N.C. Central has been on the road for the first two weeks of the season, paying the kind of dues administrators knew Eagle athletes were going to have to pay when they committed to the Division I jump three seasons ago. Now they’ll finally be home Saturday against Morehead State, in a guarantee game against […]
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Alvarez, Weber lead USA’s home-run barrage against Taipei
Pedro Alvarez’ team-record three home runs led the barrage as Team USA drubbed Chinese Taipei 14-3 in IBAF World Cup play Thursday in Turin, Italy. The Red, White and Blue scored seven runs in the first inning of the contest, which was stopped after seven innings because of a 10-run mercy rule. Former Durham Bull […]
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Helmets, not hoops; Duke gets a big road challenge at Kansas
Duke has had a couple of weeks to work its early-season kinks out, and for the first time this season the Blue Devils will get a shot at a big-time Division I FBS team when they visit Kansas on Saturday. The storied basketball programs from the two schools have met in some awfully big games, […]
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Hellickson, Bulls hold down Yankees for Game 1 win
DBAP/DURHAM Well good evening sports fans from beautiful Downtown Durham, where I am in what has become my regular spot covering the Governors’ Cup Finals ever since the Bulls joined the International League in 1998. The Bulls are taking on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in the opener of the best-of-5 series for the title for the […]
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Smoak, Tiffee homers lead USA Baseball past Japanese
Justin Smoak (pictured) and Terry Tiffee blasted back-to-back homers in the third inning, leading defending champion Team USA to a 4-2 win over Japan at the IBAF World Cup in Macerata, Italy. Brad Lincoln pitched 7 1/3 innings in the victory before a sellout crowd at Stadio Comunale, while Nate Field collected the save. The […]
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Eagles hoping some home cooking will help end slide
PEARSON CAFETERIA/DURHAM N.C. Central has been a vastly improved football team through its first two games this season – except down the stretch in the fourth quarter. The Eagles had a chance for a mild upset in their season opener on the road at Hampton before allowing the Pirates to score the winning points late […]
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Duke savors knockout of Cadets, prepares for Big 12 challenge Saturday
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM There’s not much wrong with a football team that the kind of win Duke had Saturday at Army can’t help solve. The game was close throughout until the Blue Devils thoroughly dominated the conclusion, as Leon Wright (pictured) returned interceptions for touchdowns on two straight Army plays in the final two minutes […]
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NCCU announces women’s basketball schedule with 10 home games
N.C. Central announced its women’s basketball schedule today, with the five previously announced road games against ACC opposition – including trips to Duke and UNC – as well as 10 home games at McLendon-McDougald Gym. Under veteran coach Joli Robinson (pictured), the Eagles will open their season with an exhibition game at home against Johnson […]
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Smoak, Weber lead the way as USA blasts Netherlands Antilles 11-1
Justin Smoak smacked a pair of homers, and Team USA had its best game so far in the IBAF World Cup in an 11-1 rout of the Netherlands Antilles in Verona, Italy. Lucas May homered in the third inning while former Durham Bull Jon Weber (pictured) and Smoak each homered in the fourth to give […]
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Pickoff returns earn Duke’s Wright ACC defensive honor
Leon Wright won a very unsurprising honor today. The Duke senior cornerback, who returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the final two minutes of the Blue Devils’ 35-19 win over Army on Saturday, is the ACC’s defensive back of the week. Wright, who returned back-to-back passes for 51 and 33 yards and a 35-13 lead, […]