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NC produces over 50 MLB picks
Major League Baseball reached out to its next generation of players with the 20-round MLB Draft, last week in Texas. As we reported last week, Wake Forest took center stage in the first round, with […]
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CBB Roundup: UNC beats Notre Dame
CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot played in his record 162nd ACC game and No. 7 North Carolina overpowered Notre Dame 84-51 on senior night Tuesday to clinch at least a share of the regular-season conference […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Queens advances in ASUN tourney
DELAND, Fla. — AJ McKee scored 23 points to lead Queens University to a 69-63 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Monday night in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. McKee added […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 UNC needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia. Enter Cormac Ryan. He scored 18 points — […]
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NC college teams make final push for postseason
It appears that college basketball in North Carolina may finally be getting over the pandemic. Since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the state has not seen more than three teams get bids for […]
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College Basketball Roundup: UNCA wins, High Point loses in OT to tie teams atop Big South
ASHEVILLE — Drew Pember and Josh Banks each scored 16 points as UNC Asheville beat Presbyterian 71-69 on Wednesday night. Toyaz Solomon made two free throws with 1:07 left to give UNC Asheville a 71-68 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Appalachian State wins 8th straight with OT victory over Georgia Southern
STATESBORO, Ga. — Terence Harcum scored a season-high 26 points and Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 85-84 in overtime on Saturday. Harcum was 10 of 17 shooting (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the […]
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Shake up in women’s basketball power rankings
Five weeks ago, when we released our first set of North Carolina women’s basketball power rankings, NC State was coming off a pair of surprising losses but still managed to hold onto the top spot […]
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Wolfpack’s recent road losses tighten power rankings
The NC State women’s basketball team suffered a jarring loss last week in Miami. The Wolfpack fell behind early and was never able to rally against the unranked Hurricanes, losing by 14 points. “You’re going […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Charlotte upsets No. 17 Florida Atlantic
CHARLOTTE — This was the type of situation Lu’Cye Patterson has dreamed about: Game on the line. Against a ranked opponent. Ball in his hands. Patterson drew a foul on a jumper with 1.7 seconds […]