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Duke leading Michigan at half

1 hour 33 min ago
A nice stretch by three subs, Nolan Smith and Brian Zoubek gave Duke its first double-digit lead over Michigan and the Blue Devils was up 39-31 at halftime in the title game of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.

Canes, Coyotes tied in second

2 hours 27 min ago
Eric Staal's parents are in town for the Canes' game with the Phoenix Coyotes. The Canes might want to add the Staals to the travel list. Staal has both of Carolina's goal in a 2-2 tie in the second.

Does USA want K for 2012?

4 hours 16 min ago
Yahoo! Sports writer Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting, based on unnamed sources, that USA Basketball senior men's national team director Jerry Colangelo is planning to approach Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski about reprising his role coaching the U.S. for the 3-year run-up to the 2012 London Olympics.

Gretzky wary of slumping Staal

6 hours 14 min ago
Wayne Gretzky didn't wait for the question to end. The Phoenix Coyotes coach obviously was already attuned to the same idea.

Prison time cut in UNC football players case

8 hours 12 min ago
A judge has cut several years off the prison sentence of a Durham man convicted on robbery charges involving three University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football players.

N.C. State's Degand out 1-2 weeks

9 hours 59 min ago
N.C. State starting point guard Farnold Degand is out one to two weeks with an ailing left knee, coach Sidney Lowe said Friday.

Limiting turnovers crucial for Heels

10 hours 21 min ago
The Tar Heels are plus-18 on turnover margin in their six wins over I-A teams and minus-6 in their three losses.

Nogueira's passion for soccer speaks volumes

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Back in high school, Casey Nogueira wanted so badly to become part of UNC's winning women's soccer program that her mother moved her and her brother from Cedarburg, Wis., to Raleigh so she could play closer to the Tar Heels.

Devils wear down Salukis

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
The 10th-ranked Duke Blue Devils earned the right to play in their first title game of the season by beating Southern Illinois 83-58 in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

Canes happy with crowd

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Scott Shaheen of Raleigh had a financial decision to make last Wednesday: take his sons to a movie, or go to the Carolina Hurricanes game against the Washington Capitals.

End zone eludes Draughn, but that's OK

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Coaches and broadcasters call it the Red Zone. For Shaun Draughn, it might as well be the Dead Zone.

Wolfpack, Heels provide nailbiters

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Few football rivalries have been as evenly matched recently as the yearly Triangle tilt between North Carolina and N.C. State, which meet at noon Saturday in Chapel Hill.

On the air

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
TV and Radio.

Sorenstam tees it up one last time

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Annika Sorenstam typically asks for no more than 10 tournament passes in a normal week, enough to accommodate close friends and family.

Golfer may be honest to a fault

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
The moment J.P. Hayes looked down at the golf ball on the floor in his hotel room, he knew there were only two options. Keep his mouth shut and his chances of playing full-time on the PGA Tour next season alive. Or pick up the phone and disqualify himself.

Penguins power past Thrashers

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Petr Sykora redirected Sidney Crosby's slap shot on a power play with 2:40 remaining to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 victory over the host Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night, the Penguins' seventh win in their last eight games.

Ducks' Beauchemin has ligament surgery

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Steelers, snow chill Bengals

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers know exactly how to beat the Cincinnati Bengals -- with or without Chad Ocho Cinco.

The silent treatment

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
While the hurt feelings linger in Los Angeles, Elton Brand moved on to Philadelphia. Brand still chats with Clippers assistants and keeps in contact former teammates, but the All-Star forward hasn't reached out to Mike Dunleavy.

Celtics hammer Pistons

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:30
Point guard Rajon Rondo played one of his best all-around games of the season to help the Boston Celtics race away from the Detroit Pistons for a 98-80 victory Thursday night in Boston.