Photo by Chris BairdEric Adams applies the stiff-arm to linebacker Britton Grier. WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM It might be time for the biggest basketball games of the year and the finish of playoff chases in hockey, and Major League Baseball is already running. But in the Triangle, it’s spring football time for the local ACC schools. […]
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Diggins hits triple-double as Irish rip Maryland, end ACC hoop season
PNC ARENA/RALEIGH It’s supposed to be the best matchup in the NCAA Women’s Elite Eight this season. Photo courtesy Notre Dame athleticsNotre Dame guard Skylar Diggins No. 1 seed and last season’s tournament runner-up Notre Dame (33-3) will take on No. 2 seed and ACC champion Maryland (31-4) for the championship of the Raleigh Regional […]
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Terps work a miracle, advance to another Elite Eight
PNC ARENA/RALEIGH Maryland will be carrying the ACC’s banner into the Raleigh Regional, and the Terps’ path to the Final Four is not an easy one. Photo courtesy Maryland athleticsMaryland guard Laurin Mincy First up for the No. 2 seed ACC champions (30-4) is defending NCAA champion Texas A&M (23-10), which will being its No. […]
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Jackets get by Hoyas to earn date with loaded Baylor
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL It’s pretty sure to be a good battle when No. 4 seed Georgia Tech takes on No. 5 seed Georgetown in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament on UNC’s home court. Photo courtesy Georgia Tech athleticsGeorgia Tech guard Sydney Wallace Never mind that whoever survives the championship game of the […]
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Yellow Jackets, Hoyas advance in first-round games at UNC
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL Georgia Tech will go into the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament carrying the ACC’s banner in the Triangle — at least for now. Photo courtesy Georgia Tech athleticsGeorgia Tech guard Sydney Wallace And yes, we’ll rehash this again. The selection committee somehow figured the Yellow Jackets were the worst ACC […]
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Wolfpack season ends as Appalachian State gets its biggest victory
Photo by Chris BairdKody Burke fights for the ball with ASU’s Ashleigh Kelly (left) and Anna Freeman. REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State is looking to put a good finish on its season with a strong run through the WNIT, and the Wolfpack has a chance to make a very good impression today. Kellie Harper’s club (19-15) […]
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With Tar Heels missing, Ga. Tech carries ACC banner in Chapel Hill
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL “I bet you didn’t think you’d see us here!” Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph said Saturday. And she was absolutely right. Photo courtesy Georgia Tech athleticsGeorgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament puts host teams on their home courts — unless said host team isn’t in the field of […]
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Duke hits the road for NCAA Tournament while committee sends UNC packing
Well, the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament selection committee actually did it. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke coach Joanne P. McCallie By whatever alchemy the committee used to decide a conference with the Numbers 5, 6, 8 and 15 teams in the country deserved only those four teams in its field of 64, the committee released […]
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Thomas hits 29 to lead Maryland to 10th ACC Tourney championship
Photo by Al DragoSequoia Austin celebrates the Terrapins winning the ACC Women’s Tournament. GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s kind of an odd scene for the final day of this ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, since for the first time since 1993 there’s nobody from North Carolina in the championship game. No. 6 Maryland — the third seed in […]
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Wolfpack’s Cinderella bid hits the wall in ACC semis
Photo by Al DragoMarissa Kastanek had 10 points for State in the loss. GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s Cinderella Day at the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Two of the teams in the semifinals just aren’t supposed to be here, but N.C. State’s Kellie Harper and Wake Forest’s Mike Petersen are each coming off the most impressive wins […]
