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Analysis shows UNC having trouble adjusting to new hand-check rules

New defensive hand-check rules have resulted in a small increase in fouls this season in college basketball but UNC has been affected disproportionately, a new…

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Coach Williams gets his urgency but shouldn’t handcuff his walk-on players

Who knows what spurs on that sense of urgency that UNC coach Roy Williams talks about. The Tar Heels had it in wins over Michigan…

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ACC releases football schedules which include tough non-conference opponents

The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule released Wednesday by Commissioner John Swofford once again is one of the most difficult nonconference slates among the…

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Duke, Carolina tennis players honored by the ACC

Duke’s Ester Goldfeld and North Carolina’s Brayden Schnur have been named this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tennis Players of the Week. Goldfeld posted a 3-1…

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Duke’s Liston named ACC women’s basketball player of the week

Duke senior guard Tricia Liston has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week as announced by the conference office and…

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Turner covers for Warren as State beats Maryland in final ACC matchup

In what could be the last time NC State faces Maryland in an ACC game, the Wolfpack’s Ralston Turner made up for the absence of…

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Open season on the Tar Heels as they fall to 1-4 in the ACC

Ok, things aren’t going well for the North Carolina Tar Heels, despite the strong shooting anamoly against Boston College Saturday. On Monday, Carolina went right…

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Russell Wilson now considered a big-time player

Despite fumbling on the opening drive of the NFC championship game, Seattle’s Russell Wilson, the former NC State quarterback, became a big-time NFL player by…

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NCSU baseball coach to speak at RSC meeting

The Raleigh Sports Club will hear from guest speaker NCSU head baseball coach Elliott Avent at its Wednesday, Jan. 22 meeting. Coach Avent will discuss…

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Heels avoid last place with win over BC

North Carolina, just one loss away from its worst ever start to the ACC season, saw five players reach double figures in an 82-71 home…

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