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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 […]
Wes Miller
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Johnson’s heave lifts NC State past UNCG
GREENSBORO — Markell Johnson knew there were only a few seconds left in a tie game as the inbound pass came his way with NC State facing overtime. “Get it up before the time went […]
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UNCG using tournament snub as fuel
If UNC Greensboro was a member of, say, the ACC — or any other Power 5 Conference, for that matter — it might have been selected to play in the NCAA Tournament for the second […]
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UNCG falls short in bid for return to NCAA tournament
ASHEVILLE (AP) — Fletcher Magee and Nathan Hoover each scored 20 points and No. 20 Wofford battled back to defeat UNC Greensboro 70-58 Monday night to win the Southern Conference Tournament for the fifth time […]
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Alonso’s 3-pointers help UNCG shoot down UNCW
WILMINGTON (AP) — Francis Alonso scored 18 points to lead UNC Greensboro past UNC Wilmington 82-61 Tuesday night as the Spartans bounced back from almost knocking off a ranked team in their previous game. UNC […]
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UNCG returns core, hopes to build on success
Conventional wisdom was that UNC Greensboro basketball coach Wes Miller would leave for a higher profile job after leading his team to a 27-8 record and a near upset of Gonzaga in the opening round […]
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UNCG comes up short in NCAA tourney upset bid against Gonzaga
BOISE, Idaho — Gonzaga senior forward Johnathan Williams had 19 points and 13 rebounds and freshman guard Zach Norvell Jr. scored 15 points, including a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 20.8 seconds left, as the No. 4 […]
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Look Ahead: Nine bold predictions for 2018
The NSJ sports staff decided it would be fun to end the year with a little prognosticating beyond which teams and players we believe will stand out in 2018. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff […]
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UNCG-UNCW matchup turns into Tar Heels family reunion
GREENSBORO — It hasn’t been that long since Roy Williams, his former assistant C.B. McGrath and their former player Wes Miller were all on the same basketball court coaching at the same time. Back in […]
College Basketball
UNC, ECU, UNCG, UNCW to play charity exhibition hoop ‘jamboree’
Four in-state basketball teams have announced they will participate in a preseason exhibition “jamboree” on Sunday, Nov. 5 to raise money for Gov. Roy Cooper’s North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund. North Carolina will host the […]