The Carolina RailHawks will host a friendly against celebrated Liga MX soccer club UNAM Pumas on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, according to reliable sources. Kickoff is tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Officially labeled Club Universidad Nacional A.C. but known more commonly as Pumas, the first-division Mexican side is one […]
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T.J. Hoopster: Warren’s career game leads N.C. State Wolfpack over Seminoles 84-66
PNC ARENA/RALEIGH—A Pack full of plaudits accompanied N.C. State’s 84-66 win over the Florida State Seminoles Tuesday evening in Raleigh. Sharp-shooting Scott Wood’s trio of 3-point baskets gives him 302 for his college career, passing Tony Akins for ninth most in ACC history. C.J. Leslie’s 19 points and 10 rebounds is his fifth double-double over […]
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It’s not easy beating Green: N.C. State holds on for 90-86 overtime win over Virginia Tech
Chris BairdLorenzo Brown steals the ball from Virginia Tech’s Erick Green late in overtime during N.C. State’s 90-86 win over the Hokies at PNC Arena PNC ARENA/RALEIGH—For the third time in a month, N.C. State surrendered a tip-in basket during the waning seconds of regulation. Against Virginia Tech, however, the Wolfpack refused to also surrender […]
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New Nicholas Sparks film Safe Haven is the same, but slightly better
Safe Haven opens Thursday (see times below) Our rating: There are three elements to any Nicholas Sparks story: death, tears and North Carolina. Safe Haven, the eighth Sparks film adaptation but only the third to be filmed entirely in the Tar Heel state, is set in the sleepy real-life village of Southport, situated at the […]
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NASL releases 2013 Fall Season schedule – In with the Cosmos, out with the Islanders
Today, the North American Soccer League (NASL) released their 2013 Fall Season schedule, which will open Saturday, August 3 after a month-long break that begins following the last round of Spring Season games on July 4. The 56-match Fall Season will conclude Saturday, November 2 with a full slate of matches involving all eight NASL […]
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Sisyphus Shoved: N.C. State downs UNC 91-83, first win over Tar Heels in five years
Chris BairdRichard Howell rises over Brice Johnson during N.C. State’s 91-83 win over North Carolina in Raleigh, N.C. PNC ARENA/RALEIGH—N.C. State and North Carolina played their first basketball game against each other 100 years ago this week, but this venerable and raucous rivalry has devolved into something of a lopsided lark over the past decade. […]
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Sandwiching the pyramid? MLS and USL Pro strike deal for restructured Reserve League
Update, 2 p.m., Jan. 24: Today, USL Pro released their 2013 regular season schedule, revealing further details of this year’s edition of the restructured MLS Reserve system. Eighteen of the 19 MLS clubs will participate in some form—only Chivas USA will not have a USL affiliate or play a home-and-home series against a USL Pro […]
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N.C. State (finally) holds that Tiger for 66-62 win over Clemson
Chris BairdC.J. Leslie sizes up Clemson’s Milton Jennings during the Wolfpack’s 66-62 win over the Tigers PNC ARENA/RALEIGH—The knock all season on No. 14 N.C. State has been their inability/unwillingness to play as well to start games and they do to finish them. The Wolfpack sought to change that Sunday evening against Clemson, breaking out […]
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Bill’s schedule: Peterson plots circuitous path to NASL commissioner
Carolina RailHawksNASL Commissioner Bill Peterson meets the media at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. Before making my way to WakeMed Soccer Park at 8 a.m. last Friday to interview Bill Peterson, the new commissioner of the North American Soccer League, I sent a text message to Curt Johnson, president of the Carolina RailHawks, to […]
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Carolina RailHawks announce signing of forward Nicholas Addlery
Puerto Rico Islanders websiteNicholas Addlery Today, the Carolina RailHawks announced the signing of forward Nicholas Addlery for the 2013 NASL season. Terms of the contract were not publicly disclosed. The 31-year-old Addlery has been one of the most potent scorers in Division 2 soccer since 2008, when he netted five goals for the Vancouver Whitecaps, […]