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East topples Thomasville in five
When East Davidson’s baseball team needs something good to happen, chances are senior Tyler Lequire will have a hand in it. With the Golden Eagles trailing Thomasville by two runs on Friday at Fin...

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Wildcats top UNC for Final Four berth
NEWARK, N.J. — Throughout the season, few teams were better than North Carolina in the closing minutes of a game. Even though the young Tar Heels were prone to falling behind, they always seemed to...

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Duke pounds Tar Heels for ACC title
GREENSBORO – With 52 seconds to play, Duke seniors Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler flashed wide smiles as they walked off the sideline toward a hearty embrace from head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Eight d...

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Crimson Tide demolish Blue Devils
DURHAM — A sold-out Wallace Wade Stadium overflowed with fans — half in Duke blue, seemingly just as many in Alabama red. Nearly 40,000 people created a buzz of excitement at kickoff, and ABC-TV's...

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Media selects Virginia Tech to win ACC football title
GREENSBORO — The media voters in the ACC preseason football poll went the traditional route on Monday, picking Virginia Tech and Florida State to meet in the Dec. 4 championship game in Charlotte. ...

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Third Plumlee to join Duke hoops
There's another Plumlee headed to Duke. Marshall Plumlee, younger brother of current Blue Devils Miles and Mason, committed to Duke on Saturday night his father, Perky, confirmed Sunday. Marshall...

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Wear twins to transfer out of UNC program
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina's once-deep frontcourt got significantly thinner with the surprise announcement Thursday that twins David and Travis Wear are transferring.

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Not just yet: Singler will return to Duke next season
DURHAM — Kyle Singler is living one dream and has decided to wait another year before pursuing his next as a professional basketball player.

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Duke has potential to make it two in a row
INDIANAPOLIS — When Seth Curry makes his Duke debut in November after sitting out a season because of his transfer from Liberty, he will do so in almost unheard-of circumstances.

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National Champions: Duke beats Butler, 61-59
INDIANAPOLIS — More than any team in Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's 30 seasons, this one understood that it had to win with the defense.

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'New' season brings new look for Heels
CHAPEL HILL — When North Carolina was announced as part of the NIT field, despite it's 16-16 overall record, the Tar Heels said they looked at the postseason tournament as a fresh start.

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Duke moves on to Sweet 16
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Duke senior Jon Scheyer said his shot simply left him, but he thinks he knows where it went.

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Duke counting on experience to make deep NCAA run
DURHAM — None of Duke's current players has experienced the kind of deep NCAA Tournament run that they could look back upon fondly, but the now older and taller Blue Devils believe it could be a di...

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ACC Tourney: Duke fends off pesky Yellow Jackets, 65-61
GREENSBORO — From the first minute of Sunday's ACC Tournament championship game, it looked like it was only a matter of time before the Duke Blue Devils would win yet another title.

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Duke does just enough to get by UVA
GREENSBORO — No one has ever questioned Duke’s total commitment to winning the ACC Tournament, even in those years that it conceivably could be viewed as little more than a warm-up for the NCAA To...

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Duke rips Heels to share ACC crown
DURHAM — Before the first media timeout Saturday night, it became fairly apparent which team would win the latest chapter in the storied series between Duke and North Carolina.

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UNC seniors go out with win
CHAPEL HILL — Before each senior night, North Carolina coach Roy Williams points to each underclassmen in the locker room and tells them it is their responsibility to make sure the seniors go out o...

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McDonald helps UNC beat Wake
WINSTON-SALEM — North Carolina's Leslie McDonald is not a superstitious person, but he is going to be keeping his new haircut for a while.

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Devils keep road streak alive at UVA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The knock on Duke early on was that they struggled away from Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Yellow Jackets blow out Tar Heels
ATLANTA — For the second time in roughly a month, the North Carolina Tar Heels found themselves in a 20-point hole before halftime against Georgia Tech.

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Krzyzewski, Duke celebrate big day
DURHAM — Mike Krzyzewski’s 1,000th game. In his 30th season. In Cameron Indoor Stadium’s 70th year.

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UNC gets season sweep of Wolfpack
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina point guard Larry Drew II has no clue what gets into him whenever he plays rival N.C. State.

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Woes continue for Tar Heels
BLACKSBURG, VA. — If the North Carolina Tar Heels had driven to Blacksburg, Va., to face Virginia Tech, they may have felt a little like they were in a friendly area when they saw the overpass mark...

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Singler leads Duke by Tech
DURHAM — As Duke freshman Mason Plumlee took off toward the basket for a dunk late in the first half of Thursday night's showdown against Georgia Tech, Duke junior Kyle Singler had to take himself ...

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ACC basketball getting BCS treatment
It's a conference filled with good but not great teams, no one able to get into position to claim the top spot in the national rankings.

