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ACC baseball tournament: Taking the first step to Omaha

From left, UNC's Landon Lassiter (12), Brian Holberton (10) and Chaz Frank (2) congratulate Colin Moran (18) after he hit a 3-run home run in the first inning during N.C. State's baseball game against UNC Friday, April 26, 2013, at Doak Field in Raleigh, N.C.

Parity abounds in upcoming ACC tournament at the DPAB in Durham as teams aim to end College World Series title drought.

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LUKE DECOCK

DeCock: ACC's return to DBAP could be another wet weekend

Two years after rain played havoc with the ACC baseball tournament in Durham, the tournament is back – and so are storms in the forecast. Another series of delays would put serious pressure on pitching staffs, especially with the NCAA tournament only a week away.
NC STATE

Wolfpack's new quarterback brings athleticism, unselfishness

Brandon Mitchell knows he will have to fight for the starting role behind center on the N.C. State football team.

NC STATE

Pack’s Turner eager to erase memories of Clemson series in ACC tourney

NC State shortstop Trea Turner injured himself earlier this season against Clemson. He missed 11 games, and the Pack struggled. NC State is healthy again entering the Wednesday night’s game against Clemson in the ACC tournament.
DUKE

What Tarik Black to Kansas means for Duke

The last outstanding piece of Duke’s 2013-14 roster was settled Monday, when Memphis transfer Tarik Black chose to take his services to Kansas next year instead of Duke and Oregon. Black’s choice was first reported by CBS Sports.
COLLEGE

College Notebook: Kissell to represent Wolfpack in NCAA women’s tennis singles

N.C. State junior Joelle Kissell will open play in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles Championship on Wednesday when she takes on Texas’ Aeriel Ellis.
COLLEGE

Southern Conference could expand soon

The Southern Conference may be inching toward expansion as it tries to replace schools that are leaving for other conferences.
NORTH CAROLINA

UNC keeps streak alive with 4-3 win over Florida State

After North Carolina scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 4-3 victory over the Florida State Seminoles, Tar Heels coach Mike Fox spoke of a regular season that ended without a losing streak, and what it took for his team to keep coming back and answering defeats with victories...
NC STATE

Former Arkansas QB Mitchell decides on NC State

Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season.
NORTH CAROLINA

UNC has ACC player and pitcher of the year

Colin Moran, UNC’s junior third baseman, was named on Monday the ACC Player of the Year. Kent Emanuel, UNC’s junior left-hander, was named the ACC Pitcher of the Year. The league’s 12 head coaches voted on the awards.
COLLEGE

3 from St. Aug’s track honored

Sophomore sprinter Jermaine Jones of Saint Augustine’s was named men’s outdoor track athlete of the year on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.