November 24, 2009
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T freshman Austin Witter didn't have much time to enjoy his key performance in the Aggies' 65-56 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Monday night. Witter and his teammates had a bus to catch. At 4:30 a.m. Dwane Johnson fin...
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CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams admits he's thrown a lot at his young North Carolina players to get them ready for the season. It sounds like he's about to demand a little more. Deon Thompson matched his career high with 22 points to help the 11th-ranked...
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CHAPEL HILL (AP) — From the start of the season, North Carolina's players and coaches knew their success largely would be determined by how well their talented defense carried the burden for a young offense.Judging by where the No. 23 Tar Heels stan...
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NEXT GAMEWho: No. 23 North Carolina at N.C. StateWhen: Noon SaturdayWhere: Carter-Finley Stadium, RaleighTV/radio: ESPN2; WTHZ-94.1, WBAG-1150, WLXN-1440 (UNC), WTHZ-94.1;WSJS-600, WRAL-101.5 (N.C. State)Records: North Carolina 8-3 (4-3 ACC), N.C. State 4...
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Duke's Joy Cheek saw some familiar faces on the opposing bench. She just didn't acknowledge them. Cheek scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help No. 10 Duke defeat Charlotte 57-44 on Monday night. "Once you're playing, it's like you don't kno...
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Sophomore Carly Seymour earned All-America honors as the Duke University cross country women's and men's teams finished the 2009 season Monday at the NCAA Championships, hosted by Indiana State University. Duke women finished eighth, their highest NCAA te...
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Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the third-best entrance into The Associated Press' college basketball poll. The Orange, who beat California and North Carolina by an average of 19 points in winning the tournament at...
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N.C. State offensive coordinator Dana Bible has been diagnosed with leukemia and won't coach the Wolfpack's season finale against No. 23 North Carolina. Head coach Tom O'Brien said Bible will remain in a Chapel Hill cancer center for 30 days of treatment.
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HOFSTRA 70, ELON 46: Cornelius Vines scored 17 points and Hofstra beat Elon 70-46 on Monday in the NIT consolation bracket. The Pride (3-2) won their second straight game and have 51 wins in 61 games at the Mack Sports Complex. The Pride generated three t...
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GREENVILLE -- For all the firsts East Carolina experienced during its rapid rise to prominence last season, there's one thing that group didn't do. The Pirates (7-4, 6-1) can take care of that nagging detail -- home-field advantage for the Conference USA...
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November 23, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— Tracy Smith's basket with 1.3 seconds remaining lifted N.C. State to a 60-58 victory over Auburn on Sunday night. The Wolfpack (4-0), the only team to go unbeaten in the Glenn Wilkes Classic, struggled on offense for most...
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RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien says offensive coordinator Dana Bible has leukemia.Bible didn't travel with the Wolfpack in last weekend's loss at Virginia Tech and also will miss this weekend's season finale against No. 23 North Carolin...
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NCAA Football Championship Subdivision PlayoffsSaturdayFirst roundSouth Carolina State (10-1) at Appalachian State (9-2), noonElon (9-2) at Richmond (10-1), 1 p.m.Weber State (7-4) at William & Mary (9-2), 1 p.m.Eastern Illinois (8-3) at Southern Illi...
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NEXT GAMEWho: No. 23 North Carolina at N.C. StateWhen: Noon SaturdayWhere: Carter-Finley Stadium, RaleighTV/radio: ESPN2; WTHZ-94.1;WSJS-600, WRAL-101.5 (N.C. State), WTHZ-94.1, WBAG-1150, WLXN-1440 (UNC)Records: North Carolina 8-3 (4-3 ACC), N.C. State 4...
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November 21 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 28, N.C. A&T 10 Aggies look to future after 5-6 finish (News & Record)Ford breaks MEAC rushing record (SCSUAthletics.com)November 7FLORIDA A&M 31, N.C. A&T 27 — Box score Aggies come up short in...
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MIAMI 85, SOUTH CAROLINA 70: James Dews scored 22 points and Dwayne Collins added 17 points to go with 15 rebounds, leading Miami past South Carolina 85-70 in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night. Collins was selected as the MVP...
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NO. 4 NORTH CAROLINA 76, UNLV 68: Italee Lucas made a triumphant return home to Las Vegas. She scored 24 points to help No. 4 North Carolina beat UNLV 78-68 on Sunday. Lucas scored seven of the Tar Heels' first 11 points during the second half. Then, afte...
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November 22, 2009
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Butch Davis and his players can't stop talking about the North Carolina defense. After what has happened the last four weeks, can you blame them? "I thought the story for us again, as it often has been all season, was the...
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GREENSBORO 61, BRIDGEWATER (VA.) 59: Junior guard Nikki Wilborn hit a 3-point shot with one second left as the Pride (1-2) stunned the Eagles on Saturday night in the consolation game of the Randolph-Macon tournament in Ashland, Va. Wilborn finished with...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tracy Smith's three-point play in the final minute helped N.C. State thwart a late comeback bid by Austin Peay and escape with a 66-59 victory on Saturday night. Smith hadn't been a factor in the second half because of foul trouble...
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BOONE -- Appalachian State finished its third undefeated Southern Conference season in four years by downing Western Carolina 19-14 on Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The Mountaineers (9-2, 8-0 Southern), who had clinched at least a share of their fifth...
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Senior forward Casey Nogueira scored her ninth goal of the season in the 82nd minute, and North Carolina posted its eighth straight shutout as the third-ranked Tar Heel women's soccer team defeated 19th-ranked Maryland 1-0 in the NCAA third round before a...
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HIGH POINT -- High Point forced 33 turnovers and used a 28-8 run midway through the second half to open up a tight game as the Panthers beat UNCG on Saturday. Monique Floyd scored 13 points to lead UNCG (1-2), while Lakiah Hyson had 10 points for the Spar...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Elon solidified its case for a postseason football playoff berth with a 27-7 victory over Samford in Southern Conference action Saturday at Siebert Stadium. Elon (9-2, 7-1 Southern) will learn its playoff fate when ESPNews televises th...
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GREENSBORO 86, MARYLAND BIBLE 79: Freshman Luqman Tijani, a Page graduate, scored a career high 16 points as Greensboro defeated Maryland Bible 86-79 Saturday on the final day of the North Carolina Wesleyan Tournament in Rocky Mount. Adam Powell had 15 po...
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