November 18, 2009
DURHAM — The message scrawled in magic marker on a strip of athletic tape and pasted across the forehead of the Blue Devil mascot was direct and to the point. "Nolan's In, 49er's Out." Not exactly Shakespearean iambic pentameter, but accur...
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CHAPEL HILL — Kennedy Tinsley sat in the posh new room high above Kenan Stadium with the stars of the game, his No. 36 jersey and uniform pants both covered in grass stains.The senior from Greensboro took one last look around during the interview......
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GREENSBORO — For the second time in three seasons, preseason polls have the Guilford College Quakers ranked among the top five teams in NCAA Division III men’s basketball. This season, a talented trio of seniors hopes to justify that ranking b...
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GREENSBORO — Walter Brady and Adam Powell will be counted on to lead Greensboro College to more consistency and a better record this season. Brady, one of two seniors on the team, and Powell, a junior, will be expected to provide offense for a Pride...
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Coach: Tom Palombo (217-118 overall, 117-53 in six seasons at Guilford)Home court: Ragan-Brown Field House (2,500), Greensboro2008-09: 26-6 overall, 14-2 ODAC (finished third in NCAA Division III tournament)Projected starters: G Rhett Bonner, 6-1, Sr. (16...
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Coach: Bryan Galuski (54-51 overall and in four seasons at Greensboro)Home court: Hanes Gym (800), Greensboro2008-09: 9-16 overall, 3-9 USA South ConferenceProjected starters: G R.J. Smith, 5-11, Sr. (7.8 ppg, 2.4 apg); G Pernell Davis, 5-10, Jr. (transfe...
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LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Liberty freshman Devon Brown scored a game-high 26 points and the Flames took advantage of a cold-shooting UNCG squad to take a 60-42 win at the Vines Center on Tuesday. Lakiah Hyson scored nine points to lead the Spartans (1-1), who sho...
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GREENSBORO -- For the second time in three seasons, preseason polls have the Guilford College Quakers ranked among the top five teams in NCAA Division III men's basketball. This season, a talented trio of seniors hopes to justify that ranking better than...
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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Jeff Allen recorded a double-double and Virginia Tech broke open a tie game with an 11-0 run midway through the second half en route to a 59-46 victory over UNCG on Tuesday night at Cassell Coliseum. UNCG tied the game at 38 on a basket...
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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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