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Cavaliers cruise by UNC
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina had hoped to use its momentum from a win over N.C. State on Wednesday to beat Virginia on Sunday and begin to turn around its season after falling as far as second-to-l...

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Blue Devils put away Wake in 2nd half
DURHAM – For a moment, it felt like a football game had broken out Sunday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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UNC basketball to host alumni game
CHAPEL HILL - More than 50 former North Carolina men's players have committed to play in the "Celebration of a Century" basketball game on Feb. 12 at the Smith Center.

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Heels have plenty to figure out
CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina starting point guard Larry Drew II said he believes the No. 9 Tar Heels will be practicing late-game situations more often in the coming weeks after their overtime loss...

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Blue Devils get a little payback ripping Tigers
DURHAM -- Last season in one of Duke's most embarrassing losses in a long time, Clemson ran the Blue Devils ragged. Sunday night in the ACC opener for both teams, the Blue Devils returned the favo...

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Heels drop bowl game to Pitt
CHARLOTTE — According to North Carolina coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels already had moved on from their 19-17 loss to No. 17 Pittsburgh less than 30 minutes after the Meineke Car Care Bowl on Satu...

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Texas controls paint to beat Tar Heels
ARLINGTON, Texas — Before the season began, all the hype surrounding North Carolina revolved around its talented and deep frontcourt.

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Duke defense overwhelms Gonzaga
NEW YORK — On defense, the Duke Blue Devils played like a near-perfect team.

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Scheyer nets 36 as Blue Devils roll
Jon Scheyer poured in a career-high 36 points, while Dawkins scored 16 off the bench in his first game since the death of his sister in an automobile accident, as the Blue Devils dominated Gardner-...

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Blue Devil guard loses sister in car accident
Lacey Dawkins, the older sister of Duke freshman basketball player Andre Dawkins, died in an automobile accident Saturday in West Virginia on her way to see her brother play.

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Will Graves and the Tar Heels will host Presbyterian on Saturday at the Smith Center.
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Kentucky turns back Tar Heels
LEXINGTON, Ky. — North Carolina coach Roy Williams said earlier in the week that he’s the biggest fan of Kentucky’s John Wall, but for reasons he didn’t want to publicly address, he never offered t...

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Williams wins 600th game as UNC beats Pack
CHAPEL HILL — During the excitement of the last 10 minutes of Sunday's game, one that went back and forth between No. 11 North Carolina and Nevada, UNC coach Roy Williams admitted he made a move on...

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Heels welcome Spartans in rematch of title game
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina senior Deon Thompson is the only returning starter off the 2009 NCAA championship squad, and he has watched the film from the title game victory over Michigan State jus...

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Miami s Travis Benjamin tries to make the catch as the UNC defense tries to break it up.
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Burnery has big day in Carolina win
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina cornerback Kendric Burney admitted he was a little nervous during the review.

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Deon Thompson finishes at the rim on Sunday against Valparaiso.
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Lethargic Heels avoid Valpo upset
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina senior Marcus Ginyard said he could feel it during warm-ups before Sunday's game against Valparaiso.

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Tar Heels have work to do after win
CHAPEL HILL - The first thing North Carolina coach Roy Williams said in his postgame news conference after Monday's season-opening 88-72 victory over Florida International was that he was glad to g...

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UNC defense holds back Duke offense
CHAPEL HILL — Earlier in the week, Duke coach David Cutcliffe called North Carolina’s defense the best in the league.

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UNC takes floor in hopes of repeat
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s mascot, Ramses, repelled from the Smith Center ceiling, the Tar Heels did their best Elvis impersonations, danced in their boxers “Risky Business” style and sported g...

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UNC offensive line getting back to basics
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina left tackle Kyle Jolly has started 30 games in his career and is one of just four senior starters this season. He is an unquestioned leader and seasoned veteran, but h...

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Heels looking for breakout game against Southern
CHAPEL HILL — When Georgia Southern visits North Carolina today (3:30 p.m., ESPN360.com), all eyes will be on the Tar Heels’ offense and whether its new simplified approach helps rebound from poor ...

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Blue Devils look to snap losing streak to State
DURHAM — A reporter asked Duke coach David Cutcliffe earlier in the week whether he had mentioned the Blue Devils’ 11-game losing streak against N.C. State to his team heading into today’s trip to ...

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Duke beats NCCU in first ever meeting
DURHAM — All of Durham — Duke and N.C. Central fans alike — had reasons to celebrate leading up to Saturday’s historic first football meeting between the neighbors and reasons to cheer during the g...

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Renfree TD pass paves way to Duke victory
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Sean Renfree had been waiting for this moment for what seemed like forever, yet somehow it still snuck up on him.

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