Bernie Fine

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 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."

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have set up an anonymous tip line to bolster their investigation of child sexual abuse allegations against former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine.

(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) - High school and college coaches who fail to report child sex abuse to police would be breaking the law under new legislation sought by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men who accused former Syracuse University basketball coach Bernie Fine of sexually abusing them as children were set to announce a lawsuit against the New York institution, their lawyer said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is no way to prosecute a former Syracuse University coach over sex abuse allegations by two former ball boys because both federal and state statutes of limitation have expired, a state prosecutor said on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is no way to prosecute a former Syracuse University coach over sex abuse allegations by two former ball boys because both federal and state statutes of limitation have expired, a state prosecutor said on Monday.

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.

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - New York state lawmakers said the announcement on Wednesday that a former Syracuse University coach will not face sex abuse charges because the statute of limitations had run out could boost efforts to reform state child abuse laws.

ALBANY (Reuters) - New York state lawmakers have introduced proposed reforms to extend the statue of limitations for child sexual abuse crimes and avoid cases such as a former Syracuse University coach who prosecutors said on Wednesday would not face charges because time has run out.