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Fearless predictions for 2025
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 […]
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NC State loses another one-possession game for third-straight ACC defeat
The NC State Wolfpack once again saw itself on the wrong end of a one-possession game as they fell 65-62 to the California Golden Bears Saturday night at Lenovo Center. It was a tight game […]
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2024 NSJ Newcomer of the Year
It was the perfect storm. Sports betting became legal in North Carolina on March 11, the day before March Madness began with the tipoff of the ACC Tournament. Yes, Roy Cooper placed the state’s first […]
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Bowl losses make fans say humbug
The Grinch, Ebeneezer Scrooge and college football in North Carolina—no three things have been responsible for the death of more holiday joy. This year, East Carolina was the lone team from the state to record […]
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NC State changes OC, DC in coaching shake up
After finishing out one of their worst seasons in the Dave Doeren era with a 26-21 Military Bowl loss to the ECU Pirates, it was clear that the NC State Wolfpack needed to make some […]
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2024 NSJ College Team of the Year: NC State women’s basketball
After finishing its 2022-23 campaign 20-12, including being upset by Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the NC State women’s basketball team entered the 2023-24 season unranked. “Last year we were probably […]
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Can Wake Forest snap NCAA drought?
WINSTON-SALEM — Fifth-year coach Steve Forbes and his Wake Forest men’s basketball team entered the 2024-25 campaign with the full expectation of achieving their fourth-straight winning season together. Barring a late-season collapse, that goal is […]
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UNC finding footing, NC State struggling with consistency
The most recent UNC-NC State matchup was another classic in the historic rivalry, coming down to the wire on the game’s final possession, but ultimately the Tar Heels came away with the 63-61 victory, their […]
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NSJ’s 2024 Play of the Year
When the clock hits zero and the horn sounds, the ball is not visible. Michael O’Connell’s desperation heave as time runs out on NC State’s season had such a steep trajectory that the ball arced […]
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State, UNC rivalry getting tighter
Roy Williams can frequently be found at UNC basketball games. He’s frequently with his wife, usually in a seat close to courtside, and, based on the amount of air time he gets from ESPN and […]