September 25, 2007
In Carolina's defensive statistics from Sunday's win over Atlanta, there were plenty of zeros next to Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers' name. Zero sacks. Zero quarterback hurries. Zero tackles. "We've got a lot of areas to improve on. I think ou...
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Jasper Brinkley, a standout linebacker at South Carolina, will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury. Brinkley, the team's leading tackler from a year ago and on the preseason watch lists for the Lombardi and Butkus awards, suffered a right...
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September 24, 2007
The body of a person identified as a student at East Carolina University was found in front of a townhouse around 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Wilmington. Police identified the student as 20-year-old Samuel Paul Finn of Winston-Salem. A police spokeswoman says...
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September 23, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Arnott scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. The Predators' first goal was scored when Jean-Pierre Dumont found Arnott in th...
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ATLANTA -- Joey Harrington is looking over his shoulder again. The guy who already lost starting quarterback jobs in Detroit and Miami will likely face a challenge in Atlanta unless he can turn things around -- and soon. The Falcons, who host Carolina in...
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Michigan win is history. That was clear Saturday to anyone watching the Appalachian State Mountaineers walk slowly and dejectedly out of Gibbs Stadium after their first defeat in more than a year. Appalachian State, three weeks re...
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Quarterback Pat White threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more Saturday, and No. 5 West Virginia rolled up 599 yards in overpowering East Carolina 48-7. Coach Rich Rodriguez called it the "best overall performance we've had...
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Backup kicker Joey Bullen made a 44-yard field goal on the last play of the game to lift Navy past Duke 46-43 on Saturday. Bullen's kick finished off a fourth-quarter comeback by the Midshipmen (2-2), who trailed 43-32. With Jarod Bryant...
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU put one over on the ol' ballcoach. The No. 2 Tigers used a fake field goal to score one touchdown and piled up 288 rushing yards to defeat Steve Spurrier and No. 12 South Carolina 28-16 on Saturday. Midway through the second quarte...
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DOVER, Del. -- This could be the first time in NASCAR Cup Series history that North Carolina driver fails to win at least one race. North Carolina natives like Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Benny Parsons, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett and Dale Earnhardt Jr. al...
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September 22, 2007
RALEIGH -- Cam Ward stopped 18 shots to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 preseason victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. Casey Boyer and former Predator Scott Walker each had a goal and an assist, and Ray Whitney also scored for Carol...
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September 21, 2007
MIAMI -- For one night, everything worked for the Miami Hurricanes, who finally got that signature win the program has craved for a few years. Kyle Wright threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns, Graig Cooper scored twice and the Hurricanes stymied No. 20...
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September 19, 2007
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc. has expanded its online suite of office software to include a business presentation tool similar to Microsoft Corp.'s popular PowerPoint, adding the latest twist in a high-stakes rivalry. The Mountain View-based co...
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The last time Maryland faced Wake Forest, a trip to the ACC championship game hung in the balance. The Terrapins (2-1) have a different incentive in the rematch Saturday: revenge and a 1-0 start in the ACC. Wake Forest beat Maryland 38-24 last November an...
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The Charlotte Bobcats finally have a simple Web address. For its first three years, the team used the domain name http://www.bobcatsbasketball.com because the rights to http://www.bobcats.com belonged to a bobcat breeder in Montana.
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September 18, 2007
Jeremy Bridges returned to the Carolina Panthers from a two-game suspension Monday and apologized for his arrest on an assault charge in the offseason. Bridges was projected to be Carolina's starting right guard until he was charged a day before training...
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Despite a disappointing season and impending free agency, Andruw Jones still hopes to be playing for the Atlanta Braves in 2008. There have been no contract negotiations between the team and agent Scott Boras, though Jones is likely to be more affordable...
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September 17, 2007
RALEIGH -- Erik Cole scored with 47.2 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals Sunday in the exhibition opener for both teams. Cole's second goal of the game came on a two-man advantage. Eric...
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September 16, 2007
No players fought Saturday when Miami beat Florida International 23-9, unlike last season's infamous brawl. To be safe, the ACC sent its top referee, Jack Childress, to keep order, and his crew set a strict tone. There were four 15-yard penalties in the f...
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GREENVILLE -- Jeremy Young scored the second of his two 1-yard touchdown runs with 32 seconds left Saturday night to lead Southern Mississippi to a 28-21 victory over East Carolina in the Conference USA opener. Young's score helped the Golden Eagles (2-1......
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WINSTON-SALEM -- Wake Forest's offense couldn't get much going against Army, so the Demon Deacons left the scoring to their defense and special teams. Aaron Curry returned an interception 84 yards for a touchdown, and Wake Forest held Army to 56 total yar...
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RALEIGH -- As N.C. State's usually proficient passing game sputtered, Andre Brown got the Wolfpack's rushing attack rolling. Brown ran for 133 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, leading the Wolfpack to a 38-17 victory over Wofford on Saturday night...
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Duke snapped the longest losing streak in the country at 22 games, beating Northwestern 20-14 Saturday night. Thaddeus Lewis threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns for the Blue Devils, whose last win came on Sept. 17, 2005 against VMI.
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BOONE -- Dexter Jackson inexplicably fielded the first punt of the game at his 2-yard line. Later he dropped a sure touchdown catch without a defender within 10 yards of him. Things were a little off all day for Appalachian State, but the Mountaineers tur...
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NO. 21 BOSTON COLLEGE 24, NO. 15 GEORGIA TECH 10: In a showdown between two of the country's best players, Matt Ryan was the clear winner. The Boston College quarterback threw for a career-best 435 yards and Eagles shut down Georgia Tech star Tashard Choi...
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