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Bulls land 3 in Triple-A All-Star Game

The defending Triple-A national champion Durham Bulls will be well represented when the all-star game for the highest level of minor-league baseball is played July…

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Brind’Amour won’t play, will join Canes organization

The Carolina Hurricanes made the right, and classy, move with Rod Brind’Amour. Brind’Amour  announced Wednesday afternoon that he won’t return to the Carolina Hurricanes as…

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Tysiac delivers strong read on N.C. State’s Fowler

Worth a read today is great story in The News & Observer on Lee Fowler at N.C. State. Fowler’s final day is today, and Ken…

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Sophomores, better depth will help Lowe and N.C. State improve

N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe held his summer news conference Tuesday, and much of the attention, as expected, focused on the incoming freshmen. There’s no…

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CBS grabs Duke at Carolina men’s basketball game

Speaking of Duke and North Carolina (see post below), CBS Sports announced Tuesday that the Duke at UNC men’s basketball game will be broadcast in…

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Duke basketball schedule will be fascinating as Krzyzewski chases Smith’s victory total

Duke basketball schedules are always carefully thought out, and you can bet the 11th through the 13th games of the 2010-11 season will be interesting…

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Soccer still faces tough road in U.S.

So, quick, who leads the Eastern Conference of the MLS? Give up? New York and Columbus are tied, with 24 points. Think 1 percent of…

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N.C. State’s Woodson continues dazzling start

The spectacular start to Randy Woodson’s tenure as chancellor continued Friday when the Wolfpack named Debbie Yow its new athletics director. Yow, who had been…

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Home run hire for Wolfpack

NC State clearly made a great choice in luring Debbie Yow home from Maryland to be its next athletics director. The Gibsonville native’s appointment to…

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Barakat brought dedication, patience to ACC

Fred Barakat died Monday of a heart attack in Greensboro, and if you’ve followed the ACC for years, you have a sense of who he…

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