Team USA took advantage of a balanced offense, avenging its only loss of the IBAF World Cup with a 6-3 win over Venezuela in Florence, Italy. The result clinched for the Red, White and Blue a spot in the tournament’s medal round this weekend. Pedro Alvarez (pictured) ripped his fourth homer of the tournament for […]
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Durham starts to get amped up for Bull City Gridiron Classic
WALLACE WADE STADIUM & PEARSON CAFETERIA/DURHAM The game is still four days away, but the hype is already getting pretty revved up. If you’re a football fan in Durham, then unless you’ve been living under a rock for a few years you know what Saturday night’s “Bull City Gridiron Classic” is all about. Duke will […]
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Plouffe walk-off gives USA Baseball No. 1 seed in group
Trevor Plouffe’s walk-off homer made the difference as Team USA beat Australia 4-3 in the IBAF World Cup in Bologna, Italy, clinching the top seed in Group G for the Final Round. After the Aussies took a 1-0 lead, Justin Smoak extended his team record with his ninth homer of the tournament to tie the […]
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Gridiron Classic to bring party time to the Bull City
Befitting the tradition of “Classic” football games, there will be a plethora of activities surrounding the “Bull City Gridiron Classic” this week in Durham. N.C. Central will visit Duke on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium in the schools’ historic first meeting in football. At tonight’s City Council meeting, Durham mayor Bill Bell […]
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UNC at Duke, three other ACC women’s games on Big Monday slate
UNC’s annual visit to play Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium, along with one other game apiece involving the Blue Devils and Tar Heels, highlight the women’s basketball “Big Monday” schedule announced by ESPN2. Atlantic Coast Conference teams are involved in four of the eleven women’s games on the schedule. The Duke-UNC game will be on […]
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Smoak, Team USA blast host Italians at World Cup
Justin Smoak’s two homers set a Team USA tournament record while every player in the lineup hit safely in a 12-3 rout over host Italy in the IBAF World Cup in Turin. Smoak (pictured) had a three-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth for the defending champion Red, White […]
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Two homers, Tiffee spark USA past Mexicans and into Finals
Solo homers from Daniel Descalso and Buck Coats led the way as Team USA topped Mexico 7-3 in Vicenza, Italy, earning the defending champions a spot in the final round of the IBAF World Cup. Terry Tiffee (pictured) led the winners with a 4-for-5 day. The USA got a run in the third on Lucas […]
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Jayhawks’ air show sends Blue Devils on a long flight home
At least Duke doesn’t have any more non-conference opponents like this one this season. Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing (pictured) said he had his best game of the season as the No. 22 Jayhawks blew past the Blue Devils 44-16 in Lawrence. Duke (1-2) shocked the crowd of 50,000-plus in the opening seconds, as Thaddeus Lewis […]
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Morehead State boots N.C. Central in overtime in battle of Eagles
O’KELLY-RIDDICK STADIUM/DURHAM N.C. Central finally gets a home football game, on a warm, partly cloudy day in the Bull City. The 0-2 Eagles have played twice as road underdogs so far, but this time they’ll be favored on their brand-new Mondoturf field. The opponent is Morehead State (1-1) of the Pioneer Football League, the only […]
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USA-Australia baseball rained out
The IBAF World Cup baseball game scheduled between Team USA and Australia in Piacenza, Italy, on Friday was rained out. It will be made up a later date and time. The USA (6-1), which is atop its second-round group, is scheduled to take on Mexico (5-3) on Saturday in Vicenza, Italy. Trevor Reckling (1-0) is […]