November 13, 2009
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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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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