DeCock: Right about the time the Smith Center crowd was mouthing "O'er the ramparts we watched," 700 miles away, Jordan Daniels was sinking the free throw that changed what the game would mean entirely.
Modified: 02/09/12 08:39:51 AM
DeCock: If it weren't for that little home stumble against Georgia Tech, N.C. State might be very much on track for the 11 ACC wins their coach - astutely - thinks it will take to make the NCAA tournament.
Modified: 02/08/12 11:05:09 AMDeCock: For a team struggling with consistency, Duke certainly didn't have a problem with inconsistency Monday. To a man, coach and players alike, the Blue Devils were remarkably consistent when it came to identifying their biggest problem.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:31:05 PMDeCock: As N.C. State wrapped up yet another win over Wake Forest on Saturday, a number of fans started chanting "Not our rival!" - the same chant North Carolina fans had used against the Wolfpack 10 days ago.
Modified: 02/05/12 03:34:18 AM
DeCock: A few tanned, all rested (except for All-Star invitee Justin Faulk), the Carolina Hurricanes returned from far, wide and Ottawa on Monday to begin the final stretch of the season.
Modified: 01/31/12 07:09:10 PMDeCock: There isn't much in Colin Clarke's office besides a coat of beige paint on the cinderblocks. A calendar hangs on the wall; a laptop sits on his desk; a space heater warms the room.
Modified: 01/29/12 10:00:05 PM
DeCock: Lorenzo Brown maneuvered around one defender, and then another, and by then had used up most of the 7.8 seconds N.C. State had left.
Modified: 01/29/12 05:18:43 AM
DeCock: The commercials for this year's NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa show the actual Ottawa skyline, unlike those last year which used a composite of buildings elsewhere to depict a made-up Raleigh skyline.
Modified: 01/28/12 05:20:23 AM
DeCock: There was one, and only one, N.C. State offensive play for which North Carolina didn't have an adequate response.
Modified: 01/27/12 12:03:26 AM
DeCock: So the moment of truth has arrived for North Carolina. The Tar Heels can regroup and re-establish themselves as one of the top teams in the country, or they can muddle through the rest of the season without Dexter Strickland.
Modified: 01/26/12 06:27:40 AM
DeCock: The applause is coming now, even on shifts when Eric Staal doesn't score. The way the Carolina Hurricanes played Friday, after the way they and their captain have played for three weeks now, there's plenty to get excited about.
Modified: 01/20/12 11:37:42 PMDeCock: As Duke's starters were announced, Austin Rivers stood on the court, watching them pass, one by one. For the first time in his college career, he wasn't one of them.
Modified: 01/20/12 04:55:47 AM
DeCock: Roy Williams isn't the first person associated with college athletics to worry about the behavior of a celebrating crowd.
Modified: 01/18/12 05:46:46 AM
DeCock: With seven minutes left in a game that was already over, not long after back-to-back steals and dunks by Lorenzo Brown and with an and-one thrown in there as well, the N.C. The Wake Forest fans, like their team on the floor, could offer no rebuttal.
Modified: 01/19/12 08:40:21 AM
DeCock: Anthony Stewart came into the dressing room after practice with his practice jersey soaked from neck to waist. One of his Carolina Hurricanes teammates had loosened the cap on a water bottle on the bench and then vanished.
Modified: 01/14/12 06:02:24 AM
Featured Homes View All
