Photo by Chris BairdAdrian Wilkins looks for running room as Zachary Giles (61) throws a block. O’KELLY-RIDDICK STADIUM/DURHAM N.C. Central hasn’t had the kind of football season it would have dreamed about, but the Eagles have a little chance to have it end on a very high note. That would have to start today, when […]
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Duke faces massive test today, others hope to tread water
File photo by Chris BairdDuke looks for a mild upset today that could help boost the Blue Devils into the Orange Bowl. We’re getting toward the end of the regular season in college football, and in the Triangle it’s a little like the world has been turned upside down. Over the past generation it has […]
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Duke faces massive test today, others hope to stay alive
We’re getting toward the end of the regular season in college football, and in the Triangle it’s a little like the world has been turned upside down. Over the past generation it has been common to see UNC and N.C. State zeroing in on bowl eligibility early and N.C. Central chasing a conference title and […]
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Young Tar Heels play tough, but experienced Lady Vols still better
Photo by Chris BairdBrittany Rountree drives against Tennessee’s Isabelle Harrison. CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL There’s a little bit of sadness around this Top 20 women’s basketball game. When the contract for Tennessee to play last season and this one UNC was originally signed, the matchup was supposed to be between Hall of Fame coaches Pat Summitt […]
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Freshman Edwards scores three return TDs as Blue Devils rip State
Photo by Chris BairdDeVon Edwards breaks loose on his 100-yard TD return for the Blue Devils. WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM The only thing that stopped Duke and N.C. State from playing their annual football game from 1924-2003 was a 1944 interruption during World War II. But with the expansion of the ACC to now 14 football […]
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Duke, State will have a now-rare football meeting today
Indy file photo by Rob RoweACC expansion has kept the Blue Devils and Wolfpack from squaring off every season. Because of the quirky scheduling in what is now a 14-football-team ACC, the schools from Raleigh and Durham have not met on the gridiron in over four years. That silliness ends today. Duke (6-2, 2-2 ACC) […]
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UNC, State open women’s hoop seasons today
The wait is over for fans of ACC women’s basketball. File photo by Chris Baird Yes, the action starts today, with two Triangle teams hitting the court. No. 12 UNC (29-7 last season), which is picked fourth in the conference, will host Air Force (4-26) at 4:30 p.m. at Carmichael Arena. Then at 6 N.C. […]
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Tar Heels survive often-sloppy battle with Wolfpack
Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Quinshad Davis runs in the open field after a catch. CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH It’s the most-watched college football game of the year in North Carolina, and both teams are desperate to win it — not just for bragging rights, but to keep their long-shot bowl hopes from becoming even more improbable. N.C. […]
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UNC, State facing must-win showdown; Eagles are big underdogs
File photo by Chris BairdEven if neither team is having a good year, when the Wolfpack and Tar Heels play emotions run very, very high. Both teams’ backs are definitely against the wall. And that’s rarely the case when North Carolina’s most anticipated college football game of the year kicks off. But when UNC (2-5, […]
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Huge first half clinches Blue Devils’ ACC Tourney berth
File photo courtesy Duke athletics/Shane LardinoisThe whole Duke team poses for a Senior Day pre-game portrait. KOSKINEN STADIUM/DURHAM Duke comes into its Senior Day game with Pittsburgh in yet another must-win situation. It shouldn’t be hard since the Blue Devils are 7-6-4 (4-4-3 ACC) and Pitt 4-12-1 (0-11). But Duke had to fight very hard […]