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Manning’s out — who’s next for Wake?
Wake Forest didn’t have to work hard to win the press conference after the debacle of the Jeff Bzdelik era. But it pulled out all the stops anyway. Not only did it hire a recognizable […]
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Mid-majors find different inspirations for school names
We’ve looked at Blue Devils, Demon Deacons, Fighting Camels and plenty of Bulldogs. We’ve seen a mascot almost kill a member of the opposing band and another mascot that liked to sleep in busy hallways […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Deacons topple Irish
WINSTON-SALEM — Another day, another career-high scoring day for Wake Forest 7-footer Olivier Sarr. The 7-foot Sarr scored 30 points, making 12 of 16 shots, and grabbed 17 rebounds Saturday afternoon for the Demon Deacons […]
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College Basketball Roundup: ECU falls in overtime
TAMPA, Fla. — Justin Brown scored five of his 18 points in overtime to lift South Florida to a 73-68 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday night. Capping a second half that featured six ties […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Georgia Tech topples Wake
WINSTON-SALEM — There was no slowing down Georgia Tech guards Michael Devoe and Jose Alvarado on Wednesday night at Wake Forest. Not even a knee injury that sent Devoe to the bench for the final […]
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NC again a college baseball stronghold
In keeping with the groundhog’s recent prediction of an early spring, baseball season is already upon us. Pitchers and catchers might just be reporting to spring training camps across Florida and Arizona, but here in […]
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UNCG rolls Samford to keep up with SoCon leaders
GREENSBORO — Kyrin Galloway scored 19 points and James Dickey had a double-double and UNC Greensboro overran Samford 95-67 on Sunday. The Spartans (19-6, 9-3 Southern Conference) established a 25-17 lead in the first 10 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Louisville rallies past Wake
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville trailed Wake Forest in tempo and points at halftime. The Cardinals cranked up the energy after the break, and that kept them on their roll. Jordan Nwora had 21 points and […]
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College Basketball Roundup: ECU loses at home to Houston
GREENVILLE — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson had just watched his 21st-ranked Cougars grind through a road win when he ran across East Carolina’s Jayden Gardner in the hallway outside his postgame news conference. The veteran […]
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College Basketball Roundup: UNCG bests The Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C. — James Dickey had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead UNC Greensboro to a 79-69 win over The Citadel on Wednesday night. Isaiah Miller had 14 points for UNC Greensboro (14-5, 4-2 […]