CHARLOTTE — Charlotte posted a landmark victory, beating a Power Five team for the first time in program history as the 49ers topped Duke 31-28 in a wild game on Friday night. The Blue Devils […]
Duke opens the season with a very favorable nonconference schedule. The Blue Devils will face back-to-back in-state opponents to start the year in Charlotte and NC A&T. Over the years, playing neighbors has been the […]
CHARLOTTE — Tony Grimes didn’t get an invitation to ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, but that’s OK. He’s got other plans. The rising sophomore, who should actually be just a month past his high school graduation, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Barring any last minute surprises, this will mark the first weekend of the college football season in which every game involving a North Carolina team will be played as scheduled. That’s good news for everyone, […]
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 […]
The NSJ sports staff is again taking a stab at what will happen in 2020 — and some of the predictions aren’t for the weak-hearted. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and […]
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 […]
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