November 11, 2009
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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November 10, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — In the 57th game of his college basketball career, Greensboro’s Will Graves wore a throwback North Carolina uniform straight out of 1957.With a red waistband on the shorts and red stitching at the collar and sleeves, it was the u...
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GREENSBORO — Once upon a time, when the two kids from Greensboro were looking for a place to play college basketball, they chose N.C. A&T on faith. They believed in coach Jerry Eaves, then coming off his third season. They believed they could he...
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CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Ryan Houston kept bulling his way through running lanes and using his 245-pound frame to drag tacklers an extra yard or two on every carry. It used to be the way North Carolina liked to attack short-yardage or goal-line running si...
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RALEIGH ((AP) — Tom O'Brien told his N.C. State players two months ago after they beat Pittsburgh that they weren't a good football team. The Wolfpack promptly spent a winless month proving him right. But after following their 0-for-October by beati...
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GREENVILLE (AP) — East Carolina will be shorthanded as the Pirates continue defense of their Conference USA championship. Safety Dekota Marshall and tight end Rob Kass suffered season-ending injuries in last week's loss to Virginia Tech, coach Skip...
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ELON 85, GREENSBORO COLLEGE 61: Drew Spradlin scored a game-high 19 points as the Phoenix overpowered the visiting Pride in an exhibition men's basketball game Monday night at Alumni Gym. Joining Spradlin in double figures for Elon were Chris Long (14 poi...
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The High Point women's soccer team will travel to Chapel Hill on Friday to play North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA soccer championship. UNC is the defending National Champion and a No. 1 seed in this year's tournament. "To be the best, you...
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Coach: Jerry Eaves (61-121 in six seasons overall and at N.C. A&T) Home court: Corbett Center (5,700), Greensboro 2008-09: 16-16, 9-7 MEACTickets: Season tickets are $100; single-game tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for fans 12 and younger. For in...
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November 9, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — The buzz around the Dean Smith Center is all about the talented stable of freshmen recruited to win and win now. But make no mistake: This is Deon Thompson's North Carolina team; these are Marcus Ginyard's Tar Heels. A season after win...
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Coach: Roy Williams (22nd season, 594-138; 7th season at North Carolina, 176-37) Home court: Dean Smith Center (21,750) 2008-09: 34-4 overall, 13-3 ACCTickets: $50. Call (800) 722-4335 or go to TarheelBlue.com. All ACC games plus Michigan State are sold...
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GREENSBORO — They're known as the Spartans, but for this season perhaps they should be called the Pioneers. That's the atmosphere surrounding UNCG's bold move of playing its entire home basketball schedule at the Greensboro Coliseum. It's the first...
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Coach: Mike Dement (312-313 overall, 107-126 in eight years during two stints at UNCG)Home court: Greensboro Coliseum (7,617/23,000) 2008-09: 5-25, 4-16 Southern ConferenceTickets: Prices vary by opponent and seat location. For information go online at...
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North Carolina tailback Shaun Draughn fractured his left shoulder blade in the team's game against Duke and will miss the rest of the season. Draughn was hurt on the first play from scrimmage on Saturday. He was replaced by Ryan Houston, who rushed for 16...
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November 8, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Turnovers gave N.C. A&T a chance to defeat Florida A&M. The Aggies returned the favor. Two fumbles, an interception and a missed extra point hurt N.C. A&T as the Rattlers held on for a 31-27 victory on Saturday in MEA...
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ATLANTA -- The last time Wake Forest beat a top 10-ranked football team, the campus wasn't in Winston-Salem, Peahead Walker was coach and Jim Grobe hadn't been born. That's a long time ago, but the Demon Deacons almost broke their long streak of not havin...
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RALEIGH -- In Saturday's final 25 seconds, N.C. State's Michael Lemon knew how it felt to be an ACC quarterback. A fellow Wolfpack defensive lineman, Willie Young, had jumped on Lemon in joy, celebrating the sack that effectively secured the Pack's first...
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GREENSBORO -- Freshman quarterback Seth Adams ran for three touchdowns and passed for another as Greensboro College defeated Methodist 42-20 on Saturday night at Jamieson Stadium. Adams completed 17 of 22 pass for 235 yards for the Pride (5-5, 3-3 USA So...
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CHAPEL HILL -- Thad Lewis and the Duke offense, the irresistible force, crashed headlong into Robert Quinn and the North Carolina defense, the immovable object. Chalk one up for the immovable object. Backup tailback Ryan Houston rushed for a career-high 1...
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WASHINGTON -- Jordan Nelson set a school record with four interceptions, and the Quakers forced nine turnovers Saturday in a 42-21 ODAC victory over Catholic. Nelson's four interceptions tied the conference record. Defense helped Guilford (3-6, 2-3 ODAC......
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November 7, 2009
CHAPEL HILL -- Thad Lewis takes every snap recognizing that the defense in front of him knows exactly what's coming. Yet Duke's senior quarterback and his fleet of receivers keep racking up yards through the air. It's a big reason why the Blue Devils are...
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DAVIDSON 1, UNCG 0: Lauren Conner's goal in the 19th minute lifted No. 4-seeded Davidson past top-seed UNCG 1-0 in a semifinal of the Southern Conference women's soccer tournament Friday. HIGH POINT 1, RADFORD 0: Junior Jillie Johnston scored in the 99th...
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NORTH CAROLINA 107, BELMONT ABBEY 59: Deon Thompson had 23 points and eight rebounds to help No. 6 North Carolina beat Belmont Abbey 107-59 on Friday night in its only exhibition game. Tyler Zeller scored 17 points for the defending national champions, wh...
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Two is a crucial number for both Georgia Tech and Wake Forest. The No. 10 Yellow Jackets are chasing the higher prize, needing two wins to clinch a spot in the ACC championship game. But two victories also would be meaningful for Wake Forest, which is try...
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ELON (7-1, 5-0 Southern) Who: Western Carolina (1-7, 1-5) When: 1 p.m. today Where: E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee Radio: WPCM-920 Watch for: Another record for WR Terrell Hudgins. Elon's star senior needs 35 yards to break Jerry Rice's career...
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