November 18, 2009
ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University took a double-digit lead early and withstood a second-half run to defeat N.C. A&T 93-82 at the Convocation Center. Sophomore Nic Simpson led the Aggies with 22 points -- his second 20-point effort in three games. Freshm...
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November 17, 2009
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...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Defending the Bowl Championship Series and trying to convince critics that it is the best way to determine a college football champion has to qualify as one of the toughest jobs in America.Bill Hancock now has that job.Hancock, the f...
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GREENSBORO — UNCG has signed four players to its men's basketball team: 6-foot-9 power forward Cody Henegar, 6-6 shooting guard Mike Liabo, 6-2 guard Drew Parker and 6-5 wing Trevis Simpson.Henegar is a post player from Marion County High in Jasper......
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* Coach: Scott Cherry (first season as a head coach) * Home court: Millis Center (1,750), High Point * 2008-09: 9-21 overall, 4-14 Big South (T-9th) * Projected starters: G Tehran Cox, 6-1, Jr. (transfer from Arkansas-Fort Smith); G Nick Barbour, 6-1, So.
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Scott Cherry inherited a 9-21 team, so the one-time North Carolina walk-on knows he won't turn around High Point University basketball simply by encouraging the zealous pursuit of opportunity. But you've got to start somewhere, and why not with an upbeat......
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November 16, 2009
TEXAS A&M 95, NO. 6 DUKE 77: Danielle Adams scored 24 points in her Texas A&M debut and the Aggies stunned Duke 95-77 on Sunday. The Aggies (1-0) took the lead near the midway point of the first half and didn't trail again. Despite poor shooting......
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CHAPEL HILL -- Roy Williams had promised there would be times when his North Carolina team looked ready to make a serious run at defending the national championship. And then there would be days like Sunday, when the sixth-ranked Tar Heels commit "si...
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WASHINGTON & LEE 67, GREENSBORO 55: Ben Goetsch scored a game-high 29 points as host Washington & Lee defeated Greensboro College 67-55 in Lexington, Va., on Sunday in the season opener for both teams. Lewis Owenby scored a team-high 14 points to...
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Tyler Wilkerson grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds to lead Marshall to a 79-63 win over N.C. A&T on Sunday in the Thundering Herd's season opener. Wilkerson, who pulled down 14 defensive boards, had the most rebounds by a Marshall...
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November 14, 2009
DURHAM -- The basketball season opened for Duke and UNCG on Friday night, and both teams got what they wanted out of a 34-point blowout. In his first game as a full-time perimeter player, junior Kyle Singler scored 20 points in 38 long minutes to lead sho...
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WINSTON-SALEM -- As Scott Sutton read over the box score Friday night, he couldn't recall seeing figures like those that jumped off the page in front of him. He looked at Wake Forest's 20 offensive boards, and its 51 total rebounds from the Demon Deacons......
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GREENSBORO -- N.C. A&T sophomore Nic Simpson scored 18 of his game-high 21 points in the second half to lead the Aggies to a 92-63 win over Brevard on Friday at Corbett Sports Center. The Aggies were 15-for-39 from the 3-point range with Simpson going...
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- N.C. A&T began life without former stars Amber Bland and Brittanie Taylor-James on Friday night, dropping an 80-64 decision to Marist in the first round of the Preseason WNIT at the McCann Center. Senior forward Rachele Fitz led...
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November 13, 2009
DURHAM — Duke starts the season tonight as one of the favorites to win the ACC championship. Duke also starts the season tonight with some lingering question marks. The Blue Devils have three starters back from the team that won the ACC tournament l...
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RALEIGH — As promised, N.C. State debuted its double-point-guard backcourt Thursday night. No surprise there. Who those guards were, on the other hand, was a bit of a shocker. Sophomore Julius Mays shot 10-for-11 from the foul line and finished with...
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One of No. 9 Duke's projected starters is out indefinitely with a broken wrist. Team officials said Thursday that freshman Mason Plumlee fell hard during practice a day earlier and broke his left wrist. They say he injury will not require surgery, and wil...
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DUKE BLUE DEVILS Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (833-374 in 34 seasons overall, 760-215 in 29 seasons at Duke) Home court: Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314), Durham 2008-09: 30-7 overall, 11-5 ACC (T-2nd)Tickets: All games sold out. Local radio: WIST-98.3, WBAG-1150...
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November 12, 2009
RALEIGH — Sidney Lowe sat at the table at ACC Operation Basketball and talked to reporters about both of his point guards.Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back that up. Don’t you have three point guards, coach?A quick look at N.C. State’s roster shows...
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CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Marcus Ginyard went from being the do-everything leader on a Final Four team at North Carolina to sitting out with an injury the following season while his teammates won a national championship without him. He's off to a fast star...
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Coach: Sidney Lowe (51-46 in three seasons, all at N.C. State)Home court: RBC Center (19,700), Raleigh2008-09: 16-14 overall, 6-10 ACC (10th)Tickets: For single-game prices, call (919) 865-1510 or visit gopack.comLocal radio: WSJS-600, WSML-1200, WKXR-126...
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November 11, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM — When the season came crashing down in March with one-and-done losses in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments, the buzz around Wake Forest basketball was all about who was staying and who was leaving school early for the riches of the NB...
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WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS * Coach: Dino Gaudio (109-144 in nine seasons overall, 41-20 in two seasons at Wake Forest) * Home court: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem (14,665) * 2008-09: 24-7 overall, 11-5 ACC (T-2nd) * Projection: Th...
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HIGH POINT 93, JOHNSON & WALES 25: Sophomore Nick Barbour had 17 points, and redshirt freshman Corey Law recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the High Point men to a dominating 93-25 win over Johnson & Wales in exhi...
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami safety Randy Phillips is one of 19 brothers and sisters. Then there is his father and grandmother and a slew of aunts, uncles and cousins, plus a girlfriend and a charming son who turns 3 next month. They all look to him as the...
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