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Pack’s Irving wants to return to the hunt

N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving is almost 100 percent, he told WRAL’s Jason Jennings, and he can’t wait to return to the field. Interesting note…

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Nebraska move will change college landscape

The college landscape could change quickly, and soon. The Omaha, Neb., paper is reporting Nebraska is moving to the Big Ten, which delivers a huge…

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Pack’s Wilson would be wise to turn to baseball

The Colorado Rockies made Russell Wilson a fourth-round pick Tuesday, and as hard as it might be for Wolfpack fans to accept, the wise decision…

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One Carolina Tar Heel out in DC, one Carolina Panther takes his place

Former UNC player Ethan Albright, 39, may have played his last game as a long snapper in the NFL, just two years after making the…

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Watching expansion go by

The ACC finds itself in a far different position today than seven years ago when the league was at the forefront of the latest expansion…

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Would you forego your senior year in high school? UNC recruit McAdoo just might

UNC basketball recruit James McAdoo, 17, could finish high school a year early with summer classes and thus join the Tar Heels a year early….

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Lessons from John Wooden

John Wooden’s phone number is still listed, and you can easily find it on whitepages.com. In an age where sports figures are increasingly remote, the…

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NC State athlete poses for pics online; UNC’s Williams doesn’t like Tweets

I’m not sure if today’s athletes are more wide open than athletes of yesterday but the Internet certainly exposes them more – so to speak….

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Wolfpack, Heels both make it to NCAA baseball tourney

NC State manager Elliot Avent was a little concerned that, despite his club making it to the ACC tournament and playing well except for one…

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Woodard back at UNC after not making it to the major leagues

The UNC baseball team is fortunate to have its winningest pitcher ever back in the fold, even if as an assistant coach. Robert Woodard, who…

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