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It could be a lonely March for NC teams
The state of North Carolina could make history in this year’s NCAA Tournament — and not in a good way. For the past 43 years, North Carolina has sent multiple teams to the Big Dance, […]
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College Basketball Roundup: NC Central gets OT win; A&T tops Delaware State
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Jordan Perkins scored four of his 10 points in overtime and North Carolina Central beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 69-64 on Monday night, snapping its 11-game road losing streak. Jibri Blount scored 19 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: ECU upsets SMU with late 3
GREENVILLE — Tristen Newton hit a 3-pointer from the left corner in the closing seconds and East Carolina upset SMU 71-68 on Saturday. Tyson Jolley made two free throws to tie the game with 12 […]
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State’s best college football players of last 10 years come from all over
Plenty of talent moved through North Carolina schools during the 2010s. Over the span of the decade, area colleges had 105 players selected in the NFL Draft, including 11 first-rounders. As we embark on the […]
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College Basketball Roundup: NC A&T wins in OT; App State loses
GREENSBORO — Tyler Maye had a career-high 24 points as NC A&T defeated Florida A&M 97-90 in overtime on Monday night. NC A&T led 43-29 at halftime, but Florida A&M rallied and forced overtime. The […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Wake Forest holds off NC A&T
WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest will enter its two-week holiday break more relieved than merry. Chaundee Brown scored 25 points Saturday afternoon including a key baseline jumper down the stretch as Wake Forest needed a 10-0 […]
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Carter, NC A&T win shootout with Alcorn State in Celebration Bowl
ATLANTA — Kylil Carter passed for six touchdowns and North Carolina A&T racked up enormous offensive totals to beat Alcorn State 64-44 in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday for the Aggies’ third consecutive HBCU national […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Henderson Jr. helps Campbell cruise past Elon
BUIES CREEK — Cedric Henderson Jr. scored 15 points and Campbell breezed to a 60-46 victory over Elon on Tuesday night. Trey Spencer added 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals for the […]
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Bowl rundown: A&T back to Celebration Bowl; Belk bids adieu to Charlotte
Welcome back, Aggies The NC A&T Aggies return to the Celebration Bowl for the third straight year and the fourth time in the five-year history of the event. The Aggies are unbeaten in the unofficial […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Jones leads Penn State over Wake Forest
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Myreon Jones lived up to his nickname on Wednesday night. The Penn State sophomore, dubbed “Buckets” by his teammates, drained a career-best 22 points to lead Penn State over Wake Forest […]