otherwise listless Orange last night with a rousing jam over a tiny Cornell guard who inexplicably stood beneath Fair as he rose above the rim. After receiving a one-handed outlet bounce pass from center Rick Jackson, Fair took a dribble and elevated, throwing down a...