Lessons learned at UNC

North Carolina coach Butch Davis suggested maybe the school was “a little naive” in how it dealt with players and agents and that a lesson can…

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Overlooking Ga. Tech? That’s not a good idea

The ACC media just picked Virginia Tech to win the league Monday, and Georgia Tech garnered only enough votes for fourth overall (see post below). And…

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Va. Tech picked to win ACC; State, UNC each picked for 4th

Virginia Tech is the preseason favorite in ACC football, being picked to win the league on 50 of 98 ballots by media at the ACC Football…

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Just how good is UNC’s Marvin Austin?

One of the great aspects of the ACC Football Kickoff at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro is you get to catch up with other sports reporters…

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Cary Legion team falls in 11th inning; moves to loser’s bracket

Cary Post 67 defeated Cherryville Post 100, 2-1, on Saturday but fell into the loser’s bracket of the American Legion State Tournament in Asheboro after losing…

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Everyone can root for this linebacker

Mark Herzlich looks so normal, tells his story with such straight-forward strength, that you find the facts almost hard to believe. A year ago, Herzlich was…

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UNC’s Quinn: Agents, runners all over Facebook

The issue of athletes receiving improper benefits from sports agents has spread like a rash over the country, touching schools such at Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South…

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ACC’s Swofford addresses how to attack rogue agents

John Swofford, with his history as a player and later athletics director at North Carolina and now the commissioner of the ACC, has a long perspective…

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