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UCLA too much for UNC Asheville in NCAA opener
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points and UCLA raced out to a fast start and never looked back in a 86-53 victory over UNC Asheville in the first round of the NCAA […]
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UNC Asheville’s duo of Drew Pember, Tajion Jones looks to upset UCLA
If you’re going to go to the NCAA Tournament, you might as well play the most storied program in college basketball history. That’s exactly what’s in front of the UNC Asheville men’s basketball team after […]
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Football stars Holt, Mills highlight 2022 NC Sports Hall of Fame Class
Torry Holt and Sam Mills are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and will find out next month if they’ll be included as part of the shrine’s Class of 2022. Regardless of what […]
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Wolfpack ‘heartbroken,’ Pirates ‘positive’ after bowl cancellations
NC State and East Carolina both had their season-ending football bowl games canceled when their respective opponents pulled out because of COVID protocols. But that’s where the similarities between their situations end. As a young, […]
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Unable to find replacement opponent, Holiday Bowl officially canceled
One day after UCLA pulled out of its Holiday Bowl date against NC State, the game at San Diego’s Petco Park has officially been canceled. The announcement was made Wednesday morning after a frantic last-ditch […]
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UCLA COVID issues cancel Holiday Bowl only hours before kickoff
NC State’s bid for the second 10-win season in school history came to an end less than four hours before it was scheduled to start. The Wolfpack’s Holiday Bowl game against UCLA became the latest […]
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COVID spike, cancellations have college hoop coaches concerned
Steve Forbes is usually the life of the party, a fact he reinforced recently by showing up to a postgame media session wearing a string of blinking Christmas lights around his neck. But Friday, shortly […]
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UNC’s defensive improvement to be tested in game vs. UCLA
CHAPEL HILL — Not that long ago, North Carolina’s biggest problem was its defense. The Tar Heels had a brutal trip to Connecticut, losing to Purdue and Tennessee on consecutive days and giving up 182 […]
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Second-half toughness lifts Tar Heels past Furman
CHAPEL HILL — All the elements for disaster were there for the North Carolina basketball team Tuesday. A sparse crowd so small those in the upper deck of the Smith Center were invited to move […]
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Bowls taking NC teams coast-to-coast
North Carolina’s five bowl-eligible teams will be playing coast-to-coast this December. Here’s a look at where they are headed. Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium; Boca Raton, Florida Dec. 18, […]