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Canes “quietly sneaking up on teams”

The Carolina Hurricanes’ Jeff Skinner scored two goals as the Canes beat Tampa Bay to move within seven points of NHL playoff position. “We’re quietly…

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What they’re saying after FSU’s victory over Duke in ACC Tourney

“About 45 minutes after Florida State’s thrilling 62-59 upset of Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament, Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton shared a special…

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Carolina was ripe for the picking but survive NC State 69-67

N.C. State played well enough to defeat Carolina and the Heels were ripe for the picking but a bank shot by Kendall Marshall with 10…

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Redskins risk it all by trading up to get Griffin

News broke in the last couple of hours that the St. Louis Rams have traded the No. 2 draft pick to the Washington Redskins for…

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Fox gets his 600th win as UNC manager, 4-3 at Clemson

Sophomore Kent Emanuel struck out seven and did not walk a batter as the No. 6 Tar Heels claimed the series opener at No. 17…

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NC State gets the victory it needed despite foul shooting woes

Most analysts thought going into the ACC Tournament that the NC State Wolfpack, despite a 9-7 record in the ACC, would need a couple of…

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Williams happy with victory despite injury to Henson

After the 85-69 victory over Maryland in the first round of the ACC Tournament, UNC coach Roy Williams said the Heels were “as happy as…

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Early thoughts on the ACC tourney: Hess honored, small crowd

Despite the first game of the ACC basketball tournament being a good one, the attendance could hardly be called a crowd. As one Twitter said,…

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Canes finally pull off an overtime victory

The Carolina Hurricanes, unsuccessful in overtime this season, finally pulled off a two-point overtime victory at Washington. The Hurricanes came into the game 2-12 in…

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Phil Ford chosen for induction into NCB Hall of Fame

Georgetown’s dominating center Patrick Ewing, Kansas legend Clyde Lovellette and North Carolina’s star guard Phil Ford headline the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction…

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