CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke has had a couple of moderate challenges in its last two games, but today the No. 4 Blue Devils get their first big one of the season. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Tricia Liston The visitor is No. 10 California, in the first of a two-game series that will give Duke […]
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Gray faces high school teammate as Duke hosts Cal Sunday
Chelsea Gray is going to play a big-time basketball game on Sunday with her very best childhood friend on the other side. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Chelsea Gray And that just adds a little extra spice to the mix, as No. 4 Duke (4-0) gets its first real home-court challenge this season when No. […]
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Wolfpack can’t challenge Spartans in ACC/Big Ten
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State will play its biggest home game so far this season as the Wolfpack hosts Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsWolfpack coach Kellie Harper The standings in the current event are 4-4, with both Duke and UNC victorious in their games Wednesday night. The Wolfpack is coming […]
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Ruffin-Pratt’s big minute lifts Tar Heels over Buckeyes in Challenge
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC plays its biggest game so far this season tonight. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt The No. 22 Tar Heels will put their undefeated mark on the line against No. 15 Ohio State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, an event which may have a little extra overall juice since the […]
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No slow start this time as Tar Heels crush UNCA
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC puts its No. 25 national ranking on the line again with its second game in as many days. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsUNC guard Megan Buckland The Heels had a slow start Saturday before pulling away for a 30-point romp over LaSalle, and would make Coach Sylvia Hatchell happy with a much […]
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Maryland, Tom O’Brien gone: Is loyalty just a thing of the past?
File photo by Al DragoTom O’Brien in 2011 There once was a Duke football coach who had back-to-back winning seasons and then got fired, apparently for not winning quite enough to make his athletic director happy. That was one Shirley “Red” Wilson, whose accomplishments at Winston-Salem’s Reynolds High and Elon College had been enough to […]
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Tar Heels outscore Terps to complete solid 8-4 season
Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Gio Bernard runs in the open field. KENAN STADIUM/CHAPEL HILL Welcome to Bizarro World, I guess. UNC will host its season football finale against Maryland on a sunny, cool late afternoon. The Tar Heels knew coming into the season they wouldn’t be heading to a bowl because of NCAA sanctions. And […]
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Tar Heels use huge second half to repel pesky LaSalle
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC returns to the floor for the first time in six days, ranked No. 25 and flying high after winning the Preseason WNIT. Photo by Chris BairdDanielle Butts scores on a breakaway layup for the Tar Heels. Today’s opponent is Atlantic 10 Conference member LaSalle, which is 1-3 after winning 49-48 Tuesday […]
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Triangle ACC football teams can accomplish lots in home season finales
File photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Bryn Renner fights for yardage against Duke’s David Helton (47) as Austin Gamble (45) prepares to help. It’s the final week of the regular season in ACC football, and with either winning seasons or bowl bids secured all three Triangle teams are at home Saturday. At 12:30 p.m., Duke (6-5, […]
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Vernerey has career game, Williams very healthy as Duke rolls
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke takes the floor for its second game of the season 19 hours after the tipoff of its first game. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke center Allison Vernerey It’s a situation they’ll face again Dec. 21 and 22 when they take on Cal State-Bakersfield and then Southern California in Los Angeles, and could […]
