The missing pieces of the RailHawks 2009 roster are falling into place. Today, the team announced the signing of three players who have been making strong impressions in the preseason: 21-year-old goalkeeper Caleb Patterson Sewell, who has manned the goal for two halves of the two friendlies we’ve seen; Devon McKenney, who has been starting […]
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Midweek Final Four fun
No doubt this has been in circulation elsewhere, but I just discovered this on Deadspin… I believe its creator, Jess Hanlin, may have taken a film history course I taught in the fall of ’07 at UNC. Clearly this wasn’t crafted by a Duke student…
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Ex-RailHawks update: Fusilier training in Charleston; Coggins and Lemons signed by Charlotte
Well, there are only four players listed on the RailHawks roster who remain from the 2008 editionassuming that reports of Steven Curfman’s exit are accurate. But that doesn’t mean life doesn’t go on for departed players. Today, the USL-2 powerhouse Charlotte Eagles announced the signings of Chris Lemons and Jacob Coggins. Lemons, a midfielder, appeared […]
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SWakeSports: Curfman gone from RailHawks
Midfielder and free-kick specialist Steven Curfman has parted ways with the RailHawks, according to Mike Blake of the N&O’s SWakeSports blog. Although Curfman’s name is still on the roster as of 7 p.m., Blake’s sources assure him that the one-year veteran and Wake Forest grad has been dropped from the squad. It’s not a surprising […]
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RailHawks outplay CD Olimpia but lose 1:2
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARYIf the March 14 victory over the “major league” New England Revolution was an occasion for a little well-deserved breast-beating, the loss to the definitely major league CD Olimpia was the occasion forwell, first, a dry towel. A downpour worthy of a Sri Lankan monsoon at times threatened to obscure the action, […]
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Duke’s campaign ends: morning open thread
Wow. What a dispiriting way for the Blue Devils to end their season, with a 77-54 blowout loss to Villanova that featured their worst shooting performance of the seasoneven worse than the Clemson game. Veteran Duke-watchers knew the end was inevitablethe team was simply too dependent on its perimeter offense. To wit: Gerald Henderson shot […]
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Casting call for Main Street extras
No need to come if you’ve already mailed your photo, apparently.
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Santiago Fusilier dropped from RailHawks roster in advance of CD Olimpia friendly
Santiago Fusilier, the tough, tenacious Argentine winger who provided more than his share of highlights on last year’s sluggish team, has dropped off the RailHawks roster. His departure comes in a week when the team announced the signings of two veteran performers, Sierra Leone international Mustapha Sama and Turks and Caicos Island international Gavin Glinton. […]
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David Price to return to Durham Bulls? [Update: Yes]
UPDATE MARCH 26: Wednesday evening, the Bulls announced that Price has been assigned to Durham. The rumblings are getting louder, and Adam Sobsey has been listening over at Triangle Offense. And there’s bad news for Fernando Perez, last year’s super-fast center fielder who ended the season on the Tampa Bay World Series roster and also […]
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Is Cary the new Casablanca for world soccer?
You’ll recall that in Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart ran a club that was a refuge for a polyglot collection of refugees from the Nazi menace. Things aren’t quite so dire in Cary (but with this economy, one never knows). Still, the RailHawks are showing a penchant for picking up veteran players from the farthest reaches of […]
