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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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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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No room for the champs?
Last year, NC State provided basketball fans with the Cinderella story of a generation. After entering as one of the bottom-dwelling teams in the conference, the Wolfpack won in front of a skeleton crew of […]
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ACC women’s basketball tourney underway in Greensboro
GREENSBORO — North Carolina-based teams make up three of the top five seeds in the 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament that kicked off this week in Greensboro. The 14-game, 15-team conference tournament began on […]
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Notre Dame looks to defend ACC title over NC State, UNC
It’s not March yet, but with the way this past Sunday went, the madness has already arrived for ACC women’s basketball. Luckily for its fans, the wild endings to regular season showdowns will very soon […]
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2024 NSJ Newcomer of the Year
It was the perfect storm. Sports betting became legal in North Carolina on March 11, the day before March Madness began with the tipoff of the ACC Tournament. Yes, Roy Cooper placed the state’s first […]