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ATLANTA -- On Friday, reporters surrounded James Southerland in Syracuse's locker room as they sought sound bites and quotes for the flood of pre-Final Four coverage from the Georgia Dome. Ten years after the program's most recent national champio...

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The Elite Eight begins with two intriguing matchups Saturday. Florida and Louisville overcame late-season challenges to reach this stage. Syracuse and Ohio State might be the most competitive matchup in the field. (4) Louisville vs. (7) Florida, ...

BOSTON - Somewhere, some clever Syracuse fan ought to grab a red cape, a magic marker, ink a Z on his chest and call himself The Zone. In this NCAA tournament, the Zone (yes, it deserves to be capitalized) has grown to near-mythological proportion...

PITTSBURGH -- Here's a quick rundown of what to look for in Saturday's third-round games at Consol Energy Center: No. 1 seed Syracuse (32-2) vs. No. 8 Kansas State (22-10), 12:15 p.m. ET One looks like The Thinker, pensively holding his chin in...

PITTSBURGH -- Quick thoughts on Syracuse's 72-65 win over UNC Asheville in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Overview: Let's address the obvious first: This had nothing to do with Fab Melo. Yes, the loss of the big man alters the way Syr...

PITTSBURGH -- Here's a quick rundown of what to look for in Thursday's afternoon games at Pittsburgh: No. 8 Kansas State (21-10) vs. No. 9 Southern Miss (25-8), 12:40 p.m. ET Back when he was an assistant at Cincinnati, Frank Martin watched Lar...

A tight-lipped Jim Boeheim would not elaborate on the suspension of center Fab Melo, but insisted that neither he nor his players were disappointed in their sophomore big man.

Syracuse has announced that C Fab Melo will not participate in the 2012 NCAA tournament due to an "eligibility issue," according to the school. Jay Bilas breaks down what that means for the Orange in the bracket.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Because of its bench, Syracuse can separate itself from nearly every team in the country. And calling it a bench may be a disservice. There are no backups. No scrubs. This is a team that goes nine deep without a hiccup. Drop...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse continues to flip a switch, find a catalyst and ultimately win. The recipe worked in the NIT Season Tip-Off last week when the Orange beat back Virginia Tech and rallied against Stanford at Madison Square Garden. And ...

NEW YORK -- The NIT Season Tip-Off had a rather pedestrian look to it when the four host schools were announced last year. Syracuse was the class of the event, while the other three hosts were hardly locks to even reach New York. Seeing Virginia T...

Michael Gilchrist, Khem Birch and Rakeem Christmas among best prospects in the Northeast, writes Adam Finkelstein.

Rakeem Christmas, Michael Gilchrist and Shabazz Muhammad highlight the complete City of Palms recap, writes John Stovall.

Rakeem Christmas commits to Syracuse over Georgetown, Florida, Florida International, Oklahoma and Rutgers, writes Reggie Rankin.

Philadelphia junior Rakeem Christmas impressed the masses with his versatility on the Day 3 of action at the LeBron James U.S. Skills Academy, writes Reggie Rankin.