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July 2, 2022

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18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft

May 5, 2021 Shawn Krest

North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]

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Local NFL hopefuls prepare for next week’s draft

April 21, 2021 Shawn Krest

The NFL Draft will take place next week in Cleveland as the league returns to an on-site show following last year’s pandemic-necessitated remote draft. While we may not get to see shots of Kliff Kingsbury’s […]

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Spring football, pro days take center stage in ACC

March 31, 2021 Shawn Krest

Football spring practice often has to live in the shadow of March Madness in the state of North Carolina. This year, however, with the hardwood season coming to a premature end for every basketball program […]

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UNC pummels Duke in rivalry game

November 7, 2020 Shawn Krest

The Battle of the Blues quickly turned into a massacre, as North Carolina posted a 56-24 win over Duke in Durham. The win kept the Victory Bell in the Tar Heels’ possession for the second […]

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Duke finds its game, routs Charlotte

October 31, 2020 The Associated Press

DURHAM — Mataeo Durant and Deon Jackson both scored on a pair of touchdown runs as Duke, aided by short scoring drives, defeated Charlotte 53-19 on Saturday night. Duke’s Isaiah Fisher-Smith blocked two punts that […]

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NC State pulls away from Duke in mistake-filled game

October 17, 2020 Shawn Krest

Duke and NC State played for the first time since 2013 and at Carter-Finley Stadium for the first time since Russell Wilson was the Wolfpack’s quarterback. Neither team made a case that the game should […]

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Five questions to ponder before kickoff

October 17, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The coronavirus pandemic has already had a negative effect on East Carolina’s 2020 football season. Not only was its preseason camp temporarily halted because of a COVID-19 outbreak, but it had to wait three weeks […]

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Duke goes for 600-plus yards, gets into win column at Syracuse

October 10, 2020 Cory Lavalette

The Duke Blue Devils got their first win of the 2020 season, piling up more than 600 yards of offense and overcoming four turnovers in a 38-24 win at Syracuse. Duke had two running backs […]

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Missed opportunities, self-inflicted mistakes doom Duke

September 19, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The Duke football team didn’t get a win in its season-opening game at Notre Dame last Saturday, but it’s performance against the 10th-ranked Irish was encouraging. Saturday, the Blue Devils lost again. This time it […]

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Look Ahead — 2020 Newcomer: Duke’s next QB will have weapons at his disposal

January 1, 2020 Shawn Krest

The North State Journal can state unequivocally that the 2020 Newcomer of the Year will be Duke quarterback Luca Diamont. Or perhaps Duke quarterback Gunnar Holmberg. We’re not sure who exactly will win the Duke […]

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