Leesville Road scored three goals in the first half to claim a 3-1 win over the Eagles, handing the conference championship and the top seed out of the league for the 4A state playoffs to the Pride. Click here for more.
Winless Panthers add 3 more players to injured reserve
The struggling Carolina Panthers placed three more players on injured reserve on Tuesday, including defensive back Jeremy Chinn (quadriceps), outside linebacker Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring) and tight end Gio Ricci (shoulder). However, the team activated guard Austin Corbett from the physically unable to perform list. Please click here for more.
No. 19 Tar Heels have overhauled their roster
Little went right for North Carolina last season on the way to making unwanted history. Hubert Davis knew things had to change quickly, from the composition of the roster to how the Tar Heels push tempo.
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Canes’ Brett Pesce could be out awhile with injury
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce has missed the previous two games with a lower-body injury, and he will not be returning to the ice any time soon.
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Native American group releases copy of lawsuit against Washington Commanders
The Native American Guardians Association, which has sued the Washington Commanders, championed an online petition requesting that Washington owner Josh Harris change the team’s name back to the Washington Redskins. NAGA says its members were huge Redskin fans precisely because they were the Redskins. Please click here to see the lawsuit.
Bulls fall 7-6 in regular season finale, set to face Norfolk for IL title
The two-time defending Triple-A Champion Bulls will face the Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in Game One of the International League Championship Series at Harbor Park on Tuesday, September 26. Click here for more.
Panthers wilt in second half, fall to 0-3 at Seattle
Kenneth Walker III and Jake Bobo combined for three touchdowns in the second half, as Seattle pulled away from Carolina, 37-27. Click here for more.
UNC basketball showing interest in former West Virginia big man
North Carolina’s basketball roster-building effort continues well into the summer with James Okonkwo now on the Tar Heels’ radar. A 6-8 forward who played the last two seasons at West Virginia, Okonkwo entered the transfer portal following Bob Huggins’ sudden resignation. To read more, please click here.
Blue Devils score six straight late to beat UNC
In a close rivalry game late, North Carolina failed to score over the last 3:57 while Duke scored the last six points of the game to beat the Tar Heels 63-57 in Durham. (2/4)
It was actually a close game throughout as Carolina led by as many as seven in the first half while Duke led by as many as six in the second half.
Duke’s defense was the difference as the Devils held the Heels to just 25 points in the second half on 28.5 percent shooting and they blocked 11 Carolina shots. Dereck Lively, the Duke freshman, had eight of those blocks to go along with a game-high 14 rebounds.
“I was proud of our team for being ready to compete,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer of his young team. “(Freshman) Dereck Lively just changed the game with his rim protection.”
UNC coach Hubert Davis also heaped praise on Lively.
“Lively blocks and alters shots better than anyone in the country,” Coach Davis said. “Duke is really good defensively. But we have 150 more free throws than anyone in the conference. I have a hard time believing that we only got to the free throw line three times and not once in the second half.”
Yet Carolina was still in throughout. In fact, the Tar Heels held a 50-49 lead with 9:11 left after R.J. Davis drained a step-back three. After a dunk follow by Lively with 8:44 to go, the Heels never led again.
Carolina tied to score three times – first on a three from the left corner by Leaky Black, then on a driving scoop shot by Caleb Love and finally on a turnaround jumper by Pete Nance on his only bucket of the game.
But, while the Heels had several opportunities to take a lead, they failed miserably turning the ball over or missing badly on three-point attempts. Carolina missed its last five shots and was only one of its last nine from the floor.
Carolina seemed relegated to outside shots in the second half as Armando Bacot was only able to get four shots off in the second half.
“We had some wide open looks for three and we just didn’t make it,” Coach Davis said.
Meanwhile, Duke veteran Jeremy Roach was able to get to the hoop and draw fouls, mostly on Davis who was saddled with foul trouble much of the game. Roach finished with a game-high 20 points.
Duke is now 17-6 and 8-4 in the ACC while Carolina, led by Bacot’s 14 points and 10 rebounds, is now 16-8 overall and 7-5 in the conference.
The Tar Heels, losers of two in a row, travel to Wake Forest Tuesday night.
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