It doesn’t get much better on the area sports scene that yet another “Battle of the Blues,” and Duke’s visit to UNC in women’s basketball tonight should provide no exception. File photo by Rob RoweDuke’s Jasmine Thomas shoots over UNC’s Krista Gross during last season’s game in Chapel Hill. The No. 3 Blue Devils have […]
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Terps’ huge second half leads to rout of Wolfpack
Lynetta Kizer had 22 points and 13 rebounds as No. 12 Maryland pulled away in the second half for an 88-59 women’s basketball rout http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/boxscore?gid=201102060343over visiting N.C. State. Photo courtesy NCSU athletics N.C. State guard Myisha Goodwin-Coleman State led by 12 points with seven minutes left in the second half before the Terps (20-6) rallied […]
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Wolfpack gets another tough road test today at Maryland
The schedule just doesn’t get any easier for N.C. State women’s basketball. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsN.C. State forward Bonae Holston Kellie Harper’s scrappy Wolfpack club (10-12, 1-6 ACC), which topped Fairfield 76-45 on Tuesday night to break a five-game losing streak, will visit No. 12 Maryland (19-3, 5-2) today at noon in a televised Super […]
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Blue Devils bounce back big with a romp over Miami
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke will get a serious resiliency test tonight. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke forward Richa Jackson Three days after the No. 3 Blue Devils’ horrible 36-point whipping at defending NCAA champion Connecticut, they have a direct challenge for first place in the ACC. The visitor is No. 18 Miami (20-2, 6-1 ACC), which […]
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Duke seeks to rebound tonight against Miami
Duke will try to recover from its long night in Connecticut tonight at 7, when No. 18 Miami visits in a battle for first place in ACC women’s basketball. File photo by Al DragoDuke freshmen Haley Peters (33) and Chloe Wells surround Clemson’s Quinyotta Pettaway. The No. 3 Blue Devils were the only undefeated Division […]
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Breland comes back in a big way as Tar Heels win at FSU
Just 12 days after arthroscopic knee surgery, Jessica Breland came off the bench and helped No. 15 UNC get a huge road win. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC forward Jessica Breland The senior forward led four players in double figures as the Tar Heels avenged two years of losses to No. 19 Florida State with an […]
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Wolfpack digs a deeper hole with home-court loss to Hokies
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH N.C. State comes into tonight’s home game with Virginia Tech badly in need of a win if the Wolfpack has any hope of getting onto the NCAA Tournament track. Photo courtesy NCSU athletics N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe The Wolfpack is 12-9 overall and 2-5 in ACC play, while the Hokies are 14-6 […]
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Triangle ACC teams ink 65 players on signing day
Groundhog Day is signing day for NCAA football, and the three area ACC entries today announced a total of 65 signees including four from the Triangle. UNC coach Butch Davis announced the signings of 25 players, including wide receiver T.J. Thorpe from Durham Jordan and Fuquay-Varina defensive tackle Shawn Underwood. N.C. State’s Tom O’Brien announced […]
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Tar Heels in another large road test at Florida State
UNC gets another tough road challenge in women’s basketball tonight, when the No. 15 Tar Heels travel to their only regular-season meeting with No. 19 Florida State. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC guard Cetera DeGraffenreid The Seminoles (18-4, 6-1) are currently in third place in the ACC standings, while the Tar Heels (19-3, 5-2) are fifth. […]
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Holston, Goodwin-Coleman lead Wolfpack’s rout of Stags
N.C. State faced a must-win situation in women’s basketball Tuesday night when Fairfield visited Reynolds Coliseum for a make-up game. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsN.C. State guard Myisha Goodwin-Coleman And the Wolfpack took care of business. Bonae Holston continued her recent tear with a 20-point outing while freshman Myisha Goodwin-Coleman added a season-high 17 as the […]
