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February 26, 2021

Month: March 2019

Sports

Duke’s luck runs out in Elite Eight

March 31, 2019 Shawn Krest

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After weeks of living on the edge, the Duke Blue Devils finally teetered over and took their season with them. The Blue Devils, who had three one-point wins in the month of […]

Sports

Hurricanes finish strong, beat Flyers 5-2

March 30, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — A crowd that was as rowdy as possible before Saturday’s matinee against the Philadelphia Flyers wasn’t nearly as loud in the third period. It wasn’t because the Carolina Hurricanes were on their way […]

Sports

Auburn 3-pointers leave Tar Heels feeling sick in Sweet 16

March 30, 2019 Brett Friedlander

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — North Carolina came into the Sweet 16 playing arguably the best basketball of anyone left in the NCAA tournament. Friday at Sprint Center, the Tar Heels ran into an opponent even […]

Sports

Duke dances with the devil again in Sweet 16 win over Hokies

March 30, 2019 Shawn Krest

Duke is taking this “survive and advance” thing a bit too seriously. For the second straight game, the Blue Devils flirted with the end of their season and watch an opponent’s last-second shot fall off […]

Sports

Without Jayhawks around, Williams enjoying visit to Kansas City

March 29, 2019 Brett Friedlander

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roy Williams is a Tar Heel born and bred. He also has a soft spot in his heart for Kansas from having coached the Jayhawks for 15 seasons.   It’s an emotional […]

Sports

Sweet 16 coaches recall formative years at small NC colleges

March 28, 2019 Brett Friedlander

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two of the biggest names in college basketball coaching will go against one another on Friday when John Calipari leads second-seeded Kentucky against Kelvin Sampson and No. 3 Houston in the […]

Sports

Capitals send Hurricanes to second straight loss

March 28, 2019 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — It took more than 55 minutes for the Carolina Hurricanes to get a power play opportunity Thursday night against the Washington Capitals. Still licking their wounds from a Nic Dowd goal less than […]

Sports

Duke, Virginia Tech bring differing experience into Sweet 16 matchup

March 28, 2019 admin

WASHINGTON (AP) — Zion Williamson went to Duke for its winning history. Kerry Blackshear went to Virginia Tech to create one. Tom Izzo feels the need to explain why Michigan State hadn’t been in the […]

Sports

Playing to strengths key to UNC-Auburn Sweet 16 matchup

March 28, 2019 Brett Friedlander

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Roy Williams likes to say that everything always looks better when the ball goes in the basket.   Friday, when his North Carolina basketball team takes on Auburn in the NCAA Midwest […]

College Football

NC State extends Doeren‘s contract

March 28, 2019 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina State has signed coach Dave Doeren to a five-year contract through the 2023 season. The school said Tuesday that Doeren will make $3.25 million each season, an increase of $250,000 per […]

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