April 2, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are giving this hotbed of hoops something else to focus on these days: playoff hockey.Most of the hardwood courts have been put away on Tobacco Road and with 1½ weeks left in the NHL season, the Hurrican...
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March 26, 2009
RALEIGH — Anton Babchuk already had one of his noted hard slap shots stopped by Brian Elliott. The Carolina defenseman wasn't about to let the Ottawa rookie goalie get his pads on another one.Babchuk scored a power-play goal with 6:01 remaining...
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March 24, 2009
DURHAM (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski didn't set out to prove anybody wrong. His Duke players did it anyway.All those critics had two years to get their digs in and take cheap shots at the Blue Devils. Those down-by-Duke-standards seasons are history, and t...
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March 20, 2009
Jon Scheyer and Duke weren't about to let another one of college basketball's little guys scare them again. Scheyer scored 15 points to lead six players in double figures, and the Blue Devils made Binghamton's first appearance in the NCAA tournament...
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March 19, 2009
GREENSBORO — Butler has put together quite a few upsets in recent NCAA tournaments. Marcus Thornton kept LSU off that list.Thornton scored 30 points and the hot-shooting Tigers held off a late rally to beat Butler 75-71 on Thursday in the first roun...
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March 18, 2009
There's only one scholarship senior on Wake Forest's roster, and the starting lineup is comprised entirely of underclassmen. Sounds like the perfect formula for a few years of deep NCAA tournament runs for the Demon Deacons, right? Maybe not. It's not unt...
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March 11, 2009
Florida State's Leonard Hamilton has claimed coaching awards from two of the top conferences in college basketball. Hamilton became the first person to win both ACC and Big East coach of the year awards for his career Tuesday when the ACC named him its to...
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Sylven Landesberg rarely looked like a rookie during his freshman season at Virginia. That's why the Cavaliers' young star was named the ACC's rookie of the year Tuesday. Landesberg received 55 of a possible 76 votes cast by members of the Atlantic Coast...
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March 6, 2009
GREENSBORO (AP) - Duke got off to the kind of start it had hoped for in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The eighth-ranked Blue Devils will soon find out if it's just a first step or the highlight of their weekend. Abby Waner scored 16 points to...
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March 4, 2009
Florida State wasn't on the national radar when the Atlantic Coast Conference tipped off its season. Traditional powers Maryland, North Carolina and Duke got most of the attention. Quietly, the Seminoles claimed a share of the regular season title. "A lot...
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March 3, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Butch Davis has hired three new assistant coaches at North Carolina. The Tar Heels coach on Tuesday named Troy Douglas as his defensive backs coach, Art Kaufman as his linebackers coach and Allen Mogridge as his tight ends. They're ge...
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DURHAM (AP) - Gerald Henderson scored nine of his 21 points in the final 2 minutes to help No. 7 Duke beat No. 24 Florida State 84-81 on Tuesday night. Kyle Singler scored 20 points, Jon Scheyer added 17 and Henderson had 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils......
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March 2, 2009
ELON (AP) - Davidson is difficult enough to beat when Stephen Curry is putting up big numbers. But the rest of his teammates are clicking, too, and that's why the Wildcats once again are starting to look like a tough out in the tournaments. Curry scored 2...
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February 26, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - James Johnson had career highs with 28 points and 18 rebounds to lead No. 13 Wake Forest past North Carolina State 85-78 on Thursday night. Ishmael Smith added a season-high 18 points and Chas McFarland had 15 for the Demon Deacons (2...
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February 11, 2009
DURHAM (AP) - Ty Lawson helped Tyler Hansbrough make it four in a row at Cameron Indoor Stadium, while keeping himself perfect against North Carolina's most despised rival. Lawson scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and No. 3 North Carolina ral...
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February 5, 2009
GREENSBORO (AP) - Stephen Curry let both shots and passes fly from long range, hitting a teammate with a perfect alley-oop. Moments later, he sliced across the lane and lofted a pretty flip shot with his left hand. The nation's leading scorer put on anoth...
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February 4, 2009
DURHAM (AP) - David Cutcliffe's first full recruiting class at Duke is heavy on players from North Carolina. The Blue Devils announced their signees Wednesday, and one-third of their 27 incoming players are either from North Carolina or played high school...
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RALEIGH (AP) - Tom O'Brien looked nearly everywhere to strengthen the depth of North Carolina State's roster. The Wolfpack's 28-man recruiting class unveiled Wednesday includes players from 11 states and American Samoa. The focus was on defense and player...
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February 3, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) - Wayne Ellington scored a season-high 34 points and No. 3 North Carolina hit a season-best 16 3-pointers in its sixth straight victory, a 108-91 rout of Maryland on Tuesday night. Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and Ty Lawson added 21 for...
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January 28, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - James Johnson's layup with 0.8 seconds remaining helped No. 6 Wake Forest upended No. 1 Duke 70-68 on Wednesday night. Johnson finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds and freshman Al-Farouq Aminu had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the...
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January 20, 2009
DURHAM (AP) - Gerald Henderson scored 21 points and No. 2 Duke pulled away late to beat North Carolina State 73-56 on Tuesday night. Nolan Smith hit consecutive 3-pointers 30 seconds apart to start the decisive run for the Blue Devils (17-1, 4-0 Atlantic...
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December 3, 2008
RALEIGH (AP) - Running back Jonathan Dwyer thought he might be in for a big season when run-first coach Paul Johnson took over at Georgia Tech. He had no idea just how big. Dwyer was named both the Atlantic Coast Conference's player of the year and its to...
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November 29, 2008
DURHAM -- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski always seems to have a group of reserves who could start for most other teams. Lance Thomas became the latest member of that club to post some impressive numbers. Thomas scored a career-high 21 points Friday to help th...
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October 22, 2008
GREENSBORO (AP) - It didn't take much coaxing to get Rashanda McCants to flash her familiar smile - only a simple question about her new role as the top scoring threat at up-tempo North Carolina. "We're going to be a fast-breaking team," McCants said Wedn...
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September 16, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) - Wake Forest already has beaten two teams from BCS conferences and until recently was the ACC's only ranked team. The No. 18 Demon Deacons' next opponent is one they've dominated twice and whose perfect record has come exclusively agai...
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