It’s a rare preseason ACC all-star team in any sport with not a single player from a North Carolina school on it. But that was the case when the preseason all-conference team was released on women’s basketball media day at Greensboro Coliseum. Actually, all five come from two other states. Miami’s preseason player of the […]
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Short streaks end, long one persists as Florida State blasts Duke
Photo by Al DragoDuke quarterback Sean Renfree was 26 for 43 passes for 226 yards. WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Duke resumes its series with Florida State on a perfect afternoon for, well, anything anyone would want to do outdoors. And everything seems to be pointing in the direction of a possible Duke upset. It’s the first […]
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Countdown to Craziness welcomes fans home
Photo by Al DragoSenior Miles Plumlee prepares to dunk during the dunk contest. (This story is not by Mike Potter but by Al Drago, an IndyWeek sports photographer and Elon photojournalist.) DURHAM/CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM—Duke basketball fans got their first taste of the new season as the Blue Devils hosted their annual “Countdown to Craziness” event […]
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Blue Devils, Tar Heels look to make statements today
Floridians will be invading the Triangle for a couple of pretty big ACC football games today. Photo courtesy Duke athletics Duke coach David Cutcliffe And while both Miami and Florida State are having subpar seasons by their own past standards, UNC and Duke are both probably better than expected. UNC (5-1, 1-1 ACC) will host […]
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Glennon, Wolfpack solid, improve to .500 at the half
Photo by Al DragoWide receiver Jay Smith scores the first touchdown of the game moments after State receives the ball. CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH N.C. State will play its final non-conference game of the season at home on a perfect day for football, and the Wolfpack needs to win this one badly. State (2-3) is on a […]
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Tar Heels really need to win, but Wolfpack absolutely has to win
The ACC’s two local state universities each have home non-conference football games this week, and they’re in vastly different positions at this point in the season. Photo courtesy UNC athletics UNC QB Bryn Renner Despite all the scandal surrounding the program over the past 15 months, UNC is off to a solid start. But N.C. […]
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Jackets efficient enough to hold off Wolfpack surge
CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH N.C. State gets one of those perfect “football weather” days for its battle against Georgia Tech. Sunny and 60 with a steady breeze and a tiny chance of rain. The Wolfpack (2-2, 0-1 ACC) is badly in need of a victory, but will be a 10-point underdog against No. 21 Georgia Tech (4-0, […]
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Withers, McNeill to make history while State and Duke face tough assignments
Perhaps what matters most is that almost nobody is writing about it now. Photo courtesy UNC athletics UNC coach Everett Withers But some history is going to be made at 8 p.m. on Saturday night at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville. UNC (3-1) will travel to East Carolina (1-2) for yet another big in-state matchup, and […]
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Duke puts on a show in whipping Tulane to level record
WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Duke comes into its annual Homecoming game on a bit of a roll, following its 20-19 escape at Boston College a week ago. Photo courtesy Duke athletics Duke QB Sean Renfree That piece of luck got things back into reasonable order, balancing out the Blue Devils’ season-opening 23-21 loss to Richmond, and […]
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UNC hopes to stay perfect Saturday, Duke aims to stay on track
UNC’s actual 2011 football team doesn’t seem to have had its performance affected much by the past scandals surrounding the program. Photo courtesy UNC athletics UNC coach Everett Withers The Tar Heels have been pretty impressive after three games, going 3-0 overall and 1-0 against the ACC. But on Saturday they’ll get their first big […]
