February 16, 2009
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Cam Ward made 36 saves for his third shutout in 10 starts, and Eric Staal had a goal and two assists in the Carolina Hurricanes' 3-0 victory over the flat-footed Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. Chad LaRose and Sergei Samsonov also scored...
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February 10, 2009
Vladimir Radmanovic could put up with being called a "space cadet" and "my favorite martian" by Lakers coach Phil Jackson. But when Jackson stopped playing Radmanovic, the versatile forward suggested it was time to leave Los Angeles. As Radmanovic prepare...
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MIAMI -- North Carolina assistant John Lovett is Miami's choice for defensive coordinator and could sign a contract by midweek, a Hurricanes athletic department official familiar with the hiring process said Monday. The school is aiming to introduce Lovet...
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Greg Paulus is back in Duke's starting lineup -- and just in time to face the Blue Devils' biggest rival. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday that Paulus would hold on to his starting job for No. 6 Duke's game Wednesday night against No. 3 North Carolina. T...
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CHARLOTTE -- Emeka Okafor had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Vladimir Radmanovic hit three fourth-quarter 3-pointers in his Charlotte debut, and the Bobcats pulled away from the road-weary Los Angeles Clippers for a 94-73 win Monday to snap a five-game losing...
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February 9, 2009
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A.D. Vassallo made four free throws in the final 16.4 seconds of overtime Sunday to seal Virginia Tech's 91-87 win over N.C. State. The Hokies (15-7, 5-3 ACC) rallied from a late 18-point deficit, which put an end to their six-game losi...
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February 7, 2009
CHARLOTTE -- Marvin Williams scored 29 points and his impressive free-throw shooting keyed Atlanta's comeback from a 17-point deficit in the Hawks' 102-97 win over undermanned Charlotte Friday night. Williams went 18-for-20 from the line and the Hawks won...
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January 10, 2009
South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley is leaving the Gamecocks football team to play baseball at another school. Smelley said he decided a change of scenery was the best thing for him, and that he has not yet chosen a new school. Smelley played in 21 g...
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January 1, 2009
CHARLOTTE -- Rhys Lloyd has one of the cushiest jobs in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers' stocky kicker with the booming leg and English accent spends about a minute on the field per game, sending kickoffs usually into the end zone and watching an opponent...
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RALEIGH -- Sergei Samsonov had two goals and an assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-1 on Wednesday night. Joe Corvo also scored after Samsonov snapped out of a two-goals-in-10-games slump for the Hurricanes. They have won...
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RALEIGH -- Tracy Smith entered the game looking to give his team a spark. He ended up providing so much more. Smith scored a career-high 31 points in 23 minutes off the bench to help N.C. State defeat Towson 88-68 on Wednesday. Smith made 10 of 15 shots f...
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December 28, 2008
Florida coach Urban Meyer picked offensive line coach Steve Addazio to succeed Dan Mullen as offensive coordinator. Mullen, hired as Mississippi State's head coach earlier this month, still was expected to call plays when the top-ranked Gators play No. 2...
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RALEIGH -- Blake Wheeler scored twice in the second period, and Michael Ryder broke a tie with 6:14 left to help the Boston Bruins win their seventh straight game, 4-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Chuck Kobasew added an empty-net goal f...
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CHARLOTTE -- Vince Carter scored 28 points and the New Jersey Nets pulled away in overtime to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 114-103 on Saturday night. Devin Harris added 26 points, Jarvis Hayes 14 and Josh Boone 12 for the Nets, who lost to the Bobcats 95-87...
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December 26, 2008
Carolina's Maake Kemoeatu spent some of Thursday's practice on an adjacent field with a medicine ball. Fellow starting defensive tackle Damione Lewis was nearby riding a stationary bike. The Panthers' defense is banged-up, giving up a lot of points and in...
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CHARLOTTE -- Jeff Davidson never had much of a chance in his first season as the Carolina Panthers' offensive coordinator in 2007. Jake Delhomme was lost for the season in Week 3. Behind him came a dizzying carousel of quarterbacks, from an ineffective Da...
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December 24, 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA Tour has lost at least one tournament from its Fall Series because of the economy, and the final part of its 2009 schedule released Tuesday had another tournament still up in the air. The tour announced five tournaments...
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December 7, 2008
BOONE -- Richmond made sure there will be a new national champion in the Football Championship Subdivision this season. Josh Vaughan ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns to help the Spiders upset defending national champion Appalachian State 33-13 on Sa...
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November 23, 2008
CHAPEL HILL -- Jamelle Eugene jogged in for a rout-punctuating touchdown to the delight of thousands of red-clad N.C. State fans crowded into a few sections of Kenan Stadium. Most of North Carolina's crowd had long since departed their home stadium to ski...
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November 22, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Ty Lawson led six players in double figures with 19 points, including Tyler Hansbrough who had 13 in his season debut, and No. 1 North Carolina defeated UC Santa Barbara 84-67 Friday night. Hansbrough missed the first two games fo...
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ATLANTA -- Joe Johnson scored 30 points, Marvin Williams added 22 and Atlanta pulled away in the closing minutes for a sloppy 88-83 victory over Charlotte Friday night. Charlotte went ahead for the last time in a back-and-forth final period when Raymond F...
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It hasn't taken long for Butch Davis to get into North Carolina's rivalry with N.C. State. "The fans are right on top of each other," the second-year coach said. "I was mad at some people dressed in red at the (grocery store) last night." About a half-hou...
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RALEIGH -- Nothing like a visit from the Great One to get Eric Staal scoring again. Staal had three goals in less than 24 minutes to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Phoenix Coyotes, 5-2 on Friday night. Busting out of an eight-game scoring drought i...
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