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Duke's Singler ready to wing it

Duke's Kyle Singler

Duke forward Kyle Singler is taking a class this summer that he hopes will pay dividends if he goes on to play in the NBA.

Updated: Jul. 6, 2009 6:00 AM | Full story

Pirates line up another strong schedule

East Carolina's nonconference schedule features an in-state opponent nobody wants to play, consecutive road trips to Bowl Championship Series teams and a Thursday night game against the kings of Thursday night.

Updated: Jul. 6, 2009 10:39 AM | Full story

Women's college basketball gets a boost from NCAA

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With its Division I Women's Basketball Grant Program, the NCAA last month awarded $750,000 in grants to North Carolina and other schools to increase awareness for the sport and build their fan bases.

Updated: Jul. 6, 2009 10:03 AM | Full story

Another Capel joins the coaching ranks

Pickeral:It seemed like only a matter of time before former North Carolina forward Jason Capel followed his father and brother into coaching.

Updated: Jul. 6, 2009 10:39 AM | Full story

Devils may play more zone this season

Junior forward Kyle Singler floated a possibility that seems to make sense for Duke's unusually configured basketball team.

Updated: Jul. 3, 2009 11:18 PM | Full story

Duke may play -- gasp -- a zone, Singler says

Junior forward Kyle Singler has floated a possibility that seems to make sense for Duke’s unusually configured 2009-10 basketball team. "We might be playing a little more zone this year than in years past,” he says.

Updated: Jul. 3, 2009 8:14 AM | Full story

Ellis leaves Pack; 3 signees won't enroll

Sophomore cornerback Dominique Ellis plans to transfer from N.C. State, and three players who signed with the Wolfpack football team in February will not enroll in the fall, coach Tom O'Brien announced Thursday.

Updated: Jul. 3, 2009 12:03 AM | Full story

Jimmy V pairings announced

Butler will meet Georgetown and Indiana will face Pittsburgh in this year's Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. The pairings for the Dec. 8 men's basketball doubleheader were announced Wednesday.

Updated: Jul. 3, 2009 12:03 AM | Full story

South Stanly DE picks Hokies over Pack

South Stanly defensive end Justin Taylor has committed to Virginia Tech, picking the Hokies over fellow finalist N.C. State.

Updated: Jul. 2, 2009 9:16 AM | Full story

Busy athletes find ways to fill downtime

N.C. State gymnast Taylor Seaman hasn't returned home for Easter in four years. The holiday typically comes during the heart of the Wolfpack's spring season, and spending that weekend with family conflicts with the team schedule.

Updated: Jul. 2, 2009 6:21 AM | Full story

Basketball should reign again

Tudor:The dominance of men's basketball in ACC athletics can be measured by how thoroughly the sport has ruled the league's athlete-of-the-year awards.

Updated: Jul. 2, 2009 6:27 AM | Full story

Tar Heels sign lucrative pact with Nike

North Carolina has signed a new 10-year, $37.7 million contract with Nike, with the majority coming in the form of apparel and equipment for the school's 28 sports teams.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 11:18 PM | Full story

UNC, Wake alumni on U.S. field hockey team

Lauren Crandall thought her field hockey-playing days had ended when she graduated from Wake Forest in 2007.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 11:18 PM | Full story

FSU says giving up coaches' wins unfair

Florida State says it's unfair to take wins off the individual records of football coach Bobby Bowden and other coaches and athletes who had no role in an academic cheating scandal.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 11:18 PM | Full story

Clemson's Baciu has surgery

Clemson's 7-foot-2 center, Catalin Baciu, is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 11:18 PM | Full story

Krzyzewski staying put at Duke

Mike Krzyzewski left no doubt Tuesday that he plans to spend the rest of his coaching career at Duke.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 5:49 AM | Full story

Coach K must get creative

DeCock:Mike Krzyzewski was talking about the ACC on Tuesday when he best expressed the challenges he faces with his own men's basketball team this season.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 5:45 AM | Full story

Yow will receive women's award

The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators will honor the late Kay Yow, the former N.C. State women's basketball who died Jan. 24 after a long battle with cancer, with its 2009 Award of Distinction.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 11:43 PM | Full story

Havelock OL picks Gamecocks

Offensive lineman Corey Robinson (6-7 275) of Havelock High committed to South Carolina at a news conference at the school today.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 4:47 PM | Full story

UNC women get in-state commit

Gastonia Forestview's Shannon Smith, an all-state basketball point guard last season as a junior, committed to North Carolina.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 4:39 PM | Full story

Oghobaase puts leadership No. 1

Just before he left for summer break, Duke's Vince Oghobaase bench-pressed 440 pounds, easily a personal-best for the 6-foot-6, 300-pound defensive tackle.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 6:04 AM | Full story

Irving on the road to recovery

Nate Irving survived a horrific one-vehicle crash before dawn Sunday morning, suffering a broken leg and collapsed lung. N.C. State sports information director Annabelle Myers said Monday that Irving's surgery late Sunday was successful and proceeded as expected.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 6:03 AM | Full story

More on Pack's latest commitment

Learn more about Logan Winkles, the latest Wolfpack commitment.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 4:40 PM | Full story

UNC has extra football scholarships

North Carolina has gone from a shortage of football scholarships to a surplus.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 12:18 AM | Full story

Pack lands Georgia pair

N.C. State has received two football commitments in the last week from Georgia high school players.

Updated: Jun. 30, 2009 6:13 AM | Full story

Georgia Tech guard will miss 7 games

College notes:Georgia Tech guard Lewis Clinch will miss at least the first seven games of his senior season because he is academically ineligible.

Updated: Nov. 9, 2008 3:58 AM | Full story

Hokies' Glennon to start

Sean Glennon will be Virginia Tech's starting quarterback this season while sophomore Tyrod Taylor takes a redshirt season.

Updated: Aug. 27, 2008 6:25 AM | Full story

Heels unload on Gauchos

Tyler Hansbrough scored 21 points and Marcus Ginyard added a career-high 17 in a 105-70 rout of the outmatched UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Smith Center today.

Updated: Dec. 22, 2007 4:56 PM | Full story

Boston's Matt Ryan Heisman candidate?

According to the Boston Herald, SI, ESPN and the New York Times are all writing the life and times of Matt Ryan features.

Updated: Sep. 20, 2007 2:31 PM | Full story

Duke loses fullback Tielor Robinson

Losing fullback Tielor Robinson was Duke's biggest loss of the season so far. Robinson leading Duke's running backs with 3.7 yards per carry. That doesn't sound like a lot until you know the team, working with a four-man rotation, is averaging about 54 yards per game.

Updated: Sep. 19, 2007 3:15 PM | Full story
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