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Durham Bulls routed in first game of finals

NEWS RELEASE – (Columbus, OH) Justin Ruggiano’s grand slam in the eighth was about the only bright spot in an 18-5 loss on Tuesday night…

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Cary-Apex game selected for great American Rivalry Series

NEWS RELEASE – Bring on the face painting, crowd cheering, car-pooling, cookouts, pep rallies, halftime showdowns, hometown pride and mud-slinging battles in the trenches. It…

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Albright in Redskins future after botched snap in his first game gone?

Maybe it’s time to bring former UNC player Ethan Albright, a long snapper, back into the fold in Washington. A botched snap from Albright’s replacement…

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O’Brien’s complaints are ill-timed with Thursday game ahead

N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien missed the mark this week with his complaints about Thursday night’s game with Cincinnati in Raleigh. O’Brien, speaking to the…

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UNC clears Draughn to play against Georgia Tech

The University of North Carolina keeps saying every case is an individual one, and at least one more case has been resolved. On Monday, the…

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N.C. State one of the ACC’s few bright spots

N.C. State is suddenly one of the few positive stories in an ACC football season that has been derailed after only two weeks.Virginia Tech, the…

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Vermiglio, Sweezy, Kuhn return for Pack

Clifton Barnes’ analysis of the N.C. State win at Central Florida is below, and some quick observations in addition to that. Wolfpack coach Tom O’Brien…

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Running early, defense throughout saves NC State and some ACC pride

On a day that saw Virginia Tech being upset by James Madison, Georgia Tech losing to unheralded Kansas, Florida State being humiliated by Oklahoma and…

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Loss at Wake shows Duke still struggling to produce in the clutch

Duke lost its last four games of 2009, and at the time, coach David Cutcliffe thought the biggest hurdle his program had to make was…

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Baddour: Davis is ‘the fit’ for North Carolina

North Carolina athletics director Dick Baddour offered a strong endorsement of coach Butch Davis Friday afternoon, telling the Capital Sports Report, “He’s the fit for…

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