The ACC has announced its 2013 football schedule, including a total of 22 home games at the three schools in the Triangle. Duke will have a pair of home games at Wallace Wade Stadium against Triangle rivals, taking on N.C. State on Nov. 9 in the teams’ first meeting since 2009. The Blue Devils will […]
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Ruffin-Pratt, UNC hold off scrappy Wolfpack for 25th win
Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Waltiea Rolle goes up for a shot as State’s Kody Burke applies the block. Others in the lane are (l-r) the Wolfpack’s Krystal Barrett, Lakeesa Daniel and Len’Nique Brown and UNC’s Krista Gross. CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL It’s yet another edition of the UNC-N.C. State series in women’s basketball. And in the […]
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Blue Devils debut without Gray, explode in second half to top FSU
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM The rest of the season starts for Duke tonight. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke center Elizabeth Williams The No. 5 Blue Devils (24-1, 14-0 ACC) will go for the first time this year without junior guard Chelsea Gray, the solid candidate for ACC player of the year who was lost for the season […]
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Yderstrom, Wilson lead Miami to sixth straight over Wolfpack
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State is in what has become a familiar position this season, as the Wolfpack could really use an upset victory. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsState forward Kody Burke Tonight the Wolfpack (13-13, 5-9 ACC) will host Miami (17-8, 8-6) in the second of four games in which State will wear pink. Again, it’s […]
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Wolfpack drops Hoops 4 Hope game to resurgent Yellow Jackets
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH The Hoops 4 Hope game promoting awareness of breast cancer is always a really big deal at N.C. State, and of course today’s is no exception. The matchup with Georgia Tech is the de facto centerpiece of the Play 4Kay initiative and is being shown on ESPN2. Photo by Chris BairdState’s Myisha Goodwin-Coleman […]
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McDaniel, Ruffin-Pratt lead Tar Heels to easy win over Deacons
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC returns home for the first time since Coach Sylvia Hatchell got her 900th victory, and she is honored in an appropriate pregame ceremony. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC forward Xylina McDaniel Hatchell brings the No. 14 Tar Heels (22-3, 10-2 ACC) into the contest with ancient rival Wake Forest (11-13, 4-8 ACC) […]
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Gray hits career high as Duke blows past Maryland
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM It may be Duke’s toughest assignment at home this season. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Chelsea Gray Tonight in an ESPN “Big Monday” game, the No. 5 Blue Devils (21-1, 11-0 ACC) will take on No. 7 Maryland (19-3, 10-1) in a must-win contest for first place in the conference. And of […]
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Balanced effort gives Wolfpack easy win over Clemson, evens record
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State has gotten on a positive roll of late, and if the Wolfpack is thinking about post-season play that needs to continue today. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsNCSU forward Lakeesa Daniel The opponent is Clemson (6-16, 2-9), which is sitting in last place in the ACC. Kellie Harper’s Wolfpack (11-12, 3-8) has won […]
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Duke romps over host Tar Heels to delay Hatchell’s 900th
Photo by Chris BairdDuke’s Chelsea Gray holds the ball as UNC’s Tierra Ruffin-Pratt defends. CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL It’s definitely the Big Game around here — at least for the next five-ish hours until the actual Super Bowl starts. With No. 11 UNC hosting No. 5 Duke in a battle for first place in the ACC […]
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Second-half explosion propels Duke to rout of Miami
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke continues its grind through the ACC schedule, and tonight’s assignment isn’t a whole lot easier. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Tricia Liston The No. 5 Blue Devils (18-1, 8-0 ACC) will host Miami (14-6, 5-4), which likely would have been ranked had it not lost to No. 11 UNC 64-62 at […]
