Photo by Chris BairdState’s Tobais Palmer tries to escape a Deacon defender in the open field. CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH It’s an interesting kind of showdown here in the old Capital City on a perfect fall afternoon. For the third straight week N.C. State is playing for a bowl spot, and this time the Wolfpack’s oldest rival […]
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Ouch! Virginia shocks Wolfpack with 33-6 romp
CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH N.C. State had to wait until the final 15 minutes last season to secure bowl eligibility, but this time the Wolfpack could lock it up with three games remaining. It’s a very cool autumn afternoon as the Wolfpack (5-3, 2-2 ACC) hosts Virginia (2-6, 0-4) on Homecoming day with a chance to get […]
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Wolfpack, Eagles, Blue Devils all have big home games today
The best collective college football season in the Triangle in quite a few years continues today, and all three teams who will play are at home. N.C. State (5-3, 2-2 ACC) will host Virginia (2-6, 0-4) at 12:30 p.m., as the Wolfpack looks to gain bowl eligibility for the third straight season. The game will […]
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Seminoles picked to win ACC again; Triangle coaches talk preseason concerns
GRANDOVER RESORT/GREENSBORO Just like last year — at least at the preseason press rouser. Florida State is the runaway winner to win the ACC football in voting by 95 media members at the ACC Football Kickoff. Seventh-two voters said Jimbo Fisher’s Seminoles will win the Atlantic Division and 83 said Frank Beamer’s Virginia Tech Hokies […]
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Wolfpack season ends as Appalachian State gets its biggest victory
Photo by Chris BairdKody Burke fights for the ball with ASU’s Ashleigh Kelly (left) and Anna Freeman. REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State is looking to put a good finish on its season with a strong run through the WNIT, and the Wolfpack has a chance to make a very good impression today. Kellie Harper’s club (19-15) […]
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Wolfpack’s Cinderella bid hits the wall in ACC semis
Photo by Al DragoMarissa Kastanek had 10 points for State in the loss. GREENSBORO COLISEUM It’s Cinderella Day at the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Two of the teams in the semifinals just aren’t supposed to be here, but N.C. State’s Kellie Harper and Wake Forest’s Mike Petersen are each coming off the most impressive wins […]
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Georgia Tech wins the battle of the 22s as Tar Heels drop 3rd straight
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC faces yet another must-win game to hold its spot in the Top 25, and again it’s not an easy assignment. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC forward Laura Broomfield The No. 22 Tar Heels (17-4, 7-4 ACC) will face No. 22 Georgia Tech (17-4, 7-4), UNC trying to break a two-game losing streak […]
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Hoop Cheese: The Duke-UNC fallout, and why did NC State get left out of the realignment fun?
Photo by Al DragoDid someone in Durham get news about the Facebook IPO? This week’s Hoop Cheese edition has so many words in it, not even Austin Rivers could say them while scoring 29 points in a hostile gym. You may have heard there was a Duke-UNC basketball game in Chapel Hill. That one came […]
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Icy Tar Heels grind out road victory at Wake
File photo by Arianna HoffmannAssists maven Kendall Marshall loves to share ESPNU — In case you feel cheated by a lackluster winter, North Carolina had you covered last night in Winston-Salem. The Tar Heels shot a frigid 31 percent from the field in a 68-53 victory over the Demon Deacons, which shot an even lousier […]
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Duke men’s basketball routs Wake Forest: “It’s what we do.”
Photo by Christopher BeckAustin Rivers, in action earlier this season CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/ DURHAM—Spend any amount of time around a coach/manager, and you soon come to recognize their catchphrases. Durham Bulls manager Charlie Montoyo, whom I’ve probably interviewed 220 times, has “day to day,” and “he battled” and a few others. To reiterate the watchword […]