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Elon basketball off to historic start
The Elon Phoenix men’s basketball team is certainly one to keep an eye on this season. Coach Billy Taylor, who’s in his third season at the helm at Elon, has led the Phoenix to its […]
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NC State loses another one-possession game for third-straight ACC defeat
The NC State Wolfpack once again saw itself on the wrong end of a one-possession game as they fell 65-62 to the California Golden Bears Saturday night at Lenovo Center. It was a tight game […]
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NSJ 2024 Athlete of the Year
North Carolina’s own Steph Curry had perhaps one of the greatest performances in sports this year. The four-time NBA Champion added perhaps the final piece to his Hall-of-Fame career as he helped lead Team USA […]
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NC State changes OC, DC in coaching shake up
After finishing out one of their worst seasons in the Dave Doeren era with a 26-21 Military Bowl loss to the ECU Pirates, it was clear that the NC State Wolfpack needed to make some […]
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NSJ’s 2025 Newcomer of the Year
This year, the Carolina Hurricanes will be adding what could potentially be one of the biggest pieces for their team moving forward and they won’t even have to make a trade to do it. After […]
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NSJ’s 2024 Comeback of the Year
Did anybody see this type of season coming for Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas? The Czech winger is comfortably leading the Canes in every scoring category with 14 goals and 44 points in 31 games […]
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UNC finding footing, NC State struggling with consistency
The most recent UNC-NC State matchup was another classic in the historic rivalry, coming down to the wire on the game’s final possession, but ultimately the Tar Heels came away with the 63-61 victory, their […]
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Key exits highlight early in-state transfer portal action
We’re living in a new era of college football with NIL and the transfer portal changes and what that means is that these transfers now play a big part in roster construction either in terms […]
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NC State opens conference play with overtime win over Seminoles
The NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team (6-3, 1-0 ACC) shook off a tough three-game skid with an 84-74 overtime win over the Florida State Seminoles (7-3, 0-1 ACC), their first game of ACC play […]
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Could North Carolina produce a few mid-major surprises this season?
College basketball in North Carolina goes far beyond the ACC. Here’s a look at the top mid-major teams in the state this season. ECU The ECU Pirates are hoping to have a better showing this […]