People who watch Kendall Marshall play basketball talk a lot about his vision, and how good it is, but in reality it has become worse over the years.
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A few years ago, I ran into an exasperated writer from a national magazine who'd been dispatched to Tobacco Road to find a fresh story about the Duke-North Carolina game.
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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.
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Anthony Stewart is still a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has been to New York to visit with doctors for Major League Baseball and the players' association after his admitted relapse with alcohol.
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Millbrook's 64-49 win against Wake Forest-Rolesville on Tuesday night wasn't pretty.
Modified: 02/08/12 05:39:52 AMCary wrestling's short-lived absence from contention for the state dual team championships ended Tuesday night.
Modified: 02/08/12 12:01:12 AMSoutheast Raleigh clinched the No. 1 playoff seed from the Greater Neuse 4A with a 46-24 victory against Garner on Tuesday. The Bulldogs earned at least a share of the regular-season title and would have the edge if a tie-breaking procedure is needed.
Modified: 02/08/12 12:01:10 AMThe Durham Jordan wrestlers earned a close win over Millbrook, but were unable to get past defending Eastern 4A champion New Bern in the opening two rounds of the N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team wrestling on Tuesday night.
Modified: 02/08/12 12:01:13 AMFayetteville Britt won the final six matches to come from 19 points down and eliminate Sanderson 33-24 Tuesday night in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A dual-team wrestling championships.
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Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest SEC test to date with a 78-58 victory against No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night.
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Memphis is the latest school to sign up for a spot in the new Big East.
Modified: 02/07/12 11:56:16 PMAs No. 5 North Carolina prepares for tonight's grudge match with No. 10 Duke, it's undoubtedly noticed in film sessions that the Blue Devils have trouble defending tall, athletic perimeter players.
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Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers 1-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive win.
Modified: 02/07/12 11:56:13 PMDuke freshman Tanner Hough registered his team-best ninth pin of the season to help lead the Blue Devils wrestling team to a 22-13 victory Tuesday over Gardner-Webb at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Modified: 02/07/12 11:56:18 PMPaul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.
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Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL.
Modified: 02/07/12 11:41:04 PMReporter Jack Daily looks at the starting lineups, the bench and at the intangibles to see who has the edge in the North Carolina-Duke rivalry.
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Anthony Stewart is still a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Cam Newton capped a record-breaking rookie season by taking home two trophies from a red-carpet awards show Saturday on the eve of Super Bowl XLVI.
Modified: 02/05/12 06:21:56 AMNFL More
The strangest coaching decision during Super Bowl week wasn't when Bill Belichick ordered his defense to act like matadors and wave Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw by for a touchdown from 6 yards out with less than a minute left in the game. That's just the one people will remember. The really odd one came four days earlier when the uber-prepared Patriots coach, anticipating a halftime show that would dictate a 30-minute intermission rather than the usual 12, ordered his players to take a break from practicing football and practice sitting in the locker room for a half-hour instead.
Modified: 02/08/12 05:39:16 AMCollege sports More
People who watch Kendall Marshall play basketball talk a lot about his vision, and how good it is, but in reality it has become worse over the years.
Modified: 02/08/12 05:35:48 AMCollege Wire More
Florida coach Billy Donovan handicapped what could be the national title game in April.
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Millbrook's 64-49 win against Wake Forest-Rolesville on Tuesday night wasn't pretty.
Modified: 02/08/12 05:39:52 AMBaseball More
Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has been to New York to visit with doctors for Major League Baseball and the players' association after his admitted relapse with alcohol.
Modified: 02/08/12 04:54:32 AMPro basketball More
Kevin Durant came hard off the screen, took the pass and launched a jumper that banked off the glass and through the net.
Modified: 02/08/12 05:19:26 AMAuto racing More
Kimi Raikkonen's return to Formula One began on a high note when the 2007 world champion topped the timesheets in the first of a four-day preseason test session on Tuesday at Jerez.
Modified: 02/07/12 01:19:17 PMGolf More
Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room Tuesday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press conference at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The "Caddyshack" star looked more confused than usual.
Modified: 02/07/12 07:39:17 PMTennis More
French Open champion Li Na retired from her first-round match Tuesday at the Open GDF Suez, while fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic withdrew from the tournament, citing a left thigh strain.
Modified: 02/07/12 04:29:07 PMSoccer More
The Los Angeles Galaxy announced Tuesday that Brazilian duo Juninho and Leonardo will return to the club from Brasileiro side Sao Paulo, as Juninho rejoins the club on a season-long loan and Leonardo signs on a free transfer. Per league and club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Modified: 02/07/12 02:24:12 PMCycling More
Sport's highest court will issue a second verdict this week involving a doping case against a Tour de France winner.
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