February 10, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Trevis Simpson scored a game-high 25 points and UNCG withstood four final-minute shots by Samford as the Spartans held on for a 71-69 Southern Conference win over the Bulldogs on Thursday at Pete Hanna Center.
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Greensboro native John Isner has notched the biggest single victory of his career so far, defeating Roger Federer in four sets at a Davis Cup tennis match today in Fribourg, Switzerland.The big-serving Isner beat Federer 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 to give the...
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February 9, 2012
WASHINGTON -- North Carolina will receive $338 million as part of the $25 billion deal the states have made with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.It is the biggest settlement involv...
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February 7, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The N.C. A&T men's basketball team moved close to the top of the MEAC standings in January, thanks to a five-game winning streak that included three wins on the road. But te Aggies (10-15, 5-5 MEAC) have now lost three straig...
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February 5, 2012
GREENVILLE, S.C — Trevis Simpson and Derrell Armstrong combined to score 52 points, but UNCG couldn’t get enough defensive stops as Furman handed the Spartans a 93-85 setback Saturday at Timmons Arena.The loss snapped UNCG’s seven-game w...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — N.C A&T’s struggles at Bethune-Cookman continued Saturday as the Wildcats took advantage of 21 Aggies turnovers to come away with a 92-79 win at Moore Gymnasium.A&T (10-14, 5-4 MEAC) has lost its last 15 games at...
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The Nat Greene Flyfishers club will hold its Spring Banquet and Seminar on March 3 at the Heritage Hill Banquet Facility at 5435 N. Church St. To reserve a seat call Laura Kennerly at 707-7665 or Neal Mitchell at 643-5001.
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February 3, 2012
RALEIGH — A new report says crime, suspensions and dropouts were all down in North Carolina public schools during the year that ended last summer.The state Department of Public Instruction said in its annual report on school crime and violence relea...
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January 30, 2012
High Point speedskater Heather Richardson finished sixth overall Sunday at the World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Alberta. Richardson, the top American at the event, finished fifth in the 1,000 meters (1 minute, 14.05 seconds) and seventh in the 500......
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January 27, 2012
ELON 71, WESTERN CAROLINA 63: Jack Isenbarger scored a season-high 26 points, hitting five 3-pointers, as Elon defeated Western Carolina on Thursday night. The Phoenix (10-9, 5-3), who snapped a three-game losing streak in the series, took their first lea...
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January 22, 2012
BALTIMORE — After going 0-for-11 outside of Greensboro to start the season, N.C. A&T now has back-to-back road wins after Adrian Powell's layup with 15 seconds left gave the Aggies a 62-61 win over Morgan State Saturday. R.J. Buck came off the b...
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January 18, 2012
GREENSBORO — Country singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert has rescheduled her show in Greensboro because of the death of her father-in-law.Lambert was scheduled to perform Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. That show has been rescheduled for Fe...
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January 17, 2012
GREENSBORO COLLEGE 82, ALLEN 45: Page alumnus Luqman Tijani had 12 points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes and the Pride (11-4) forced 30 turnovers in a rout of the Yellow Jackets at Hanes Gym.
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Greensboro's John Isner won his first-round singles match at the Australian Open on Monday, beating unseeded Aussie Benjamin Mitchell 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (1).
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January 16, 2012
UNCG 55, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 54: Natalie Headley's put-back jumper in the lane with 2.2 seconds left capped a wild finish and lifted UNCG to a 55-54 SoCon win over Georgia Southern on Sunday, snapping the Spartans' nine-game losing streak.
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January 12, 2012
MEN'S BASKETBALLGUILFORD COLLEGE 97, BRIDGEWATER 76: Former Trinity star Josh Pittman scored 26 points and made seven 3-pointers in the Quakers' ODAC victory over the Eagles on Wednesday night in Bridgewater, Va. Pittman made seven of 10 3-point shots for...
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January 10, 2012
FLORIDA A&M 70, N.C. A&T 68: N.C. A&T's Amber Calvin's game-tying shot in the closing seconds missed its mark and visiting Florida A&M escaped with a 70-68 victory over the Aggies in the Corbett Sports Center on Monday night. Antonia Benne...
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January 6, 2012
GREENSBORO — Players kept running to the scorers table to check in for UNCG, but no matter what lineup coach Wes Miller tried, it couldn’t keep the Spartans from losing their 11th straight game.
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Greensboro College football player Allen Stallings was named to the Beyond Sports Network Division III All-America first team. The senior linebacker from Manteo finished his playing career as the Pride's all-time leading tackler.
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January 5, 2012
Scott Satterfield, who was part of three national football championships and six Southern Conference titles as a player and coach at Appalachian State, has returned as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, head coach Jerry Mo...
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January 4, 2012
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — The man killed in a head-on crash that seriously injured state legislator had a blood alcohol content that was more than three times the legal limit for driving in North Carolina.Winston-Salem police said in a report updated tod...
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GREENSBORO — Nic Simpson opened overtime Tuesday with four of his game-high 21 points to lead N.C. A&T to an 85-76 win over Carver College, ending an eight-game losing streak.
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December 31, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. -- Darien Brothers scored a game-high 20 points and Richmond went on a 15-0 run in the second half to beat UNCG 78-58 Friday in nonconference play in the Robbins Center.
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December 28, 2011
GREENSBORO — The funeral for a former Greensboro resident and her family killed in a plane crash in New Jersey last week will be held Friday in Greensboro.Corinne Buckalew, who grew up in Greensboro, died with her husband, Jeff, who was piloting the...
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December 24, 2011
Three players from North Carolina and one from Duke were named to Soccer America's MVPs First Team All-America list. In addition, UNC junior midfielder Ben Speas was the magazine's national player of the year.
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