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Teams fight for playoffs in Week 10 of the high school football season

As the season is winding down, teams are fighting for playoff spots. Two games that could be close are favorites Wakefield at Broughton and favorites…

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Baseball America ranks Wolfpack 4th, Heels 20th in recruiting

Vanderbilt topped Baseball America’s annual recruiting class rankings while N.C. State ranked fourth and North Carolina 20th. The Wolfpack surpasses their previous high ranking of…

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All voters name Barnes as preseason player of the year for preseason pick UNC

Fronted by the unanimous choice for Player of the Year, the North Carolina is the media’s nearly unanimous pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference…

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Both Duke and Wake coaches believe their teams are similar

At the Wednesday weekly ACC coaches news conference, both Duke coach David Cutcliffe and Coach Jim Grobe had similar answers to this question. How would…

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Can O’Brien get State on track during second half of season again?

N.C. State is coming off a bye week to play Virginia. A healthier Wolfpack will be taking on the second half of the season, a…

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UNC’s Barth might be redshirted if his leg continues to bother him

Preseason Groza Award candidate Casey Barth has been injured most of the season and UNC is looking into redshirting the senior kicker from Wilmington. “Right…

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Hanburger selected as Carolina’s Legend for ACC championship game

Professional Football Hall of Famer Chris Hanburger has been named Carolina’s 2011 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game Legend. The Legends (one from each school)…

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Hurricanes assign rookie Faulk to Charlotte

Carolina Hurricanes today announced that the team has assigned defenseman Justin Faulk to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). Faulk, 19, made…

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After a 10-0 week of predictions, Week 9 of high school football season is upon us

The game of the night may very well be the Cary at Panther Creek match up. Each team has two losses and Panther Creek is…

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White House announces that Obama will be at UNC’s opener

The White House announced Thursday that President Barack Obama will be in attendance Nov. 11 when the UNC Tar Heels play Michigan State on the…

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