Bernie Fine was fired Sunday by Syracuse University after a third man accused the assistant basketball coach of molesting him nine years ago.

"At the direction of Chancellor Cantor, Bernie Fine's employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, effective immediately," Kevin Quinn, the school's senior vice-president for public affairs, said in a statement.

The 65-year-old Fine was in his 36th season at his alma mater. He had the longest active streak...

Over the past two years, Wilson is 31-15 (.674 winning percentage) with a 3.14 ERA, while making 67 starts and pitching 427 innings. Buehrle is 26-22 (.542 winning percentage) with a 3.94 ERA in 64 starts and 415 innings during that same period.

Wilson has averaged 7.92 strikeouts and 11.35 baserunners per nine innings over the last two seasons, while Buehrle averaged 4.50 strikeouts and 12.21 baserunners per nine innings. Wilson played on a team that won two division titles, but...

We're not looking for somebody in the middle who is not better than what we already have," Daniels said.

From a free-agent standpoint, Wilson and Buehrle are probably the only two who fit that profile. Oswalt certainly did at one time, having won 20 games in both 2004 and '05 with the Astros. But he has been on the disabled list four times in the past four years with pain in his left hip and lower back.

During a five-year stretch from 2004-08, Oswalt tied with...