November 2, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — One by one, N.C. State has taken care of some things it hasn't done since Philip Rivers was under center.Now the No. 23 Wolfpack are turning their attention toward the one opponent that has dominated them since then: Clemson.
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October 31, 2010
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — For much of the day, it seemed like Mike Paulus finally would walk out of North Carolina's stadium after earning a victory of his own. Then the Tar Heels finally started clicking, and Johnny White struck again from long distance.
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October 28, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — Tom O'Brien often tells his N.C. State players that they should treat every game like a title is on the line. This time, they believe him.Then again, the Wolfpack hardly need anyone to explain just how high the stakes are for Thursday...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Eventually, the Washington Capitals will need their Alex Ovechkin-led No. 1 line to score goals in bunches again. But they don't need to rush their star, not with Michal Neuvirth playing like this.Neuvirth stopped 29 shots for his fir...
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October 27, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — Russell Wilson finally got to watch some football on television instead of in a film room. Audie Cole cleared his head by hunting for deer. For N.C. State, a week off couldn't have come at a more opportune time. Now it's up to the Wol...
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October 26, 2010
GREENSBORO (AP) — Duke always seems to wear a target when it takes the basketball court, no matter the gender. That won't change this year.The Blue Devils once again can expect everyone's best shot this season now that they're the preseason favorite...
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RALEIGH (AP) — The young Carolina Hurricanes have proven those skeptics wrong who predicted they might be eliminated from the playoff chase before their home opener.They wound up emerging from a daunting season-opening seven-game road trip with a wi...
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October 7, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes didn't make any flashy free-agent signings this offseason. Didn't lock up any aging holdovers with long-term contracts, either.The focus in the Hurricanes' front office instead seemed to be on getting younger.
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Jeff Green didn't need to put up huge numbers to impress his coach — but he did, anyway. Green scored 13 of his 25 points in the third quarter, then had the rest of the night off as Oklahoma City beat the Charlotte Bobcats...
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October 5, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State's hot start is history. The Wolfpack's national ranking slipped away, too — right along with a huge lead.For the first time this year, N.C. State's humbled team is getting a lesson in dealing with adversity.
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September 28, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — Natanu Mageo heard screams of joy as he walked to class. R.J. Mattes reads all about it when he checks his Facebook page.The N.C State campus is buzzing about the Wolfpack's unexpected 4-0 start.
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September 15, 2010
DURHAM (AP) — Duke gave up 400 yards to an FCS team and 50 points to Wake Forest.Now here comes No. 1 Alabama, perhaps with a Heisman Trophy winner back in the lineup.But the Blue Devils say things aren't as bad as they appear heading into Saturday......
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September 5, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — Russell Wilson spent much of his offseason playing baseball. His return to the football field was a hit on Saturday night, even if his coach wouldn't call it a home run.Wilson passed for 306 yards and four touchdowns to help N.C. Stat...
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September 3, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Ted Stachitas didn't see any open receivers left, so he ran right — all the way to the end zone.His Wake Forest teammates got in on the act, too, and it added up to a big night for their ground game.
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August 27, 2010
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The probe into North Carolina's football program added another prong. Along with it came another batch of question marks to cloud a promising season.
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July 27, 2010
GREENSBORO (AP) — Fans will be able to bring their cell phones onto the course at next month's Wyndham Championship. Defending champion Ryan Moore hopes to give them something to talk about.
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June 30, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — Rod Brind'Amour is retiring after 21 NHL seasons to take an unspecified front-office job with the Carolina Hurricanes. The team's former captain said Wednesday that his decision was made simpler after he talked with general manager Ji...
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June 9, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — Russell Wilson hopes to be both N.C. State's quarterback and a minor leaguer with the Colorado Rockies.The Rockies took Wilson on Tuesday in the fourth round of the baseball draft. He says he's "looking forward to getting out the...
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June 8, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — A retired Duke University financial executive has surpassed Mike Krzyzewski as the highest-paid person by the school — for one year, anyway.
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June 2, 2010
DURHAM (AP) — While Mike Krzyzewski is flattered by all the reports linking him to various NBA jobs, he insists he's not leaving Duke.
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April 14, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Jeff Bzdelik is taking over Wake Forest's program from a coach who was fired despite going 30 games over .500 at the school.No extra pressure there, Bzdelik insisted."I embrace the challenges," he said. "I have bo...
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April 12, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest is talking to Colorado's Jeff Bzdelik about its coaching vacancy. A Wake Forest spokesman told The Associated Press that Bzdelik arrived on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Monday and would be interviewing for the...
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April 8, 2010
RALEIGH (AP) — The NHL awarded the 2011 All-Star game to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, coming through on a pledge commissioner Gary Bettman once made to the franchise.
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April 7, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Dino Gaudio went from coach of the No. 1 team in the nation to out of a job in 15 months. Wake Forest fired Gaudio on Wednesday after three seasons for failing to win enough games in the postseason.
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April 6, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Duke's "Big Three" weren't going to be denied the championship they so desperately craved. As usual, they did most of the work — then got some timely help from their big man.
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