Gravity opens Friday A moment midway through Gravity hints at the transcendence to which Alfonso Cuarón’s film aspires. Seeking shelter inside a space station, a drifting astronaut emerges from a spacesuit as if from a womb. This space baby then slowly curls into a restful fetal position. Alas, the hope that Gravity would be a […]
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No place like home: Carolina RailHawks stifle Strikers 2-0 to snap four game winless skid
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—The flaccid first half of Saturday’s match between the Carolina RailHawks and Fort Lauderdale Strikers was a sort of soccer Rorschach test. For detractors, it was indicative of everything they dislike about “organized kickball.” For aficionados, it was an inelegant chess match, a back-and-forth between two teams who understood the importance of […]
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Karmic collision: RailHawks look to alter fortunes against Strikers this Saturday
Three months. That’s all it has been since the Carolina RailHawks were poised to put the cherry atop their springtime sundae. Two goals in the final five minutes gave Carolina a 3-2 win over Minnesota United FC on June 22 and solidified the RailHawks’ foothold atop the North American Soccer League’s spring season standings. Following […]
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Ron Howard’s Formula One flick, Rush
Rush opens Friday His toys are more sophisticated, his scripts are more polished and his budgets are larger. But even as he pushes 60, Ron Howard is still trying to prove his mettle with a race car movie. Long before he won a Best Director Oscar for A Beautiful Mind (and the one he should […]
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Up the Creek, George’s goal nets Tar Heels 1-0 OT win over Campbell
EAKES ATHLETIC COMPLEX/ BUIES CREEK—It looked like a mismatch. The No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels Men’s Soccer team, in the wake of last Friday’s draw with ACC rival Maryland, strolled into what figured to be a midweek tune-up against the Campbell Camels. The Tar Heels were undefeated on the young season, while Campbell had […]
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Weird science: Late RailHawks goal salvages 2-2 draw with Rowdies
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—Both the Carolina RailHawks and Tampa Bay Rowdies continued individual unbeaten streaks in the wake of their 2-2 draw Saturday night in Cary. But only one team appeared in a celebratory mood. The Rowdies (2-5-0, 11 pts.) extended their overall unbeaten run to nine games, which now includes four wins and five […]
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Holness helps Heels halve with Maryland 2-2
FETZER FIELD/ CHAPEL HILL—Following the conclusion of Friday evening’s hard-fought 2-2 draw between the No. 2 North Carolina and No. 18 Maryland Men’s Soccer teams, the hundred or so Terrapin students who made the trek from College Park, Md., after serenading the Maryland players with their school’s fight song, turned to those Tar Heels fans […]
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Hey Triangle, are you ready for some futball?
Photo by Joannah IrvinWith Brian Shriver looking on, Ty Shipalane looks for daylight during the Carolina RailHawks 1-0 win over Minnesota United FC on Aug. 24 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary Beyond the regular slate of high school football, most Triangle gridirons will remain quiet this weekend. Neither North Carolina nor N.C. State have […]
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Right Engel: Tar Heels grind through 1-0 overtime win over Monmouth
Photo courtesy of UNC AthleticsTar Heels forward Tyler Engel FETZER FIELD/ CHAPEL HILL—If the No. 4 North Carolina Men’s Soccer team entered their 2013 season opener with questions about their offense, they certainly weren’t being asked by the Monmouth Hawks. Despite the absence of Tar Heels striker duo Rob Lovejoy and Andy Craven due to […]