In a major blow to Durham’s downtown cultural offerings, the proprietors of the Branch Gallery announced today that the Foster Street business will close its doors Feb. 28. In a statement, the gallery’s co-owners Chloe Seymore and Teka Selman said they initially planned to close the gallery in the fall of 2009, but after discussions […]
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Martin Nuñez scores first goal for Puerto Rico against Columbus Crew
Obviously, RailHawks fans and observers can’t and won’t spend all of the 2009 season pining for the quicksilver winger Martin Nuñez, but we can’t help but note the following: In a preseason exhibition on Thursday, Feb. 12, Nuñez’s new squad, the Puerto Rico Islanders, defeated last season’s MLS champs, the Columbus Crew, 2-0. You know […]
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More muscle signed up in Cary
The signing news out of Cary has largely concerned midfielders and forwards, but as Sir Alex Ferguson and Edwin van der Sar can attest, there’s no more indispensable component of a winning soccer team than a first-rate back four. The signings have been slowand the one announced defensive newcomer, Mark Schulte, had not arrived in […]
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Martin Nuñez now a Puerto Rico Islander
Last night we ran down the official RailHawks roster, as it now stands. We noted two significant absences: forward Dan Antoniuk and winger Martin Nuñez. There’s still no news of Antoniukand he’s not training with the team right nowbut Nuñez, last year’s co-offensive player of the year and a finalist for USL-1 rookie of the […]
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Duke-UNC live-blogging tonight!
Join us at 9 p.m. as Rob Harrington and Grayson Currin* lead a live-blog discussion of tonight’s battle royale in Cameron Indoor Stadium. In the meantime, memorize the drinking game rules… *Matt Saldaña, the previously announced blogger, woke up feeling sick and won’t suit up for the game.
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Two more signings for the RailHawks bring roster to 18
In another addition to a burgeoning midfield, the RailHawks added Daniel Paladini, veteran of the MLS side Chivas USA. Paladini, 24 years old, appeared in eight games for Chivas last year, starting five and scoring one goal (that’s only four fewer than teammate Sacha Kljestan!). (h/t to Jarrett for the first video link) Paladini has […]
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Mayors of Durham, Chapel Hill to gamble on sports outcome
A high-profile game sure brings out the politicians. Super Bowl winners often get face time with presidents (or voice time with them), for example. Sometimes politicians even want to be seen with athletes who’ve just disgraced themselves in front of the entire planet: In 2006, after Zinedine Zidane notoriously headbutted Marco Materazzi in the World […]
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Durham, Chapel Hill mayors to gamble on sporting outcome
A high-profile game sure brings out the politicians. Super Bowl winners often get face time with presidents (or voice time with them), for example. Sometimes politicians even want to be seen with athletes who’ve just disgraced themselves in front of the entire planet: In 2006, after Zinedine Zidane notoriously headbutted Marco Materazzi in the World […]
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UNC women erupt in second half, defeating Duke 75-60
At the conclusion of a game that saw UNC’s high-octane offense explode for 50 points in the second half, coach Sylvia Hatchell took the microphone of the public address announcer and apologized to the crowd of 7,080 for her team’s performance in the game’s first 17 minutes. Indeed, Duke dominated the game up until that […]
