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NC Central, A&T renew rivalry as nonconference foes
A rivalry is still a rivalry no matter when the game is played. So even though the showdown between NC A&T and NC Central has been moved from its traditional spot at the end of […]
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Duke’s gambles pay off in blowout of NC A&T
DURHAM — Coach David Cutcliffe had a message for his Blue Devils prior to Friday’s game. “I told the team at the hotel,” he recalled. “We going to play aggressively. We’re not going to play […]
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Duke, NC A&T both looking for elusive win after 0-1 starts
Head coach Sam Washington had a long list of what went wrong in NC A&T’s season-opening loss to Furman. Many of them boiled down to one factor. “We were rusty,” he said. That’s understandable. While […]
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Back to school: Retired NBA player J.R. Smith looking to hit links at NC A&T
J.R. Smith always planned on attending college at a North Carolina school. Eighteen years after deferring that ambition for a professional basketball career, he’s finally ready to make it happen. The former NBA first-rounder who […]
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Dust settles on wild first year of basketball transfer portal
In NASCAR, it’s called the Silly Season. In the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball, it’s free agency. Thanks to Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, college basketball’s new era of player movement has been given […]
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Family affair for NC A&T, NC State at NCAA track championships
Athletic teams often refer to themselves as a family. But for two college athletes from North Carolina last weekend, the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet in Eugene, Oregon, truly was a family affair. […]
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18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft
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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Top-seeded NC State leads 5 state teams into NCAA women’s tourney
NC State didn’t have to wait long to find out that it had earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament for the first time in school history. The Wolfpack was the […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Duke’s streak ends with an overtime loss to Louisville
DURHAM — Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer and Louisville fended off Duke 80-73 on Saturday night, halting the Blue […]
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College Basketball Roundup: NC State upends No. 15 Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — DJ Funderburk scored nine of his 14 points in the second half and NC State opened a big lead and held off No. 15 Virginia 68-61 on Wednesday night for its fourth […]