Duke’s senior class won’t be going to a bowl game, but the Blue Devils definitely have a chance to accomplish something special on Saturday. The visitor to Wallace Wade Stadium at 1:30 won’t be multiple arch-rival UNC, since the ACC decided it would rather have the Tar Heels end the season with N.C. State this […]
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Jasmine Thomas scores 20 as Duke gives Western Kentucky a whipping
The warm Mexican air apparently is doing the Duke women’s basketball team some good. Jasmine Thomas scored 20 points, leading the No. 10 Blue Devils to a 70-47 rout of Western Kentucky on the first night of the Caribbean Challenge in Cancun. Thomas had 12 first-half points for the Blue Devils (4-1), going 3-for-4 from […]
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Eagles’ Manns bound for all-star games
N.C. Central’s senior offensive tackle Gabriel Manns is going bowling. The 6-6, 320-pounder will be participating in a pair of post-season all-star games, the East Coast Bowl on Saturday in Petersburg, Va., and the inaugural Russell Athletic HBCU Senior Bowl on Dec. 19 in Montgomery, Ala. The East Coast Bowl, to be played at noon […]
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Blue Devils surrounded by blue water as they take on Western Kentucky
Duke will put its No. 10 ranking in women’s basketball on the line outside the country tonight. The Blue Devils (3-1) will take on Western Kentucky (3-0) in the first round of the Caribbean Challenge at 6 p.m. at the Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico. The Hilltoppers gave the visiting Blue Devils a tough […]
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Freshmen dominate off the bench as UNC demolishes Blue Hose
SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL UNC comes home from its first road trip of the women’s basketball season with its perfect record still intact. And today Sylvia Hatchell’s fourth-ranked club moves back into its regular Big South-oriented early-season schedule. The Tar Heels will be heavy favorites. UNC is 3-0 and today’s opponent, Presbyterian College, is 0-5. The […]
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Tar Heels host winless Blue Hose today
UNC tries to keep its perfect women’s basketball record intact today at 1 p.m. when Presbyterian visits the Smith Center. The Tar Heels (3-0) are ranked No. 4 nationally, while Presbyterian (0-5) is in the third season of its five-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. Today’s meeting will be the first between […]
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Cutcliffe says giving seniors good sendoff important for Duke against Wake
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Duke won’t have a possible bowl bid on the line when the Blue Devils host Wake Forest in the season finale for both football teams on Saturday. So this time, it’s going to be all about Senior Day. Duke (5-6, 3-4 ACC) can finish its first non-losing season in 15 years with […]
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Wolfpack gets Harper first road win
Kellie Harper (pictured) got her first big win as women’s basketball coach at N.C. State Monday night. Tia Bell and Marissa Kastanek scored 12 points each to lead the Wolfpack to a 62-52 road win over Colonial Athletic Association power Old Dominion at the Constant Center. The Wolfpack (4-1) won its third straight game while […]
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Cheek’s double-double leads balanced effort as Duke foils UNCC
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke is back into the nation’s Top 10 in women’s basketball, and tonight we’ll see what the Blue Devils do to celebrate. Defending Atlantic 10 champion UNC Charlotte (1-2) is in town, probably ready to provide tougher opposition than in the Blue Devils’ last home game against Georgia Southern on Thursday night. […]
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Eagles keep it fairly close before falling to James Madison in Miami finale
N.C. Central kept it respectable again, but the Eagles ended up on the wrong end of a 79-66 loss to James Madison in their final game of the 2KSports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in Miami. Darren White had 20 points for the 2-2 Dukes, leading four JMU players in double figures. C.J. Wilkerson (pictured) […]
