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Hoops proposal: Syracuse fans get engaged at tournament

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A tournament victory for the Syracuse basketball team turned into a win-win for two of its fans: They got engaged at the big game.

Killian Hartough stunned girlfriend Kiri Fabela by proposing during a timeout at Friday night's Battle 4 Atlantis championship game in Paradise Island, Bahamas, The Post-Standard (http://bit.ly/1TjlvGo) of Syracuse reported. She burst into tears and nodded yes, as the crowd cheered.

"I had no idea," she said. "How did you do this?"

Hartough had some help from tournament officials, who made him the winner of a daily fan contest.