COLEMAN FIELD/CARY It’s Game 2 of USA Baseball’s friendly series against Canada, as both teams prepare to play in the World Cup in The Netherlands, Italy in Germany later this month. The clubs are made up entirely of minor-league pros, with the USA team completely of Triple-A and Double-A players while the Canadians are from […]
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Duke women’s hoop season tickets on sale now
Duke women’s basketball season tickets are now on sale. Joanne P. McCallie (pictured) will send her Blue Devils onto the Cameron Indoor Stadium court against the likes of defending national champion Connecticut, Big Ten/ACC challenge foe Ohio State, Triangle ACC rival N.C. State and new cross-town rival N.C. Central along with bitter rival Maryland and […]
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Eagles hoping to start with a statement against an MEAC foe
N.C. Central football coach Mose Rison said he’s had a bad taste in his mouth ever since his team finished a 4-7 campaign in 2008, and kept thinking over and over again how close the Eagles came to a winning season. This weekend, they get a chance to start making up for it. It’s well […]
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USA Baseball starts exhibitions with a win over Canucks
USA Baseball’s World Cup team got off to a good start, holding off Canada 6-4 in the first of a four-game exhibition series at Coleman Field in Cary. Jason Castro led the way with two hits and two runs scored for the Red, White and Blue. The hosts put up three runs in the second […]
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Eliminated Mudcats continue late-season hot streak
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON It’s the opener of the Carolina Mudcats’ final series of the season, a five-game set against the Mississippi Braves that will conclude with an afternoon game on Labor Day. Frankly it doesn’t mean much except for individual statistics. The Mudcats are in last place in the Southern League’s North Division – although […]
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Duke looks for a good start, but Saturday’s task is anything but easy
David Cutcliffe has talked about how he wants to make his Duke football team a contender for championships and bowl bids ever since he took over the program before the 2008 season. And although the Blue Devils didn’t quite get to that point last season, they did make some huge strides with a 4-8 finish […]
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Weber, Childers hope to lead USA Baseball to repeat World Cup
COLEMAN FIELD/CARY They’re coming together from 16 different major-league organizations, mostly from the Triple-A level and a few from Double-A. But over the next few days, manager Eddie Rodriguez will have the job of molding them into a unit known as Team USA. Twenty-three players gathered in Cary for media day this afternoon, as they […]
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Maloney optioned to Mudcats, set to start Thursday’s game
The Carolina Mudcats are getting a little big-league help for their final home series. The Cincinnati Reds have optioned southpaw Matt Maloney to Carolina, and he is scheduled to make a start against the Mississippi Braves in the series opener Thursday night at 7:15. Maloney (0-3, 6.46 with the Reds), who made his Major League […]
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Two in new positions on Duke women’s hoops staff
Duke has promoted intern Sarah Smoak and added Kevin Lehmann on Coach Joanne P. McCallie’s women’s basketball staff. Smoak is now director of marketing/assistant director of basketball operations, while Lehman is a new assistant director of basketball operations. Smoak, a frequent instructor at Duke women’s basketball camps, interned with the program last season after serving […]
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Early September is the most optimistic time of the year for the area’s four football programs
It’s an old cliché that often gets attached to college football programs around this time of year. Unless a team is on probation or hasn’t won a game since the Clinton administration, everyone has “high hopes” for a successful campaign. But around the Triangle this season, it’s an attitude that can be taken very seriously. […]