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SUper Bowl: The Colts have 4 former SU players on its active roster
By Zach Berman
Somewhere between the Super Bowl party hors d'oeuvres and the commercials, there will be a football game on Sunday night between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears. Super Bowl XLI has more Syracuse connections than other Super Bowls. The Colts will be a particular point of interest for Syracuse fans, considering they have five players from SU - Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeney, Josh Thomas, Ryan LaCasse and James Mungro.
Anthes: Sorry New England, lots to love about Colts in Big Game
By Rob Anthes
So far, several thousand articles have been written about Sunday's Super Bowl between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts. Add another mark to the tally. At 6:25 p.m. on Sunday, one of the most hyped stories around will finally transpire. Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Tony Dungy and the rest of the Colts will take the field at Miami's Dolphin Stadium and play for the NFL championship.
FBALL | SU hires Jackson to coach
By Zach Berman
Syracuse announced Derrick Jackson as its new defensive line coach Tuesday, just six days after former defensive line coach Tim Cross left for Minnesota. Cross left SU for a Big Ten program; Jackson comes from a Big Ten program. Jackson spent last year as the defensive line coach at Michigan State.
'One Man Gang': DePaul guard Sammy Mejia has emerged as the one player coach Jerry Wainwright can count on
By Kelvin Ang
DePaul men's basketball head coach Jerry Wainwright knows how his opponents will react every time Blue Demons guard Sammy Mejia touches the ball. "He's a marked man, there's no question about that," Wainwright said. "The last few weeks, he's had a bulls-eye on his jersey.
Staff | Orange loses fifth straight to West Virginia
Syracuse women's basketball remains winless in January, falling to West Virginia, 67-49, in Morgantown, W.Va., Wednesday night. The loss marks the fifth consecutive for the Orange (8-14, 2-7) and the seventh in the last eight games. Junior Vaida Sipaviciute recorded her 10th career double-double, finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while forward Fantasia Goodwin scored a team-high 15 points.
