His back Just two days after announcing the departure of defender and captain Frankie Sanfilippo, the RailHawks revealed a very welcome retention: Striker Hamed Diallo, one of the most efficient scorers in the league last year, has signed on for his first full season with the squad. Contract details were not released, and the deal […]
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Duke goes short, gets hot late to beat State
DURHAMFrigid temperatures, slick roads, a relatively late start time on a Tuesday night. These were all reasons to skip this game between Duke and N.C. State, but the arena was (officially, if not literally) filled to its 9,314 capacity. It was well worth the trouble, for fans saw an unexpectedly competitive game as a feisty, […]
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N.C. State’s Kay Yow hospitalized
The celebrated women’s basketball coach, who has been waging a public and rousing battle against breast cancer, was hospitalized last week on the advice of her oncologist, the News and Observer reported today. Over at WRAL.com, fans are leaving words of support. Yow last coached her team Dec. 22, and the school announced Jan. 7 […]
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RailHawks captain Sanfilippo departs to Charleston
Frankie Sanfilippo In what may be a harbinger of the changing face of the RailHawks, the Charleston Battery announced today that it had signed Frankie Sanfilippo, a two-year ‘Hawks veteran, to a three-year deal. The 27-year-old defender scored one goal in 51 games for the RailHawks. Prior to his stint in Cary, he played for […]
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UConn “showed us how to play basketball,” says Hatchell
CHAPEL HILL It was a Monday night mid-season clash of women’s basketball titans, and a potential preview of a Final Four matchup. But, after the top-ranked and unbeaten University of Connecticut Huskies humiliated the second-ranked and previously unbeaten Tar Heels, it was hard to picture Sylvia Hatchell’s squad anywhere near the trophy that will be […]
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Scenes from Washington, D.C., courtesy of Kate Dobbs Ariail
Kate Dobbs Ariail also sent us pictures….
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UNC’s David Sontag discusses surviving US Airways Flight 1549
Last Thursday, David Sontag, professor of writing for screen and stage at UNC-Chapel Hill, was flying back from New York after attending a funeral for his brother, Dick, in Stamford, Conn. In the sort of nightmare that haunts air travelers, Sontag was not supposed to be on US Airways Flight 1549. His scheduled nonstop to […]
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Ben Folds to play DPAC Feb. 25
Durham Performing Arts Center announced this afternoon that Ben Folds will perform Wednesday, Feb. 25, on a bill with Miniature Tigers. It’s the first of a three-date swing through the Carolinas in support of his new album, Way to Normal: Stems and Seeds, due out Feb. 10. Tickets are a very reasonable, recession-friendly $29.50. The […]
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RailHawks’ Rennie wins USL-2 coach of the year
Ratcheting up expectations for 2009 just a little bit more, RailHawks coach Martin Rennie was named USL-2 coach of the year for his work with his former employer, the Cleveland City Stars. Actually, Rennie didn’t get the official league award (although he won it in 2007 and could credibly have won again this year). Instead, […]
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No Kandji for the RailHawks in 2009
Not coming to Cary Not that it was a likely scenario, but the RailHawks did technically own the contract to Macoumba Kandji, the Atlanta striker who finished last season in the MLS Cup final with the New York Red Bulls. Today, the Red Bulls made it official: They’ve bought out the Senegalese striker’s contract, which […]
