Devo suspension reduced

SYRACUSE - Syracuse guard Eric Devendorf must perform 40 hours of community service and be reinstated by the university before he can play after being accused of hitting a female student.

Devendorf can petition to be readmitted for the spring semester that starts Jan. 12 if he completes the community service, the University Appeals Board ruled Friday.

“I'm disappointed that I put myself in this position,” Devendorf said in a statement. “I understand the decision and will be complying with all of the requirements of it.”