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By JOEDY McCREARY

December 8, 2011

Wake Forest holds on to top High Point

HIGH POINT (AP) — Everything seemed to line up against Wake Forest. Inspired High Point was playing host to an ACC team for the first time, brought back its most famous alumnus — and its best player couldn't miss. And yet, the Demon Deaco... Read More

October 13, 2011

Krzyzewski wouldn't mind if ACC grows to 16 teams

DURHAM (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski supports the ACC's recent expansion to 14 teams — and wouldn't mind if the league keeps growing.The Hall of Fame coach at Duke offered his opinions Wednesday during a wide-ranging press conference as part of his t... Read More

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August 21, 2011

Webb Simpson plays steady to win Wyndham

GREENSBORO (AP) — Webb Simpson grew up in North Carolina, and his favorite memory of the Wyndham Championship was caddying for Neal Lancaster as a teenager during a pro-am. That might change now that he's won the tournament. Simpson claimed his... Read More

June 29, 2011

Smith, Coach K, Yow honored by Naismith

RALEIGH (AP) — Three Hall of Fame coaches who have combined for more than 2,500 victories have been honored on "Basketball Day" in North Carolina. Read More

June 24, 2011

UNC names players who received parking tickets

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina has identified eight football players who accumulated 317 parking tickets that were uncovered in documents requested by media outlets covering the ongoing NCAA probe. The school released a chart Friday that links those... Read More

May 19, 2011

U.S. women top Japan 2-0 in soccer exhibition

CARY (AP) — Heather O'Reilly put on quite a show in her homecoming. The former North Carolina player had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 2-0 win over Japan on Wednesday night in the Americans' next-to-last exhibition before the W... Read More

March 23, 2011

Coach K just two wins from tying Knight

DURHAM (AP) — If all goes well for Duke this weekend in California, Mike Krzyzewski will make history in a couple of different ways.The top-seeded Blue Devils (32-4) left for Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday for the West regional semifinals, and there's... Read More

March 22, 2011

Irving's presence gives Devils an embarrassment of riches

DURHAM (AP) — Kyrie Irving returned to the Duke lineup. Nolan Smith played as if he doesn't ever want to leave it. Toss in sharpshooters Andre Dawkins and Seth Curry, and the Blue Devils have an embarrassment of riches in the backcourt. St... Read More

January 28, 2011

Curry's return helps fuel Blue Devils

DURHAM (AP) — Seth Curry pulled up in transition, knocked down a 3-pointer and then flashed that familiar, babyfaced grin. In other words, he looked a lot like his famous big brother. "You're hitting big shots, you're having fun out there...... Read More

January 24, 2011

N.C. State survives Miami's late surge

RALEIGH (AP) — After a huge lead got away from N.C. State, nearly everybody pitched in to deliver the win coach Sidney Lowe and the Wolfpack so desperately needed. For Miami, the result was all too familiar: Another loss away from south Florida. Read More

January 13, 2011

Deacs' doldrums go on

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Like any Maryland player, Cliff Tucker wants to be a starter. He sure can't argue with the numbers. Tucker came off the bench and scored a season-high 21 points to lead the Terrapins past Wake Forest 74-55 on Wednesday nigh... Read More

December 22, 2010

Attacking Tar Heels never let up in rout

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Dexter Strickland made it a priority lately to play more aggressively, pushing the ball downcourt and making things happen at both ends of the floor. It's not a coincidence that when that happens, North Carolina looks like North C... Read More

December 21, 2010

Wolfpack can focus on game

RALEIGH (AP) — There are few distractions for N.C. State's football team these days. All the Wolfpack has to worry about is its bowl game, and that's just how linebacker Audie Cole likes it. "Not really any injuries, no distractions, nothi... Read More

November 17, 2010

Defense never rests for 2-0 Blue Devils

DURHAM (AP) — A sign of just how dominant Duke's defense has been this season: The latest opponent was relieved to simply escape Cameron Indoor Stadium without setting any records for futility. The top-ranked Blue Devils routed Miami (Ohio) 79-45 on... Read More

November 15, 2010

Duke's defense turns Princeton into paupers

DURHAM -- The Princeton offense was no match for top-ranked Duke's up-tempo defense. Nolan Smith scored 22 points and the Blue Devils forced 27 turnovers in a season-opening 97-60 rout of the Tigers on Sunday in the CBE Classic. Read More

September 14, 2010

Defense has taken center stage for Pack

RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State isn't only taking care of the ball. The Wolfpack are taking it away, too. The ACC leaders in turnover margin have recovered three fumbles, intercepted three passes and haven't turned the ball over. Through two games, they'r... Read More

March 23, 2010

Post players coming up big for Duke

DURHAM (AP) — Duke's "Big Three" handle most of the scoring. It's the big men doing the dirty work underneath who have helped the Blue Devils advance to the round of 16. Read More

March 11, 2010

12th-seed Miami gets past Wake

GREENSBORO (AP) — Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson scored a season-high 22 points against his hometown school and 12th-seeded Miami routed fifth-seeded Wake Forest 83-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Joh... Read More

February 26, 2010

Devils heed Hurricane warning

DURHAM (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski wanted a pre-tournament test for his Duke players. For perhaps longer than expected, they got one. But ultimately, the fifth-ranked Blue Devils — and their "Big Three," plus one — was too much for... Read More

January 16, 2010

Cutcliffe says heart behind choice to stay

DURHAM -- This is something Duke hasn't been able to claim before: Its football coach would rather be in charge of the Blue Devils than one of the Southeastern Conference's traditional powers. Read More

December 15, 2009

Blowout: Canes entrenched as NHL's worst

RALEIGH (AP) — Matt Cullen greeted the all-too-familiar question with an uncomfortable chuckle clearly rooted in disappointment: How have things gone this wrong this quickly for the Carolina Hurricanes? "I have no idea," the center said Mo... Read More

November 25, 2009

Careers come full circle for Duke, Wake quarterbacks

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Riley Skinner's football career at Wake Forest will end the way it began -- against Duke's Thaddeus Lewis. The quarterbacks made their starting debuts against each other four years ago, and each has written his name through... Read More

November 17, 2009

Duke's arsenal overpowers Chanticleers

DURHAM (AP) — Duke didn't have one of its key players and Coastal Carolina was missing one too. The big difference: The Blue Devils had plenty of other weapons to make up for it. Kyle Singler had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 9 Duke routed the... Read More

November 6, 2009

Hokies beat ECU to break 2-game skid

GREENVILLE (AP) — After Ryan Williams fumbled his last game away, Virginia Tech's freshman running back got his hands on something else — some old football stats. "I researched Walter Payton and how many fumbles he had, all my favorite ru... Read More

October 6, 2009

Hoping less is more, Tar Heels cut playbook

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Two straight ACC losses, two anemic performances on offense. To get things jump-started, North Carolina's offense is going back to basics. Coach Butch Davis hopes that, by simplifying the playbook, the Tar Heels' inexperience... Read More

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