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Irving now making a difference for N.C. State

Guess who is starting to come on for N.C. State? Nate Irving. When you watched Irving at the start of the season, you couldn’t help…

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UNC grad honored for work as CEO of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

The leader of the agency that polices doping by Olympic athletes have been honored by the University of North Carolina General Alumni Association with a…

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Hurricanes duke it out with Russians; Staal removed as safety precaution

Carolina Hurricanes’ coach Paul Maurice decided to remove captain Eric Staal from the team’s exhibition game against SKA St. Petersburg in Russia Monday in the…

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Capital Sports readers give thumbs up to the Bulls, thumbs down to Panthers

The Durham Bulls were chosen as the favorite North Carolina-based professional team by Capital Sports readers in an online poll. The minor league affiliate of…

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Panthers should have stolen a victory in New Orleans

Ok, so the Carolina Panthers aren’t very good this year but they really had a chance to steal one in New Orleans… and they should…

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Garner’s Brandon Banks, in his first pro game, key to Redskins victory

The talk was all about Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb coming back to Philadelphia to face his old team, the Eagles. But it was a first-quarter,…

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Daily Tar Heel calls on Davis to be ousted

Add The Daily Tar Heel to the growing number of people saying Butch Davis should not be retained. The DTH, the independent student paper of…

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Assessing Saturday: Kudos to Pack fans … what was Graham thinking? … Volleyball ahead …

You have to give N.C. State fans their due – the Wolfpackers turned out in droves on Saturday to watch the Wolfies take on Virginia…

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N.C. State loses, but will win big games like this

So the first big game in Tom O’Brien’s tenure became a loss. N.C. State, before the third-largest crowd in its history, couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter…

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UNC’s four unanswered second-half touchdowns rip ECU

North Carolina scored four touchdowns in the second half after falling behind 17-14 to defeat East Carolina 42-17. The Tar Heels struggled in the first…

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