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Hurricanes should find a roster spot for 18-year-old Skinner

The Carolina Hurricanes had trouble scoring goals and creating scoring chances last season. Jeff Skinner, the team’s first-round draft pick, scored 70 goals in 84…

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Hurricanes to announce player signing at noon Tuesday

NEWS RELEASE – The Carolina Hurricanes will hold a player-signing news conference tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 21, at noon in the RBC Center Arena Club Restaurant….

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State’s Wilson named an ACC football player of the week

NC State redshirt-junior quarterback Russell Wilson, Florida State senior offensive guard Rodney Hudson and Georgia Tech sophomore defensive end Izaan Cross headline a list of…

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Fox needs Clausen to produce, and soon

The Panthers got lucky in the draft when Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was available in the second round. Now Carolina is about to find…

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Special teams, 3rd-down defense pace Pack turnaround

Special teams are a big reason for N.C. State’s special start this season. Another key factor – third-down defense. The Wolfpack is 3-0 and one…

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N.C. State deserves to be ranked this week

N.C. State deserves to be ranked when the newest polls come out on Monday. The Wolfpack received some votes in both polls, being 34th among…

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A season of what ifs becomes a game of what ifs for UNC

Fans will wonder for a long time what would have happened if the UNC football team were at full strength. The what ifs extended into…

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Saturday a reminder of what matters to UNC in football

Saturday was a brilliant day for college football in Chapel Hill. Hot, sunny, the home opener, and the defending ACC champions, Georgia Tech, visiting Kenan…

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Durham Bulls’ season comes to an end as Columbus wins title

The Durham Bulls fell in game 4 of the Governor’s Cup championship Friday night in Durham 13-2. Jason Kipnis led the way for the Columbus…

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Dan Johnson, several Bulls players win Rays organization awards

The Tampa Bay Rays today named INF/OF Dan Johnson their Minor League Player of the Year and RHP Jeremy Hellickson Minor League Pitcher of the…

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