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Duke survives to win ACC Tourney

March 19, 2026 Shawn Krest

After dominating the ACC regular season, Duke entered the postseason with a taste of “survive and advance” on its way to a hard-fought ACC Tournament championship. The Blue Devils didn’t have big man Patrick Ngongba, […]

Wolfpack punt to victory in win over Seminoles

November 22, 2025 Ryan Henkel

RALEIGH — Thanks to a pair of muffed punt returns, the NC State Wolfpack qualified for bowl season with a 21-11 win over the Florida State Seminoles Friday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. In a season […]

Triangle teams hope to host following women’s ACC Tournament

March 14, 2025 Asheebo Rojas

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 […]

Stakes different for UNC-Duke 2

March 8, 2025 Shawn Krest

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 […]

Notre Dame looks to defend ACC title over NC State, UNC

March 8, 2025 Asheebo Rojas

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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Fearless predictions for 2025

January 19, 2025 North State Journal Staff

As we do each year, the North State Journal’s sports staff came up with fearless predictions for 2025. We’re not gamblers, but you can pretty much bet the farm that all of this is going […]

NC State opens conference play with overtime win over Seminoles

December 7, 2024 Ryan Henkel

The NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team (6-3, 1-0 ACC) shook off a tough three-game skid with an 84-74 overtime win over the Florida State Seminoles (7-3, 0-1 ACC), their first game of ACC play […]

N.C.’s football futures betting trends

September 6, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

As NFL and college football teams get ready to line up for the upcoming season, North Carolina sports fans are lining their money up behind them. North Carolina will have legal online sports betting during […]

Duke baseball wins ACC Tournament

May 30, 2024 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — At the ACC Baseball Tournament hosted in Charlotte this past weekend, it was a North Carolina-based team that came away from Truist Field holding a championship trophy. Out of four local schools in […]

UNC pounds FSU to open ACC Tourney

March 14, 2024 Shawn Krest

WASHINGTON—The North Carolina Tar Heels weren’t taking anything for granted in their ACC Tournament opener. The Heels entered as the top seed after winning the regular season championship outright. They were facing a ninth-seeded FSU […]