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US President Barack Obama has selected the Indiana University Hoosiers as his choice to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball tournament this year.

A federal probe into accusations of sexual abuse against a former Syracuse University basketball coach was dropped on Friday after almost a year with no charges being filed against Bernie Fine.

A year after US President Barack Obama was among those to watch a college basketball game on the deck of an aircraft carrier, three more games will be played on ships.

A scandal-plagued season for the Syracuse University basketball team hit a new low on Tuesday when starting center Fab Melo was ruled ineligible for the national championship tournament.

A basketball season that began in scandal is ending with more woes for Syracuse University, one of the powerhouse teams entering the national tournament known as "March Madness."

(Reuters) - A man who accused former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him faces up to three years in jail after he pleaded guilty in Maine this week to charges of abusing a 13-year-old boy.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accusing former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him was in jail on Wednesday for violating bail conditions in his own child sex abuse case, police said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accusing former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him was in jail on Wednesday for violating bail conditions in his own child sex abuse case, police said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men filed suit on Tuesday against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim for calling them liars when they said an assistant coach sexually abused them for years as children.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men filed suit on Tuesday against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim for calling them liars when they said an assistant coach sexually abused them for years as children.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men filed suit on Tuesday against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim for calling them liars when they said an assistant coach sexually abused them for years as children.

Two former Syracuse University ballboys who say they were sexually abused by former assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine said on Tuesday they are suing the school and coach Jim Boeheim for defamation.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men filed suit on Tuesday against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim for allegedly ignoring years of sexual abuse they say they suffered as children at the hands of an assistant coach.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men filed suit on Tuesday against Syracuse University and head basketball coach Jim Boeheim for allegedly ignoring years of sexual abuse they say they suffered as children at the hands of an assistant coach.

Former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine was sued for sexual abuse on Thursday by a 23-year-old US man who claims Fine molested him in a hotel room in 2002.

SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine cannot be charged under New York state law for allegedly fondling two ball boys even though investigators believe the accusations to be true, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - The following is a timeline of events in the allegations of sexual abuse involving Bernie Fine, Syracuse University's former assistant basketball coach.

SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine, accused of fondling two ball boys in the 1990s, cannot now be prosecuted under New York state law despite strong evidence against him, the County District Attorney said on Wednesday.

SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine, accused of fondling two ball boys in the 1990s, cannot now be prosecuted under New York state law despite strong evidence against him, the County District Attorney said on Wednesday.

SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine cannot be charged under New York state law for allegedly fondling two ball boys even though investigators believe the accusations to be true, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said on Wednesday.