There’s still time to join our ESPN bracket challenge! Triangle Offense, the Indy‘s sports blog, will be covering the World Cup daily. We’ll have writers based in the Triangle; Richmond, Va.; and Rio de Janeiro, along with photos and reports from the scene in South Africa. Catch the United States vs. England Saturday, June 12, […]
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Paladini’s late-match heroics redux give Carolina RailHawks 1-1 draw at Portland
Carolina RailHawks Daniel Paladini FSN NORTHWEST—For 90 minutes, it looked as though the Carolina RailHawks’ apparent plan to ride into Portland and grind out a draw against the mighty Timbers would slip away as easily as the players’ footing on the patchwork artificial turf at rainy PGE Park. But, in the end, the RailHawks (3-2-3; […]
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RailHawks to face Charlotte Eagles in 1st round of U.S. Open Cup
The Carolina RailHawks will face intrastate rival Charlotte Eagles in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The match will be played on June 15 at 7:00 p.m. on Field Two at WakeMed Soccer Park. The RailHawks will blunt the chagrin of not being able to play the match on the main […]
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RailHawks sign Shipalane; Touray return imminent
Today, the Carolina Railhawks announced the signing of midfielder Tiyiselani “Ty” Shipalane. Shipalane is a 25-year-old South African who began his professional career in 2006 playing three season with the Michigan Bucks of the USL Premier Development League. In 2009, he joined the Harrisburg City Islanders, where he scored six goals in 18 appearances and […]
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RailHawks continue road impact with 2-0 win over Montreal
Carolina RailHawksGreg Shields After amassing merely five points over the first five matches this season, trepidation was high for the Carolina RailHawks entering a tortuous four-game road trip to the most difficult venues in D2 soccer. Although their excursion is only half completed, Carolina has already used the time away to find their footing and […]
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NASL’s AC St. Louis situation “very difficult”; no official comment from RailHawks for now
The brevity of a telephone call with Carolina RailHawks’ majority owner Selby Wellman highlights the precarious circumstances involving St. Louis soccer franchises AC St. Louis and Saint Louis Athletica. Wellman, reached by telephone in Florida, stated he had no official or unofficial comment on the St. Louis situation at this time, per an agreement between […]
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Carolina RailHawks play best soccer of season…and lose to FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1
Andy Mead/ Carolina RailHawksGregory Richardson evades a tackle by Tampa Bay’s World Cup-bound Jeremy Christie. WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/CARY – It is ironic that a collective stunned silence is the most memorable crowd reaction generated by the 2,641 fans—and free thunder sticks—who gathered at WakeMed Soccer Park to watch the Carolina RailHawks battle the FC Tampa […]
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Carolina avoid wipeout against Miami FC, Gardner’s far out floater gives RailHawks 1-1 draw
WEBCAST—Like the tide that laps against the shore in nearby Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, there was an ebb and flow to the Carolina RailHawks’ road match against the Miami FC Blues, played before a crowd of literally hundreds at Lockhart Stadium (the “Cathedral of South Florida football,” according to Miami’s deliriously optimistic online play-by-play announcer). By the time […]
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Iron Man ramps up the camp but falls flat
Iron Man 2 opens Friday throughout the Triangle (see times below) Our rating: If Iron Man was an embodiment of the United States’ single-minded crusade to impose a Pax Americana at the point of a spear, then the Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 is most aptly viewed as a metaphor of his own. The […]
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The Secret of the Kells is worthy but esoteric
The Secret of the Kells opens Friday in select theaters (see times below) Our rating: Just as The Secret of the Kells pays homage to the enduring spirit behind an ancient, illuminated Celtic text, so too is the film a sumptuous throwback to the vivid artistry of 2-D, hand-drawn animation. In that vein, this Oscar-nominated […]
