Alabama Crimson Tide

ACC Kickoff Notebook: State baseball disappointment ‘a learning experience’

July 22, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — The disappointment over NC State’s dismissal from the College World Series because of a COVID-19 cluster within its roster, one win from playing for a national championship, still lingers more than a month […]

ECU, Charlotte on collision course in NCAA baseball regional

June 4, 2021 The Associated Press

GREENVILLE — Thomas Francisco hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to help East Carolina beat Norfolk State 8-5 on Friday at the double-elimination Greenville Regional. The top-seeded Pirates […]

UNC women ousted by Alabama

March 22, 2021 The Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Jordan Lewis had a career-high 32 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to help seventh-seeded Alabama beat No. 10 seed North Carolina 80-71 on Monday in the first round of the women’s […]

Top-seeded NC State leads 5 state teams into NCAA women’s tourney

March 15, 2021 Brett Friedlander

NC State didn’t have to wait long to find out that it had earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament for the first time in school history. The Wolfpack was the […]

Alabama rolls past Notre Dame into title game

January 1, 2021 The Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Alabama rolled into another College Football Playoff championship game. DeVonta Smith caught three of fellow Heisman Trophy finalist Mac Jones’ four touchdown passes, Najee Harris ran for 125 yards with a high-hurdling […]

100 in 100: Alleghany County’s Jerry Duncan, Bama’s tackle eligible

March 20, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Duke outclassed by powerhouse Tide, 42-3

September 1, 2019 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Not too many teams face Alabama coming off a loss. Duke, unfortunately, got to feel the full wrath of the Tide. Playing for the first time since its crushing loss to Clemson in […]

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Defense expected to lead young Devils team

August 28, 2019 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — David Cutcliffe has long had the title of quarterback whisperer. This past spring, with one of his protégés — Daniel Jones — getting drafted by the Giants to replace, perhaps sooner than anyone […]

Short-handed Duke prepares for Alabama

August 21, 2019 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Following Duke’s second scrimmage of preseason camp, coach David Cutcliffe was pleased with his first-team units. “The first offense scored 24 points,” he said. “That’s an improvement. We had a nice two-minute drill. […]