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Duke’s Irving out indefinitely with toe injury

Duke freshman Kyrie Irving is out indefinitely after suffering a toe injury on his right foot in last Saturday’s win over Butler, the school announced Wednesday afternoon. There…

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Wolfpack team, fan base contributed to strong bowl pick

The fact that N.C. State wound up in the Champs Sports Bowl says a great deal about how this team and the Wolfpack fan base are…

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Carolina draws intriguing bowl match-up with Tennessee

North Carolina ended up with an attractive bowl option Sunday when it accepted an invitation to play in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30, in…

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A little better ballhandling and State would have beaten Syracuse

N.C. State sophomore Scott Wood and freshman Lorenzo Brown made late-game ballhandling errors that led to turnovers and stopped any chance of the Wolfpack coming back…

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UNC’s Williams says home crowd helped Heels beat Kentucky

North Carolina went from the Not Ready for Primetime Players to the Big Time in one game. After falling flat at Illinois before a wild crowd,…

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Defense, determination stand out as UNC knocks off Kentucky

North Carolina looked like a different team against Kentucky, and you can’t help but be impressed by the Tar Heels’ effort and determination in Saturday’s 75-73…

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State’s Irving shares ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award

ACC RELEASE – Boston College senior linebacker Mark Herzlich (Wayne, Pa.) and NC State senior linebacker Nate Irving (Wallace, N.C.), a pair of hard-hitting defensive standouts…

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Elite Duke team could hold its own in any era

It’s only December, but two trends jump out when you are talking about Duke basketball. The first is that the yearly predictions of how much depth…

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