Did nobody tell the Carolina Mudcats they were eliminated from the pennant race? At any rate, they sure aren’t acting like it. Yonder Alonzo (pictured) had three hits including a double and three RBI, leading the Mudcats to their third straight win as they defeated the homestanding Montgomery Biscuits 6-4 Tuesday night. The star of […]
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Off-season over, Eagles prepare for hitting at Hampton
McLENDON-McDOUGALD GYM/DURHAM Mose Rison’s N.C. Central football team has been getting a little impatient since the end of last year’s 4-7 season that left the fans expecting more. Four days from now, the Eagles finally get to hit someone else. Rison and a couple of key returning players were on hand for his first weekly […]
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“Bloody Tuesday” helps get Blue Devils ready for Richmond
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Ever since David Cutcliffe had open-heart surgery four years ago, the Duke football coach said he has tried to take his challenges one day at a time and also apply that thinking to his team. So when the second-year Duke mentor was happy about the Blue Devils’ most intense practice day of […]
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Mudcats shake road woes, pitch two shutouts in one night
It’s too bad for the Carolina Mudcats they didn’t have a doubleheader like this a month ago, when it could have helped them in the pennant race. Two shutouts in one night. Alexander Smit (pictured) and Joe Krebs each started shutout wins as the Mudcats beat the homestanding Montgomery Biscuits 1-0 and 5-0 on Monday […]
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Wood named SL’s top pitcher; Francisco, Frazier and Jennings honored
Former Carolina Mudcats southpaw Travis Wood has been named the Southern League’s pitcher of the year in a vote by the league’s field managers, radio broadcasters and print media. Wood is joined on the SL’s post-season All-Star team by former Mudcats teammates Juan Francisco at third base and Todd Frazier as the top utility man. […]
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Yow, Robertson, Newell selected for FIBA Hall of Fame
The late N.C. State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow, the late men’s coach Pete Newell and legendary guard Oscar Robertson are the three Americans among the inductees to this year’s class of the FIBA Hall of Fame. Yow led the Red, White and Blue to gold medals in the 1986 Goodwill Games, the 1986 World […]
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Mudcats postponed, play two at Montgomery tonight
The Carolina Mudcats’ scheduled game against the Montgomery Biscuits, the third of a five-game set, has been postponed and will be made up as part of a doubleheader Monday night at 7:05 (EDT). The Mudcats had two transactions on Sunday, both involving right-handed pitchers. Greg Atencio had been promoted to Louisville, while Durham native Chris […]
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Perry, Montgomery keep Mudcats in doldrums
The Carolina Mudcats’ road doldrums continued at Montgomery, as the Biscuits rolled to an 8-1 win in Game 2 of their five-game set. Jason Perry (pictured) hit a three-run homer while Matt Spring added a three-run double for the winners. Ryan Morse (4-6) was the winning pitcher while Jerry Gil (2-4) took the loss as […]
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Eagles high on defense, QB and freshman kicker
N.C. Central football coach Mose Rison came up with a bit of a surprise when he spoke with the media on “Meet the Eagles” day. “I’m really happy with our special teams,” said Rison, whose team opens its season on Sept. 5 on the road against MEAC power Hampton. “The good news is that most […]
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Late bobbles cost Mudcats a road win at Montgomery
Luis Montano had his best Double-A start Friday night, but a couple of unearned runs unraveled it in the seventh inning. And the Montgomery Biscuits scored all three of their runs in the seventh to claim a 3-1 victory over Carolina. Montano (0-6) was pitching a two-hitter through six innings before the Biscuits put together […]