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New year, new team, same old Wolfpack?

September 13, 2024 Ryan Henkel

Heading into the 2024 season, things were expected to be different for the NC State Wolfpack. After years of the Wolfpack knocking on the door of something more, this was the year where it was […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 14 Kentucky holds off No. 9 UNC

December 17, 2023 The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Kentucky seemed to make all the big plays down the stretch. Even then, UNC still had a chance to pull out the victory. But the Tar Heels threw it away. Rob Dillingham scored […]

From thorn in Dean Smith’s side to NC Hall of Famer: Hickory’s Rick Barnes

May 24, 2023 Shawn Krest

RALEIGH — One look at the thin, gentle-looking man standing in the front of the room is all it takes to draw an inescapable conclusion. “This can’t be Rick Barnes.” There are no visible horns […]

Duke eliminated by Tennessee in slugfest

March 18, 2023 Shawn Krest

ORLANDO, Fla. — Duke saw its season come to an end with a 65-52 loss to Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Florida. The Volunteers snapped the Blue Devils’ 10-game […]

NC’s best: The top offensive players from the state

September 7, 2022 Shawn Krest

This just in: There is no wall around the state. Whenever a football coach takes a new job at a North Carolina college, he makes the same vow: to build a wall around the state, […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 10 Tennessee uses stingy D to top App State

December 16, 2020 The Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Appalachian State shot just 28% and it still hurt Tennessee’s season statistics. That says something about the way the No. 10 Volunteers are playing defense. Tennessee (3-0), which came into the game […]

100 in 100: Swain County’s Heath Shuler, quarterback-turned-congressman

July 16, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

100 in 100: Macon County’s Shawn Bryson, college football champion and NFL fullback

June 3, 2020 Brett Friedlander