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FB| Hanging on
By Andrew L. John
Brian Mandeville refused to believe it. He refused to believe that the hard work he had put in over his first three college seasons would go for naught. He refused to believe that football at Northeastern University could cease to exist. The senior tight end's fears almost turned to reality.
MBB | PG Triche commits to Syracuse
By Tyler Dunne
A few days before Brandon Triche had season-ending knee surgery in January 2007, he went to Syracuse to watch the Orange's practice with his AAU coach Mickey Walker. The downtrodden then-sophomore from nearby Jamesville-DeWitt High School watched the practice at near mute - his collegiate hopes in jeopardy.
FB | Syracuse taking nothing for granted against Northeastern
By Jared Diamond
Jake Flaherty saw Northeastern play plenty of times as a child growing up rooting for Rhode Island football. And after every game, he came away with the same impressions. "I remember going to those games as a kid, and those guys seemed like really good football players to me," said Flaherty, a senior linebacker for Syracuse.
MSOC | With conference play looming, SU looks to break Big East jinx
By Matt Ehalt
Dean Foti has seen this pattern before. The Syracuse men's soccer team goes undefeated in non-conference play, but finishes at the bottom of the Big East. Non-conference success doesn't translate into conference wins, and the Orange is relegated to spectators in the postseason.
Oher emerges from chaotic childhood
By Didier Morais
Michael Oher has come a long way from being homeless on the streets of Memphis. Back when he bounced from home to home, hauling along a garbage bag as a suitcase. Growing up, the Mississippi senior offensive tackle never experienced a normal childhood. He had no friends, no family and no living accommodations.
