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Changes coming for Duke, UNC
A few hundred yards from where NC State was busy cutting down the nets, Duke sat in stunned silence. They faced the end of their season, and, for many, the end of their tenure at […]
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N.C. products head to Final Four
With NC State sending both a men’s and women’s team to the Final Four for the first time in school history, there will be plenty of North Carolina basketball fans cheering for some former local […]
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Duke gets off the deck, into the 8
Dallas—Duke beat the top defensive team in the nation to advance to the brink of the Final Four. The Blue Devils battled back from an early deficit and beat top-seeded Houston, 54-51, to earn a […]
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Alabama knocks off UNC 89-87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining. Alabama beat top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school […]
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Which Duke shows up in Sweet 16?
Duke basketball in recent weeks has been like spring weather in North Carolina. If you don’t like what you see, just wait a little while. During the second half of the ACC schedule through the […]
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NC State muscles into Sweet 16
PITTSBURGH (AP) — DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament […]
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Duke gets past Vermont
NEW YORK (AP) — For Duke to advance deep into this NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils will need more from Kyle Filipowski. Jared McCain and Mark Mitchell each had 15 points, and No. 4 seed […]
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NC State stays hot in NCAAs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — North Carolina State is getting a little tired of being asked if it’s tired. The way the Wolfpack are playing, it’s hard to blame them. Ben Middlebrooks scored a career-high 21 points […]
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Withers steps up for UNC in win
Coming into the NCAA Tournament, UNC needed to have someone step up to take the pressure off their two stars. RJ Davis and Armando Bacot had turned the Tar Heels into a two-man team by […]
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UConn March Madness steamroller could be start of a new era
HOUSTON — There was a short list of believers in the potential of a rebuilt UConn roster before the season started. It was made up mostly of the UConn players and coaches themselves. The team […]