David Cutcliffe isn’t going anywhere any time soon. The Duke football coach announced today he will continue in his current job, quashing some published reports that the former long-time Tennessee assistant was to be the Volunteers’ new head coach. “After much thought and consideration, Karen and I reached the decision that Duke is the place […]
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Favored Eagles host Tennessee Temple in doubleheader tonight
N.C. Central gets to be a favorite at home for once. The Eagles (2-15), who have picked up both of their victories this season at home against opposition below the Division I level, will host Tennessee Temple (6-11) of the National Christian College Athletic Association tonight at approximately 8 p.m. in the nightcap of the […]
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Women’s roundup: Hokies shock Tar Heels while Duke escapes Miami
UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell was right when she talked about it in preseason. The ACC is pretty balanced this time from top to bottom. Hatchell’s No. 10 Tar Heels were victims of a big upset Thursday night, falling to Virginia Tech 79-64 at Cassell Coliseum. UNC (13-3, 1-1 ACC) had been picked to […]
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Women’s roundup: Blue Devils, Tar Heels both hit the road tonight
Both of the ACC’s top two women’s basketball teams are back in action tonight, and both will be on the road. No. 7 Duke (14-2, 2-0 ACC) gets what may be a tougher challenge than might have been expected when the season started when the Blue Devils visit No. 25 Miami (13-2, 1-0). Jasmine Thomas […]
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NCCU women’s basketball roll continues with win over old CIAA nemesis Shaw
McDOUGALD-McLENDON GYM/DURHAM It’s just like old times in women’s basketball at N.C. Central. The Eagles, in the third season of their five-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, are hosting their old CIAA rivals from Shaw. Jacques Curtis’ Bears, ranked No. 23 in the Division II coaches’ poll, are atop the old conference, […]
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Thomas, DeGraffenreid candidates for women’s Wooden award
Duke junior guard Jasmine Thomas and UNC junior guard Cetera DeGraffenreid are two of the ACC’s three mid-season candidates for women’s basketball’s John R. Wooden Award, released today by the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s John R. Wooden Award Committee. Virginia’s Monica Wright is the ACC’s other candidate. Others on the list include Jayne Appel (Stanford), […]
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Eagles host old nemesis Shaw tonight
N.C. Central will step away from Division I competition to take on an old foe in women’s basketball tonight. Shaw (10-1), which had been the Eagles’ worst nemesis in the CIAA for the first half of the last decade, will visit McDougald-McLendon-Gym for a non-conference battle and the teams’ first meeting in three years. Shaw […]
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Wolfpack adds freshman post player
N.C. State has a new player in the women’s basketball program. Wolfpack coach Kellie Harper has announced 6-4 post Lakeesa Daniel has enrolled at State and joined the team. The Roanoke Rapids native signed with Wake Forest University during the 2008 early signing period, but never matriculated. She played her senior season at Oak Hill […]
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Eagles lose a painful one at home to streaking High Point
McDOUGALD-McLENDON GYM/DURHAM N.C. Central finally returns from its six-game road trip in men’s basketball, and the Eagles are sorely in need of a win. Tonight’s assignment won’t be an easy one. The opponent is High Point (8-6), which is currently on a four-game winning streak and sold out its last home game on Saturday against […]
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NCCU back home to host High Point
N.C. Central will continue to look for the first win against a Division I team for first-year coach LeVelle Moton tonight. The Eagles (2-14) will host Big South member High Point (8-6) at 7 p.m. at McLendon-McDougald Gym. High Point, coached by Scott Cherry who played for Dean Smith’s NCAA Champions at UNC in 1993, […]
