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NC State Wolfpack football ready to kick off season

The NC State Wolfpack football team is ready to start the 2011-2012 season.The Wolfpack kicks off at home on Sat. Sept. 3 at Carter-Finley Stadium as it takes on the Liberty University Flames, an NCAA Football Championship...

 

Former Blue Devils make impact in Major League Lacrosse

Former Duke Blue Devils lacrosse players, Max Quinzani and Brad Ross, helped their Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team, the Boston Cannons, beat the Hamilton Nationals 10-9, to capture the franchise’s first championship title on Sunday at Navy...

 

UNC soccer knocks off defending NCAA champs 2-1 ahead of Hurricane Irene

As the entire state of North Carolina was preparing for Hurricane Irene to hit, the defending 2011 NCAA women's soccer champion, the #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1), were not aware of the storm that they would...

 

Carolina Hurricanes to start training camp in mid-September

Hockey fans in the Triangle area can start to get excited as the Carolina Hurricanes announced details on Monday about the team's upcoming training camp which begins on Fri. Sept. 16.President and General Manager Jim Rutherford provided...

 

Simpson captures first career PGA Tour win in Greensboro

Raleigh native Webb Simpson finally captured his first career PGA Tour title winning the 2011 Wyndham Championship on Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C..Simpson, a Wake Forest grad, won the tournament with a final round three...

 

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Railhawks go undefeated in homestand

The Carolina Railhawks (15-4-3) went undefeated in their recent two-game homestand at WakeMed Soccer Park and showed its fans and everyone around the NASL why they are the league's top team.The Railhawks tied 1...

Carolina Hurricanes prospects will return to Traverse City

The Carolina Hurricanes will be competing at the 2011 NHL Prospects Tournament from Sept. 10-14, in Traverse City, MI as announced by the team on Thursday. Ron Francis, Director of Hockey Operations, announced that the squad will be coached...

Carolina Railhawks seek to end losing streak

The first-place Carolina Railhawks (14-4-2) seek to halt a two-game losing skid during their upcoming homestand.The North American Soccer League's top team has already clinched a playoff spot and with eight games remaining...

NCAA Violation 2011: UNC athletic boosters seek public disclosure to get answers

It seems that the perspectives of many involved in and around the world of intercollegiate athletics has truly shown its skewed view in North Carolina.The current situation at the University of North Carolina has gotten more interesting and stranger...

NCAA Violation 2011: Rules prove too tricky for a chancellor

It seems that the NCAA rule book is a tough read and one that will even cause a university chancellor to incur a violation.In a statement issued on Friday, University of North Carolina Chancellor Holden Thorp announced that the...

Back to campus: Getting ready for the ACC college football season

As Triangle-area college students make their last-minute purchases tax-free this weekend, and as they pack their laptops, smart phones and first installment of spending money from mom and dad, the first thing they must do is set...

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Tiger is back at the Bridgestone Invitational

He's back.

Currently #28 in the world - not #1 - for now.

He's playing at the Bridgestone Invitational and has increased the buzz for the weekend.

Golf is a sport of overcoming the odds and putting your best performance out there against the field.

Will he do it against everyone else and get back to where many, reluctantly or not, want him to be?

On top.

It starts today.

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Wilson, Haas to share the fairways with Tiger Woods at Bridgestone Invitational

Local golf fans and participating college golf alumni competitors, Mark Wilson (North Carolina) and Bill Haas (Wake Forest), will see the return of Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour as they all begin play in the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone...

 

Former UNC center Jeff Saturday shows compassion at end of NFL lockout

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) voted unanimously to an agreement with team owners that ended the NFL's 136-day lockout on Monday.Former UNC Tar Heels football player Jeff Saturday was a part of it all...

 

NCAA Violation 2011: NC schools have a history

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) held its 2011 Football Kickoff event at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, NC on Sunday.In addressing the media, commisioner John Swofford made comments about many topics regarding the current situation of intercollegiate athletics nationally. Swofford...

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