Duke refuses to move Alabama game, even for $2 million

Big-time college football programs often “buy out” games against smaller schools, paying them to play the game elsewhere. And so the University of Alabama approached Duke…

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ECU helmet fetches $3,100, and Duke nets $3,000

I gasped Thursday at the Triangle Pigskin Preview event at the Washington Duke Inn when N.C. State athletics director Debbie Yow spent $1,500 for a Wolfpack…

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Hey look! It’s the Secretary of State!

The Buzz had North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall on the radio Thursday morning, and it’s an amusing story about how that came to be….

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UNC’s Davis: Eliminate all contact with agents

University of North Carolina football coach Butch Davis sidestepped questions requiring specific information about the ongoing NCAA inquiry into the Tar Heels program. But Davis was…

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Butch Davis addresses the NCAA investigation

Butch Davis said he couldn’t comment on the NCAA investigaton but did say the NCAA told Carolina the investigation should ho quickly. “The NCAA has told…

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Cary Post 67 plays Saturday in American Legion state tourney

Cary Post 67, 21-8, faces off against Cherryville Post 100, 25-14, Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in the first round of the double-elimination American Legion State Tournament…

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Opening stretch is grueling for UNC football team

The news on the North Carolina football team so far has focused on Marvin Austin and the NCAA probe, but here’s a point to keep in…

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State of N.C. has not prosecuted an agent yet

The state of North Carolina has the power to prosecute rogue agents for athletes, but has not done so yet, according to a spokesperson for the…

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