CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Bronco Mendenhall was at a loss to explain how Virginia’s game against Duke turned into a blowout. So were his players. “I thought it would come down to the last possession, so […]
The Final Four features tough defenses, a surging team that hasn’t lost in five weeks and one Hall of Fame coach. Virginia, Michigan State, Texas Tech and Auburn earned their trips to Minneapolis for this […]
Tom Izzo drew up the perfect play at the perfect moment, sending Michigan State past mighty Duke for a spot in the Final Four. The trip is always emotional, but Izzo has done it before. […]
A week after Gardner-Webb earned its first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Runnin’ Bulldogs found out where they’d be headed for their first game. It was only the least-enviable spot in the entire bracket. […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bryce Perkins doesn’t think Virginia has much to celebrate just yet. Perkins threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and the Cavaliers beat North Carolina 31-21 Saturday, keeping the Cavaliers […]
DURHAM — Duke coach David Cutcliffe knew that his team had a tough, physical win over Georgia Tech last weekend, with a date against a tough, physical Virginia team coming up. The Blue Devils were […]
RALEIGH — NC State and Virginia have been part of the ACC since the conference was first formed in 1953. But when they meet at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday, they’ll seem more like strangers than […]
NSJ’s Shawn Krest and Brett Friedlander each took a crack at how they see the 2018 NCAA Tournament unfolding. Each have a Triangle team reaching the Final Four, but both picked a coach who will […]
DURHAM — Duke head coach David Cutcliffe summed up his team’s attitude after last Friday’s 31-6 home loss to Miami. “No fun,” Cutcliffe said after the game. “Nothing about this was fun.” The team saw […]
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