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DeCock: 90-year-old former Ranger takes aim at track record

Charles Ross, 90, tried to set a world record for the 2,000-meter steeplechase Saturday as the first competitor in his age group ever to compete in the event. His time? It didn’t matter. All he had to do was finish.
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DeCock: Don’t fault Staal or Canes for injury risk

Eric Staal injured his knee Thursday in a relatively meaningless tournament. But don’t fault Staal for playing or the Hurricanes for allowing their captain to play in the World Championships. It’s what hockey players do.
DeCock: UNC on list as basketball recruit Andrew Wiggins prepares for decision

Andrew Wiggins, the top-rated prospect in the country, will announce Tuesday where he intends to play what is almost certainly his one year of college basketball, choosing among North Carolina, Florida State, Kansas and Kentucky. He’ll do it with...

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DeCock: Tar Heels can weather Bullock’s departure, but stakes raised on recruit Wiggins

North Carolina has enough depth to handle Reggie Bullock’s early departure to the NBA, but it does increase the importance of top recruit Andrew Wiggins’ decision. He’s considering the Tar Heels, Kentucky, Kansas and Florida State.
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DeCock: It's not me, NCAA tournament, it's you

I'm over you, NCAA tournament. You've changed. I'm not in love anymore. It's time for me to move on.
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DeCock: No dramatic changes planned for struggling Canes

Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller has a simple message for his team, which is in danger of missing the NHL playoffs: Keep doing what you've been doing, just do it better.
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DeCock: Canes are stuck in NHL's neutral

If you're not going to make the NHL playoffs, it's better to miss by a lot and grab a top player in the draft. Instead, the Canes are stuck in the middle: not good enough to compete, not bad enough to rebuild.
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DeCock: Now it gets interesting for Pack, Tar Heels

NC State has lost three players already, and could lose more. UNC is holding its breath, waiting for James Michael McAdoo, Reggie Bullock and P.J. Hairston to decide their next move. Next year’s ACC standings will be shaped by what happens in the next month.
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DeCock: For Duke, another what-might-have-been moment

Duke was never the same team after Ryan Kelly got hurt, making it yet another Triangle title contender derailed on its way to the Final Four.
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DeCock: Wounded and worried, Louisville Cardinals unstoppable still

Chane Behanan started to walk up the court, then he looked, and he saw. He spun away. He fell to his knees in horror.
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DeCock: Wounded and worried, Louisville Cardinals unstoppable still

Chane Behanan started to walk up the court, then he looked, and he saw. He spun away. He fell to his knees in horror.
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DeCock: ACC’s future on display in Duke vs. Louisville

Duke and Louisville will soon share a conference. They were already united by the moment their coaches once shared. By the time they’re done Sunday, at least one ACC team is going to be in the Final Four, either present or future.

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