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'Cuse "Bears Down," Chews Apart Mountainers to End 3-Game Skid

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Sports Mustache of the Month - Starvin' Marvin Harrison

While thick and bushy mustaches are more common these days at NASCAR and Demolition Derby events around the Syracuse area, this SU alum sports one of the cleanest looking 'staches in sports. Marvin Daniel Harrison, Peyton Manning's go-to wide receiver since being drafted out of Syracuse in 1996, is one with the mustache. The Philadelphia native has made a career out of keeping his mouth shut while hauling in numerous catches, Pro-Bowls and chicks in every NFL city. In 2002, Harrison shattered Herman Moore's single season receptions record by 20. He finished with 143 catches and over 1,700 yards. Starvin' Marvin had a tough year in 2007 where he was hampered by a knee injury that forced him out most of the season. Now in 2008, Marvin is back on the block with something to prove aside from growing a very neat and clean mustache (and being an excellent milk drinker as displayed in the photo above!). For your receiving talents, milk drinking capabilities and most importantly mustachial grace, RV99 awards Marvin Harrison as the September 2008 Mustache of the Month!

Syracuse Wins Hockey National Championship With Nets on Sticks

This apparent hockey-like game is called LACROSSE and Syracuse captured its 10th National Title, most by any school. The Orange also became the first team to win it all after failing to make the tournament the previous year.

Orange Try to Advance to Final 4 of Loser's Tournament

Syracuse plays UMASS tonight at 7pm at the Carrier Dome on ESPN with the winner advancing to the Final 4 of the NIT / Loser's Tournament next week at Madison Square Garden. The Orange are 1-2 this season at MSG and lost at home to UMASS earlier this season after Marcus Camby had a career game...actually Camby hasn't played at UMASS since 1996, the last time UMASS was a competitive program. Special shout out to Carmelo Travieso, the most exciting player on that Minutemen team with Camby and second greatest college basketball player named Carmelo. The winner of the game will face off against either Arizona State or the national champion from the past two seasons, the Gators from Florida. Winning the NIT Tournament would be a nice consolation for a very talented Orange team that lost two integral members to knee injuries early in the season.

"Next Year is Our Year"

New York Jets fans are all too familiar with this phrase. Now it pertains to Syracuse basketball. After losing top scorer Eric Devendorf and sharp shooter Andy Rautins to ACL injuries, the young Orange put together an admirable season, but fell short of their dreams to reach the NCAA Tournament with yesterday's Big East Tournament Opening Round loss to the Wildcats of Villanova. With a healthy Devo and Andy combined with the probable returns of Freshman sensations Donte' Greene and Jonny Flynn, Syracuse looks to be a major force in 2008-09.

The Cuse has also added the handsome devil in the photo above, the 6'6" Peekskill, NY small forward Mookie Jones. Expected to compete for a starting spot, The "Mook Man" explained in a recent interview with the AP that, "I'm like an X factor because I look and smell like a homeless person. When I step on the court, opponents are so disgusted by my look and smell, nobody wants to body up and defend me. I mean, Scout.com described me as looking like Shawn Marion. Eeeeek! Get outta my way, fool." Jones is a product of the same high school as NBA Injured List Extroadinaire Elton Brand. The Orange have also locked up current high school seniors Kris Joseph from DC (orginally from Can-a-da!) and James Southerland out of Fitchburg, MA. Should all players return from this season, expect Syracuse to be in the Top 10 in analysts' pre-season rankings.

Big East Tournament Kicks off Wednesday at MSG

The annual Big East Tournament tips off on Wednesday at 12pm with a matchup between NCAA Tournament bubble teams Villanova vs. Syracuse. In a year where the conference is stronger than ever, the Big East looks to send 8 teams to the Big Dance. The Nova vs. Cuse game appears to be an elimination game where ESPN analyst and Credit Card Thief Extroadinaire Doug Gottlieb has instructed the loser to not even watch the selection show on Sunday.

This 8-9 matchup is sure to be a good one with Villanova Coach Jay Wright assuring the VU fanbase that he does not intend to wear a warmup suit to coach this game as he did in the teams' last meeting in February at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Wright plans to go with a custom-made Armani dark grey pinstriped suit and Vegas oddmakers have set the over/under at 4 buttons buttoned. The most confusing aspect of this matchup to Syracuse Coach and living legend Jim Boeheim is when was the photo above taken of his freshman in the same classroom. Jimmy knows for certain that his basketball players would never be caught dead in a classroom, that's what their personal tutors are for!