July 3, 2009
Three N.C. State recruits will not enroll in school in August, and reserve cornerback Dominique Ellis has decided to transfer, Wolfpack officials announced Thursday. Coach Tom O'Brien said in a statement that the recruits are: Tyson Chandler, an offensive...
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July 2, 2009
RALEIGH — Four N.C. State football players won't be on the roster this season. Coach Tom O'Brien said Thursday that cornerback Dominique Ellis will seek a transfer for personal reasons. Ellis had 13 tackles while playing in all 13 games as a fr...
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July 1, 2009
DURHAM -- Have you heard the rumors? Mike Kzyzewski is leaving Duke to take Phil Jackson's place as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. For real, dude: It's Coach K to the N-B-A in sunny L.A. Not so fast. At least one person heard the rumors. A fellow n...
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June 30, 2009
DURHAM (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski made it clear: He's not going to ever be the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Krzyzewski held his annual summer meeting with reporters Tuesday, and one of the first topics he covered was talk that had him tak...
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N.C. A&T sprinter Loreal Smith advanced to the finals in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Sunday. Smith finished sixth in the finals with a time of 12.90. The top four finishers qualifi...
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June 29, 2009
The News & Observer of Raleigh recently did a series titled “The Generous Assembly,” which ripped lawmakers for not getting a handle on spending. One of the stories focused on money given to “pet projects,” placing the ACC Hall...
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RALEIGH -- Officials say N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving has been charged with careless and reckless driving after a wreck left him with a broken leg and a collapsed lung. A State Highway Patrol spokesman said the one-vehicle wreck occurred about 4:40 a...
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June 28, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — Officials say N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving, a leading tackler for the Wolfpack, has been charged with careless and reckless driving after a wreck that left him with a broken leg and a collapsed lung. Highway Patrol spokesman Capt...
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June 26, 2009
CHARLOTTE -- The annual dismantling of North Carolina's college basketball teams came and went Thursday night, and the state's pro team took another shot at significance in the NBA draft. A draft deemed weak by those presumably in position to make such ju...
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June 25, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers have picked North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough with the 13th pick in the NBA draft. Hansbrough led North Carolina to the NCAA title this past season, and The Associated Press named him its national player...
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats have selected Duke shooting guard Gerald Henderson with the 12th pick in the draft. He gives coach Larry Brown an athletic, defensive specialist. In Charlotte's second draft teaming Brown and part-owner Michael...
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DURHAM -- Elliot Williams, whose move into the starting lineup provided Duke with a late-season spark, is leaving the Blue Devils after one season because of unspecified family medical reasons. School officials said Wednesday that Williams plans to transf...
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CHAPEL HILL -- Tyler Hansbrough brushes off the idea that he brings little to the NBA other than relentless determination. He says his predraft workouts proved otherwise. Yes, he can consistently knock down outside shots. And yes, he's more athletic than...
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June 24, 2009
Rising sophomore Elliot Williams will leave Duke University and its basketball team for family medical reasons, school officials said Wednesday. He is expected to file an appeal for a waiver of the NCAA's year in residence transfer rule that would require...
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CHAPEL HILL -- Looking tan and trim from a summer of playing "some of the worst golf on some of the best courses you could possibly have," a relaxed Roy Williams met the media for an off-season news conference Tuesday afternoon at the Smith Cent...
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Lighting up Brigham Young for 30 points gets you a lot of respect in these parts. So Jeff Teague could smile when the first question he was asked wasn't about his early departure from Wake Forest or even if he could deal with being Deron...
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June 21, 2009
DURHAM (AP) — The son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has added the backing of Duke lacrosse athletes in his lawsuit against the school.Andrew Giuliani has sued Duke, saying the school broke a contract with him when it dismissed him from...
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June 20, 2009
This is a tough one to write -- it may be my last, it may be the next piece in preview of next season, it may well be gone and forgotten in years to come. What is fortunate is that I will never forget this team in all of my years. We lost, of course, and...
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June 19, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kole Calhoun hit the game-tying grand slam in the fifth inning and the go-ahead double in the seventh, and Arizona State erased a four-run deficit in a 12-5 victory over North Carolina at the College World Series on Thursday night...
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — North Carolina coach Mike Fox and his players met for about 20 minutes following Thursday night's 12-5 elimination loss to Arizona State in the College World Series.He didn't apologize for keeping the media waiting."I had a l...
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OMAHA, Neb. — By the time you read this, we will have won or lost vs. Arizona State. Our season could be over, or we may be gearing up to play another day. That is the joy of an elimination game in Omaha: You have to play like there is no tomorrow.
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June 18, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. — One of the many benefits of making it to Omaha is the chance to get "adopted" by a host club. They do a vast amount for us during the entire trip, including greeting us at the hotel with a crowd cheering, making sure we have...
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Kathleen Strandberg of Greensboro is tied for first with three other golfers at 1-under 71 after Wednesday's first round of the 60th North Carolina Women's Amateur Championship. The N.C. State senior and Page graduate is tied with Meghan Moore of Bahama...
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June 17, 2009
OMAHA, Neb. — When it comes to naming the greatest hitters in College World Series history, the conversation now must include Dustin Ackley. His numbers certainly back up the argument. Ackley went 5-for-6 on Tuesday and became the CWS' career hits l...
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GREENSBORO (AP) — The ACC's football championship game is moving back to prime-time television.The ACC said today that this year's game will kick off at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. ESPN will broadcast the game.It's the firs...
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