The North State Journal’s sports staff of editor Cory Lavalette and writers Jesse Deal, Ryan Henkel and Shawn Krest isn’t afraid to be fearless in 2024. In our annual exercise, each member of the staff […]
PITTSBURGH — Armando Bacot spent the last three seasons watching UNC let winnable games against Pittsburgh slip away. The longtime Tar Heels center took it personally. So, apparently, did his team. Bacot scored 16 points […]
The transfer portal is still active with many uncommitted players from around the country, but the initial rush seems to have passed, giving us a chance to look around the state and see how college […]
DURHAM — Duke was a beaten up team when it hosted Charlotte on Saturday. The game didn’t help matters much. “Ankle, elbow, face,” Kyle Filipowski said, listing everything he’d injured or damaged during the Blue […]
Football fans in the state of North Carolina may not put much weight on what Matt Rhule thinks about football, but the former Panthers head coach made waves last week. Now at Nebraska, Rhule complained […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 off the bench and Arkansas held on to beat No. 7 Duke 80-75 on Wednesday night. Playing without leading scorer […]
Mike Elko has left Duke for Texas A&M, Mike Houston got a vote of confidence from East Carolina after a 2-10 season, and Appalachian State is back in the Sun Belt Conference title game (with […]
As the college football regular season starts to wind down and Tobacco Road basketball heats up, 15 mid-major teams across the state tipped off their nonconference schedules. For most of those schools, the only way […]
CHARLOTTE — The 49ers fell just short of an upset win over Memphis on Saturday as the Tigers pulled through 44-38 in overtime at Jerry Richardson Stadium. A missed 37-yard field goal by Charlotte kicker […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Khalif Battle had 21 points off the bench and No. 14 Arkansas used a pair of big runs in the middle of the game to beat Gardner-Webb 86-68 on Friday night. Tramon […]
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