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Wake Forest, N.C. State programs in disarray
Some people slog through winter, some grind silently and some howl.
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Deacons see bright spots in loss to Blue Devils
As midseason water cascaded over the ACC cliff, Coach Jeff Bzdelik engaged a Wake Forest freshman in conversation.
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It's the same old story for Wolfpack
The N.C. State crowd arrived late, probably stuck in the persistent Boomtown rush hour.
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Tar Heels defeat Tigers again
Under an eternal tent of banners and an occasional blanket of roars, nothing comes easily for North Carolina.
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Tar Heels building a bit of momentum
As the ACC race opened last year, Roy Williams seldom saw a break in his darkest clouds. The clouds got darker.
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Duke's loss to FSU won't be fatal
Duke isn't No. 1 now. Duke is one of many.
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NCAA won't fix broken system
College football’s run for the money ended early Tuesday morning. Or did it? Auburn beat Oregon 22-19 on a last-play field goal and caressed the crystal football symbolizing the BCS title.
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Perspective can be lost in Wolfpack's easy win
Baseball fans routinely make too much of Opening Day and the following week, weaving elaborate dreams from loose threads that often unravel during a six-month truth detector called the long season.
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With loss to Texas, UNC's rut is deeper
There’s a difference between a ditch and a rut.
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Hail Szczur: Villanova star can run it, pass it, catch it
Villanova’s Matt Szczur looks like a baseball player, the black grease spread under his eyes to combat the sun’s glare and the dark beard in full playoff bloom.
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Szczur too much for Mountaineers
Villanova’s Matt Szczur looks like a baseball player, the black grease spread under his eyes to combat the sun’s glare and the dark beard in full playoff bloom.
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Swollen roster of games creates non-classic 'classics'
If the college entertainment industry created jobs as fast as it creates bowls, every willing American could find work before the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl kicks off.
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Dream Come True: QB Presley on the run
Very few quarterbacks would walk outdoors on a playoff morning, see the snow and smile.
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Freshman plays and talks like a veteran
In the midnight aftermath of Duke’s 84-79 win over Michigan State Wednesday, reporters clustered around freshman Kyrie Irving and asked variations of the same locker-room question: Why are you so great so soon?
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Gone with theWind: Missed chances
For N.C. State, though, nothing seemed as cold and bitter yesterday as the scoreboard reality. By losing to Maryland 38-31, the Wolfpack blew a shot at the school’s first ACC championship since 1979.
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Will this be the last time Wilson frustrates UNC?
State is red all over, but the Wolfpack’s magical football season looks more and more like a period piece that belongs on black-and-white videotape.
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Sprint Cup title to be decided on Sunday
In the competitive drama of sports, the sharpest reflexes aren’t always automatic reflexes.
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College basketball in early November producing sloppy performances, fan disinterest
Dean Smith coached his first North Carolina game on Dec. 2, 1961, beating Virginia.
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Perfect day for the Mountaineers, both on and off the football field
BOONE — On a golden mountain afternoon stolen from September, Appalachian State’s powerhouse trampled Wofford 43-13 and rounded into December form.
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Same Song: Duke could cut down the nets again
Sometimes the ACC looks like a mansion on a hill with only two full baths, and sometimes it looks like a luxury jetliner with only two seats in first class.
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Quiet Leader
Kyle Singler often speaks one murmur above a whisper, but his game is loud and deep and trained for March.
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unlucky 4: Super-short punt will haunt Pack fans for years to come
N.C. State’s Terrell Manning will remember the mindless penalty that wiped out his 81-yard interception return yesterday.
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Big Hole to Fill
Football is a numbers game: 85 on scholarship, 11 on a side, a stretcher on every sideline.
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THE BIG ONE: It could knock out Johnson
The stock-car jockeys ride around Talladega Superspeedway all afternoon, playing wagon train until they play chicken and head for home, usually on four tires but sometimes on one roof.
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A MUST WIN: Wolfpack is back in the chase
RALEIGH — About the time the fireworks exploded, the moonbeams penetrated the heavy clouds and N.C. State finally could see reflected light at the end of an elongated football tunnel.
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