WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM It’s pretty easy for Duke football folks to be feeling pretty good about themselves right now. The Blue Devils are 2-2 at the end of their non-conference portion of the schedule, and are coming off a 49-14 victory in their spirited new cross-town rivalry with N.C. Central in which Coach David Cutcliffe […]
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Bull City Gridiron “Classic?” Absolutely. Let’s do that again soon!
The weather was a big challenge for everyone in the house, and the game turned into a blowout in the fourth quarter. Still, the first “Bull City Gridiron Classic” on Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium was an unqualified success. On the field, Duke whipped N.C. Central 49-14 in the schools’ first-ever meeting on the […]
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USA Baseball rips Cubans again, repeats World Cup championship
Maybe the Cuban baseball dynasty is beginning to crumble a little bit. Lucas May blasted a three-run, second-inning homer and Team USA poured on six more runs in the seventh, topping the Cubans 10-5 to win the IBAF World Cup in Nettuno, Italy. It was the 14th straight win for the Red, White and Blue, […]
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Devils blow away Eagles in second half, win Gridiron Classic 49-14
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM History is being made in the old Bull City tonight, but unfortunately Mother Nature hasn’t decided to cooperate. Although the rains aren’t still falling at kickoff, the field is wet for the start of the first “Bull City Gridiron Classic” – the inaugural football meeting between cross-town rivals Duke and N.C. Central […]
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USA Baseball hopes 13-game winning streak brings good luck
Team USA will go into the championship game of the IBAF World Cup on a 13-game winning streak. Kasey Kiker (pictured) allowed just one hit in six innings while Buck Coats had three hits for three RBI on Friday as the Red, White and Blue topped The Netherlands 8-2 in their final game of pool […]
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Gridiron Classic trash-talk invades the club, the church and the dinner table
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Saturday’s football game that’s going to crown a collegiate champion of Durham for the first time may be doing a lot to bring the city together, but it’s also doing plenty to divide small parts of it. Offices, churches, school classrooms and even families are splitting their allegiances as Blue Devils or […]
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USA Baseball tops Cubans, will face them again in Sunday’s finale
Team USA won the warmup game, and now the Americans just have to wait until Sunday to see if they can repeat it and win the IBAF World Cup championship game again. A two-run homer from Terry Tiffee (pictured) provided the biggest blow on Thursday in Nettuno, Italy, giving the Red, White and Blue a […]
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Football history coming to Durham in just over 48 hours
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Some folks may have been anticipating this one for an old man’s lifetime, and it’s finally going to happen on Saturday night. The “Bull City Gridiron Classic” will put host Duke – which is playing in its homecoming game – and N.C. Central on the football field at the same time for […]
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Redmond, Weber, Childers spark USA Baseball into title game
Todd Redmond pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings while three teammates including former Durham Bull Jon Weber (pictured) homered, leading defending champion Team USA to a 3-0 victory over Puerto Rico in Florence, Italy and a berth in the title game of the IBAF World Cup. Ike Davis had a solo homer to right in the […]
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Duke vs. NCCU in the Bull City Gridiron Classic
⇒ Also this weekend: “Playoff run: Carolina RailHawks vs. Vancouver Whitecaps“ It’s a football game some Durham sports fans have dreamed about for a long time. New York has the Giants and the Jets, and Texas has the Cowboys and the Texans. Now the Bull City is going to see Duke play Central. It’s easy […]