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Duke wins ACC title
Playing without their best player, a defensive leader and an assistant coach, Duke won its third game in three days to take the ACC Tournament championship on Saturday. The Blue Devils used a 12-0 second […]
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Lane violation costs UNC vs Duke
The road to the Final Four ended with one step in the wrong direction. “It was just a sense of disbelief, initially,” said UNC’s Jae’Lyn Withers, who took that one single misstep. “Following that, of […]
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A year after Final 4, Keatts fired
Eleven months after Kevin Keatts took NC State to the Final Four, he is out of a job. The Wolfpack parted ways with the coach after eight seasons, following a 12-19 season that saw State […]
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Triangle teams hope to host following women’s ACC Tournament
College basketball fans in the Triangle, maybe just the NC State and UNC faithful, have learned this season that if the men’s teams can’t get it done, the women’s teams will. Although Duke, the least […]
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UNC gets another date with Duke
UNC entered the week knowing it needed another shot at Duke in order to get a spot in the NCAA field. Nothing else would get the Tar Heels off the bubble. Mission accomplished. UNC won […]
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Costly win for Duke in ACC Tourney
Duke advanced in the ACC Tournament with a 78-70 quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech. It remains to be seen whether the Blue Devils survived. Duke had key players on a stretcher and in a wheelchair […]
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ACC is down but not out as tournament tips in Charlotte
North Carolinians love to reminisce about how their teachers used to bring the AV cart into the classroom, so they could watch the ACC Tournament while they were at school. The cart will likely stay […]
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Tar Heels blow out Notre Dame
The North Carolina Tar Heels won by not losing on Wednesday. The victory over No. 12 seed Notre Dame may not have helped UNC’s NCAA chances. The Heels need a Quad I win in order […]
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Duke holds off desperate Heels
Often, after a rivalry game, Duke and Carolina players talk about heart, desire and wanting it more than the opponent. In a series that has been evenly matched for generations, the desperation is often what […]
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Stakes different for UNC-Duke 2
The first game has the hype. The second has the stakes. Duke and Carolina play twice every regular season. The early February series opener generally is preceded by a tsunami of media hype, becoming the […]