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October 21, 2009

College football: Two from Wolfpack are out for season

N.C. State cornerback Rashard Smith will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Smith, a freshman backup and kick returner, was injured in the second quarter of last week's 52-20 loss to Boston College. Coach Tom O'Brien also said defensive end J... Read More

October 20, 2009

Graves: UNC's unlikely leader

CHAPEL HILL — Will Graves considers himself a leader, a role model for the youngsters on the North Carolina men's basketball team. Chances are, the 21-year-old junior from Greensboro wouldn't have said that seven months ago. Suspended for the final... Read More

2 N.C. State players to miss season

RALEIGH (AP) — Two injured N.C. State players will miss the rest of the season.Coach Tom O'Brien said today that cornerback Rashard Smith and defensive end Jeff Rieskamp won't play again this season because of injuries.Smith is a freshman who suffer... Read More

October 19, 2009

Alabama takes AP poll lead; Florida tops BCS

NEW YORK (AP) — After a steady climb, Alabama has reached the top of the AP poll.The Crimson Tide jumped Florida and landed at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.The unbeaten Gators had been in the top spot since the preseason, but the C... Read More

October 18, 2009

Clemson says bye-bye, Deacons

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Riley Skinner rose from the soggy turf without his helmet, a dazed look on his face that conveyed equal parts pain and disbelief. The Wake Forest quarterback was the recipient of a sack by Clemson linebacker Kavell Conner that had jarred... Read More

Appalachian rallies in 2nd half

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Armanti Edwards threw for 415 yards and two touchdowns to help Appalachian State rally for a 44-34 victory over Wofford on Saturday. Edwards was 27 of 34 and threw scoring passes of 27 and 57 yards to Brian Quick, and the Mountaineers... Read More

College football: Western Carolina gets first win of season

WESTERN CAROLINA 14, THE CITADEL 10: Dion Wilson ran for two touchdowns in the second half and Western Carolina beat The Citadel in Cullowhee. Wilson scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter as the Catamounts (1-5, 1-3 Southern Conference) pulled to wi... Read More

Run-first Georgia Tech muddles ACC race

NO. 19 GEORGIA TECH 28, NO. 4 VIRGINIA TECH 23: Josh Nesbitt rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns -- the last of them tiptoeing down the sideline to finish off the fourth-ranked Hokies with 3 minutes left -- as No. 19 Georgia Tech ran to a 28-23 win... Read More

Freshman QB Adams leads Greensboro College to victory

GREENSBORO -- Freshman Seth Adams came off the bench to throw four touchdown passes Saturday as Greensboro rallied from a 17-0 deficit to win 27-24 at Ferrum on Saturday. Adams was 18-for-30 passing for 300 yards, four TDs and no interceptions. The win wa... Read More

N.C. State gets run over at BC

BOSTON — Tom O'Brien seems well aware he has his detractors among the N.C. State faithful, those who aren't willing to be patient with the job he's doing in Raleigh. "I can't be concerned with that, I gotta be concerned with coaching the footba... Read More

East Carolina stomps Rice

GREENVILLE -- Dwayne Harris returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and added two touchdown catches to help East Carolina beat winless Rice 49-13 on Saturday. Harris matched his career-high with 128 yards receiving for the Pirates (4-3, 3-1 Conference... Read More

College football: Initial reports say Clemson safety Brown will be OK

Clemson backup safety Kantrell Brown had be take off the field on a stretcher Saturday after a second-quarter kickoff return. Brown, a sophomore, was face down and motionless for several minutes before raising his arms and legs while being carted off the... Read More

Guilford loses to Bridgewater

BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- Thomas Tate ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Bridgewater beat Guilford 40-9 at Jopson Field. Tate's 157 yard afternoon marked the fourth 100-plus yard day in six career games. BC (4-2, 1-1 ODAC) got things started ear... Read More

October 17, 2009

Lowe hopes leader emerges to play point guard

Sidney Lowe made his reputation as the starting point guard on N.C. State's surprise national championship squad more than a quarter-century ago. Yet as he enters his fourth year as the Wolfpack's coach, Lowe is still trying to find a guy to play his old... Read More

October 16, 2009

High expectations, crowd greet N.C. A&T's basketball teams

GREENSBORO — If you were at the Corbett Center late Thursday night, and you didn't have fun at N.C. A&T's first Midnight Madness basketball event, this much is certain: You weren't paying attention. College basketball practices can't officially... Read More

UNC's Drew has big shoes to fill

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Larry Drew II never had to show off much of a jump shot or take ownership of North Carolina's high-powered offense as a freshman playing behind future pro Ty Lawson. Those pressure-free days are over. Now Lawson is in the NBA and... Read More

Lack of guards forces Blue Devils to go big

DURHAM (AP) — Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith weren't about to let the loneliness affect them in Duke's backcourt. Not even when one former teammate left early for the NBA, another transferred to Memphis and a third is playing football. "Nolan and... Read More

October 15, 2009

Wake gives Gaudio four-year contract extension

WINSTON-SALEM — The biggest news to come out of Wake Forest's basketball media day had nothing to do who would replace two star underclassmen gone early to the NBA or how the new freshmen would fit in. No, the news of the day was all about who would... Read More

Lee wants MEAC to review two key calls

GREENSBORO — By now, the package has probably already arrived at the MEAC office. It's nothing fancy: Just a couple of film clips from an N.C. A&T team still smarting after a 7-6 loss to Morgan State in a game it probably should've won. A&T... Read More

NCAA documents from Fla. St. hearing released

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- NCAA documents released Wednesday as the result of a news media lawsuit explain the thinking behind a proposal to strip Florida State coaches and athletes of victories for academic cheating -- even those not implicated. Football coach... Read More

October 14, 2009

Wake wants to mute 'Death Valley' crowd

WINSTON-SALEM — How loud is Clemson Memorial Stadium? Wake Forest's handful of veteran players know. And the Demon Deacons' young guys are about to find out. "I wish they didn't call that place 'Death Valley.' That has a bad ring to it," W... Read More

October 13, 2009

HPU's Nick Barbour makes Big South preseason team

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Radford is the choice to win a second straight Big South title and Highlanders big man Artsiom Parakhouski is the conference's preseason player of the year.UNC Asheville is picked to finish second and Winthrop third in voting relea... Read More

2 UNC RBs to have surgery

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Two North Carolina running backs were scheduled for surgery later this week.School officials said today that A.J. Blue and Jamal Womble were hurt Saturday during the Tar Heels' 42-12 victory over Georgia Southern.Blue saw time at... Read More

N.C. A&T's sure-fire win costs big-time dough

GREENSBORO — At midnight Saturday, N.C. A&T will get credit for a victory in a football game that never was. Delaware State will forfeit a MEAC game to the Aggies, who take a victory but lose a home game off their schedule. Chances are, Delaware... Read More

N.C. State's defense still looking for answers

RALEIGH (AP) — Tom O'Brien spent a decade at Boston College, so the N.C. State football coach has a pretty good idea how the Eagles will try to beat his defense. "(BC quarterback David Shinskie) is probably licking his chops after the last... Read More