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Mountaineers, Pirates, Wildcats and 49ers, oh my!
Last week, we looked at the twisted road the state’s four ACC teams — UNC, Duke, NC State and Wake Forest — took to their nicknames. Now we take a look at another group of […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Gardner-Webb knocked out of Big South Tournament
RADFORD, Va. — Hunter Hale scored 28 points and second-seeded Winthrop advanced to the championship game of the Big South Conference tournament by defeating third-seeded Gardner-Webb 78-66 in the semifinals on Friday night. Hale had […]
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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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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: ECU sunk by SMU’s 15 3s
DALLAS — Tyson Jolly scored 17 points and the first of his five 3-pointers kicked off a 10-0 run for the Mustangs as SMU walloped Eastern Carolina 84-64 Wednesday night. Kendric Davis added 15 points […]
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College Basketball Roundup: ECU blown out by Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — Trevon Scott had another double-double, but it was another number in the box score — one on the other side of the ledger — that meant the most to him. Scott played a […]
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It could be a lonely March for NC teams
The state of North Carolina could make history in this year’s NCAA Tournament — and not in a good way. For the past 43 years, North Carolina has sent multiple teams to the Big Dance, […]
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College Basketball Roundup: ECU upsets SMU with late 3
GREENVILLE — Tristen Newton hit a 3-pointer from the left corner in the closing seconds and East Carolina upset SMU 71-68 on Saturday. Tyson Jolley made two free throws to tie the game with 12 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 10 FSU tops Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM — Tenth-ranked Florida State keeps winning games and hovering near the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference, even as coach Leonard Hamilton sees an inexperienced team that’s still developing together. Devin Vassell scored 17 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Johnson’s triple-double leads NC State over The Citadel
RALEIGH — Markell Johnson had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to help NC State beat The Citadel 83-63 on Sunday night. Johnson grabbed a rebound with 1:57 remaining to complete his first career […]