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It took all of Japan to defeat West Raleigh in Cal Ripken baseball
In a tournament that favors foreign teams, West Raleigh, representing the United States, fell to Japan 11-1 in the Cal Ripken World Series. The tournament…
West Raleigh wins U.S. Cal Ripken baseball championship
Victor Vargas went 1-2 and Kyle Mott pitched four strong innings sparking West Raleigh, representing the Southeast Region, to a 7-3 victory in six innings…
College students to get discounted tickets for Hurricanes games
The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that the team will offer two college ticket programs for the 2013-14 season. Similar to past seasons’ college nights, ‘Canes…
ACC-Big Ten basketball challenge times set
ESPN has finalized the network and time assignments for the 15th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods on December 3 and 4….
Former Tar Heel and Redskin Albright joins UNC radio team
Ethan Albright, a four-year North Carolina letterwinner and a 16-year NFL veteran, will join the Tar Heel Sports Radio Network as a football analyst at…
Certain media outlets won’t refer to Redskins as Redskins
Washington Redskins fans know that most Native Americans aren’t offended by the name “Redskins” (studies and polls show that) and they know they aren’t racist…
Redskins Legacy: Team Of The South
Redskins Historian Mike Richman has written an excellent piece titled “Redskins Legacy: Team Of The South” on the Redskins history in the South, even mentioning…
UNC, Duke to play a total of five times on ESPN Big Monday
Not sure I’m ready for college basketball to join the likes of Monday Night Football. Like most people, I look forward to the weekend and…
Magazine says Duke-UNC are just friendly competitors
A recent Forbes Magazine article categorizes the Duke-UNC rivalry as merely friendly competition, apparently based on the academic cooperation between the two schools. The writer,…
State’s Doeren to speak at Raleigh Sports Club
The next meeting of the Raleigh Sports Club will be Aug. 21. NCSU Head Football Coach Dave Doeren will be the guest speaker. The 41-year-old…
