CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke will open its women’s basketball season a little late, with both of its ACC Triangle rivals already having three games under their belts. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke guard Tricia Liston Tonight’s opponent for the No. 3 Blue Devils, who have been to the NCAA Elite Eight each of the previous three […]
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Aggies get a very sloppy overtime win over N.C. Central
Photo by Chris BairdA&T’s Mike Mayhew picks up yardage after finding a big hole. O’KELLY-RIDDICK STADIUM/DURHAM Years ago this was an annual meeting on Thanksgiving Day. And later it was known as the “Aggie-Eagle Classic.” N.C. Central is taking on archrival North Carolina A&T in the biggest game of the season for either team. There […]
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Eagles, Blue Devils, Wolfpack all go for seventh wins Saturday
File photo by Chris BairdNCCU’s Arthur Goforth bursts through a hole in the defense. There are just two Saturdays left in the Triangle’s college football season, and by all accounts it will have been a pretty good year no matter how it ends. UNC, despite all its off-the-field troubles, guaranteed itself a winning season (7-4, […]
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Wolfpack scores 102 with eight players in double figures
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State plays the third of its four-game stretch at home to open the season, looking to stay perfect and continue building momentum. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsState forward Breezy Williams Tonight’s opponent is Longwood (1-1), which is in its first season in the Big South Conference after a long unintended tenure as an […]
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Rountree, Buckland lead Tar Heels into WNIT title game
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC tries to take yet another step toward a prestigious early-season title tonight. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC guard Brittany Rountree The Tar Heels, who are unranked, host No. 25 Georgetown in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT for a chance to play either Iowa or Middle Tennessee for the crown on Sunday. […]
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Nation’s top two recruiting classes headed for Triangle?
If the experts are right, the top two women’s basketball recruiting classes in the country could well be coming to the Triangle in the fall.All Star Girls Report ranks UNC’s four-player recruiting class as the best in the nation, while Duke’s quartet is ranked No. 2 by Blue Star Report. The Tar Heels’ class includes […]
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Ruffin-Pratt’s career best leads Tar Heels over scrappy Dukes
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC hopes to start the season with the championship of the Preseason WNIT, and the second part of that quest is tonight. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt The Tar Heels topped a good Davidson team 70-59 in the opener on Friday night. And today’s visitor is Duquesne, which drubbed visiting […]
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Wolfpack wallops Wake Forest, will go bowling once again
Photo by Chris BairdState’s Tobais Palmer tries to escape a Deacon defender in the open field. CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH It’s an interesting kind of showdown here in the old Capital City on a perfect fall afternoon. For the third straight week N.C. State is playing for a bowl spot, and this time the Wolfpack’s oldest rival […]
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NCSU seeks bowl bid, UNC winning season, NCCU playoff spot
Photo by Chris Baird State QB Mike Glennon prepares to throw as UNC’s Shawn Underwood (97) pursues. We’re well into November now, and amazingly every Division I program in the Triangle is still playing meaningful football games. Three more will be played today, and two of them are at home. UNC (6-3, 3-2 ACC) will […]
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Balanced Wolfpack breezes past Wofford in season debut
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State looks to get back to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in three seasons, and that quest starts officially today. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsState forward Kody Burke The Wolfpack, which went 19-16 and won one game in the WNIT last season, will take on Wofford (13-18) in the […]
