November 24, 2009
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T freshman Austin Witter didn't have much time to enjoy his key performance in the Aggies' 65-56 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Monday night. Witter and his teammates had a bus to catch. At 4:30 a.m.
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November 20, 2009
GREENSBORO — The party starts early, and later this evening UNCG jumps headfirst into uncharted waters. The Spartans (0-2) take on No. 22-ranked Clemson (2-0) in UNCG's first game this season in its new full-time home: the Greensboro Coliseum.
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November 19, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM — Faced with a towering opponent from a power conference, a lot of teams would try to take their time, slow the tempo and shorten the game. High Point is not a lot of teams.
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November 18, 2009
DURHAM — The message scrawled in magic marker on a strip of athletic tape and pasted across the forehead of the Blue Devil mascot was direct and to the point. "Nolan's In, 49er's Out." Not exactly Shakespearean iambic pentameter, but accur...
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CHAPEL HILL — Kennedy Tinsley sat in the posh new room high above Kenan Stadium with the stars of the game, his No. 36 jersey and uniform pants both covered in grass stains.
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November 14, 2009
DURHAM -- The basketball season opened for Duke and UNCG on Friday night, and both teams got what they wanted out of a 34-point blowout. In his first game as a full-time perimeter player, junior Kyle Singler scored 20 points in 38 long minutes to lead sho...
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November 13, 2009
DURHAM — Duke starts the season tonight as one of the favorites to win the ACC championship. Duke also starts the season tonight with some lingering question marks.
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RALEIGH — As promised, N.C. State debuted its double-point-guard backcourt Thursday night. No surprise there. Who those guards were, on the other hand, was a bit of a shocker.
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DUKE BLUE DEVILS Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (833-374 in 34 seasons overall, 760-215 in 29 seasons at Duke) Home court: Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314), Durham 2008-09: 30-7 overall, 11-5 ACC (T-2nd)Tickets: All games sold out. Local radio: WIST-98.3, WBAG-1150...
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November 12, 2009
RALEIGH — Sidney Lowe sat at the table at ACC Operation Basketball and talked to reporters about both of his point guards.Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back that up. Don’t you have three point guards, coach?
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Coach: Sidney Lowe (51-46 in three seasons, all at N.C. State)Home court: RBC Center (19,700), Raleigh2008-09: 16-14 overall, 6-10 ACC (10th)Tickets: For single-game prices, call (919) 865-1510 or visit gopack.com
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November 11, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM — When the season came crashing down in March with one-and-done losses in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments, the buzz around Wake Forest basketball was all about who was staying and who was leaving school early for the riches of the NB...
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November 10, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — In the 57th game of his college basketball career, Greensboro’s Will Graves wore a throwback North Carolina uniform straight out of 1957.With a red waistband on the shorts and red stitching at the collar and sleeves, it was the u...
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GREENSBORO — Once upon a time, when the two kids from Greensboro were looking for a place to play college basketball, they chose N.C. A&T on faith.
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Coach: Jerry Eaves (61-121 in six seasons overall and at N.C. A&T) Home court: Corbett Center (5,700), Greensboro 2008-09: 16-16, 9-7 MEAC
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November 9, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — The buzz around the Dean Smith Center is all about the talented stable of freshmen recruited to win and win now. But make no mistake: This is Deon Thompson's North Carolina team; these are Marcus Ginyard's Tar Heels.
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Coach: Roy Williams (22nd season, 594-138; 7th season at North Carolina, 176-37) Home court: Dean Smith Center (21,750) 2008-09: 34-4 overall, 13-3 ACCTickets: $50. Call (800) 722-4335 or go to TarheelBlue.com. All ACC games plus Michigan State are sold...
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November 8, 2009
CHAPEL HILL -- Thad Lewis and the Duke offense, the irresistible force, crashed headlong into Robert Quinn and the North Carolina defense, the immovable object. Chalk one up for the immovable object.
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November 4, 2009
GREENSBORO — The single biggest weekend of the N.C. A&T school year is over. But the football season is not.
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November 1, 2009
GREENSBORO — Carlton Fears lingered long after all his N.C. A&T teammates had showered and left.Homecoming was over, but the Aggies’ senior quarterback seemed to not want it to end.Not like this. Not with a 31-13 loss to Bethune-Cookman, a...
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October 29, 2009
GREENSBORO — It's homecoming week at N.C. A&T, and the list of events for students and alumni is impressive. Just don't look for any football players at those distrac ... er ... events.
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Who: North Carolina (4-3, 0-3 ACC) at Virginia Tech (5-2, 3-1)When: 7:30 p.m. todayWhere: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Va. TV: ESPN Radio: WTHZ-94.1, WBAG-1150, WLXN-1440
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October 28, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM — Where, oh, where, has all the offense gone? Two weeks ago, Wake Forest (4-4, 2-2 ACC) was on top of the world and — more importantly — on top of the Atlantic Division standings. The Demon Deacons were averaging 426 yards...
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October 26, 2009
GREENSBORO — Duke or North Carolina? Tar Heels or Blue Devils? Who's best in the ACC? Apparently, it's too close to call this season.
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October 23, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — The powerhouse offense started slowly, but it slipped past the powerhouse defense. Meanwhile, the struggling defense bent plenty but didn't break against the struggling-even-worse offense. Such was the story of Florida State's 30-27 vi...
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