The popular ESPN College GameDay program will be broadcast live from Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday for the Clemson vs. Duke game.
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams put his head down as this team loses to Wake Forest 82-69 during the second half Wednesday in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.
N.C. STATE 88, NO. 7 DUKE 74 - Like JPJA, is Sid Lowe's red jacket back working its magic?
For the second time in three years, a Virginia photographer has won the Eclipse Award. Jeff Taylor of the Winchester Star joins Douglas Lees of Warrenton in winning horse racing's highest honor for photography.
Due to a family health emergency and travel, T.A.H. will be published sporadically over the next five days.
VIRGINIA 69, UNC-Wilimington (Seahawks, 12,195 students, Wilmington, NC) 67Sylven Landesberg hit a 15-footer with 2.2 seconds left Monday night, lifting Virginia to a 69-67 victory against North Carolina-Wilmington.
Virginia (12-4) won its eighth straight, its longest winning streak since the start of the 2003-04 season, but had to make a late comeback to do it.
Wilmington (6-12) trailed before a 21-4 run gave it a 61-58 lead with 3:58 to play. The visitors were ahead 64-60 with 2:57 left before Virginia rescued itself with a 9-3 run.
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(In JPJA’s opening season, the Hoos knocked off Duke in an overtime thriller won on a last second shot by Sean Singletary. It was the first win over Duk
e for the Cavs in five years. There were many signs in the crowd that night as one of Duke’s previous wins had been a controversial one over Clemson when the clock operator cooked the Tigers. Sign: “Sports Center is next unless Duke needs more time”. Another sign said: “Cameron: Old and Ancient, JPJA : The New Hottness…” We can’t find a picture of the New Hotness sign, but it’s referenced in the Feb 2, 2007 T.A.H., an issue that proved to be a forerunner of the current T.A.H. format.)
VIRGINIA TECH 72, North Carolina Central (Eagles, 8,500 students, Durham, NC) 30
From the file labeled “Pick On Somebody Your Own Size,” an obviously cranky Virginia Tech squad fresh off a frustrating loss to Florida State beat down North Carolina Central something fierce Monday night. The Hokies held the Eagles to eight first half points. Yep, not a misprint, EIGHT.
Erick Green scored a game-high 11 points and 11 different players scored in the non-conference victory on Monday night at Cassell Coliseum.
With the win, the Hokies moved to 14-3 overall on the season. Tech wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 13-1 mark.
Paced by Dorenzo Hudson, who scored eight of Tech’s first 10 points, the Hokies jumped out to a 20-4 lead and never trailed in the game. NC Central hit just two of its first 18 shots and went 4-for-27 from the floor in the first half in trailing 30-8 at halftime.
Game over.
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Don’t panic, it wasn't Coach K's boys.
According to the Raleigh News & Observer (and they should know), when you need someone to point out the shortcomings of Duke's basketball program, no one is more helpful than a UNC fan. And when you're looking for someone to explain why the Tar Heels offer an inferior product to what the Blue Devils have, Duke fans are always willing to oblige.
HELPING HAND. UNC freshman John Henson lifts up Alisha Dey, 11, during shooting practice during UNC’s annual clinic for Special Olympics, a two-hour event at the Smith Center last Sunday afternoon.
ALL BALLED UP. A Duke fan gets all balled-up for the women's game against the University of Connecticut at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
HORSE OF THE YEAR. In a hotly contested two-horse race, the voters chose Rachel Alexandra as Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards on Monday night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The first filly to win the Preakness Stakes in 85 years (pictured) received 130 votes to 99 for undefeated Breeders Cup Classic winner Zenyatta in one of the tightest, most widely debated competitions in years.
Miles Plumlee had career highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds, younger brother Mason added 11 points as No. 8 Duke beat Wake Forest 90-70 on Sunday night.
How can you tell Duke is getting better at football? Easy, their coach eschewed a chance to return to Tennessee to replace Lame (not a misprint) Kiffin, and, during the off-season, members of the Blue Devils football squad manage to find their way onto the Durham police blotter.The three freshmen - John Drew, Kyle Griswould and Brandon Putnam - were dismissed from the team after their arrest by campus police. They were removed from campus and won't be allowed to return until the charges are resolved. No one was injured in the 3 a.m. incident.
"Obviously, we take this very seriously," Duke spokesman Michael Schoenfeld said.
Campus police recovered the gun.
MOVING ON. Ageless wonder, Brett Favre reacts after throwing a 45-yard touchdown pass to Sidney Rice during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Minneapolis.
VIRGINIA 75, NO. 23 MIAMI 57 – It’s back. That old John Paul Jones Arena magic is definetly back. And, evidently, it's fueled by stingy defense.
Mustapha Farrakhan scored 13 points and Zeglinski and Mike Scott each had 10 for Virginia, while the 6-foot Zeglinski and 5-11 Jontel Evans shared the Cavaliers' rebounding lead with seven. Virginia shot 52 percent and is 3-0 in the ACC for the first time since 1994-95.
It was a tough week for the S.S. Florida State. The hoops squad had dropped two straight ACC games. Call it an early season “must win.”
NO. 24 CLEMSON 73, N.C. STATE 70 – The Clemson Tigers were still a little weary after mowing down that sweet defenseless little billy goat over in Chapel Hill. The hangover almost resulted in another late-game swoo, but Clemson had just enough Tiger in the tank to get the win.
NO. 20 GEORGIA TECH 73, NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 71 – The elevator goes up and it goes down. The Jackets are heading in one direction, and, at least for now, the Heels (12-6, 1-2) are headed in the other.
MARYLAND 73, BOSTON COLLEGE 57 – Greivis Vasquez scored 17 points and dished out nine assists on his 23rd birthday to lead Maryland to an easy victory over the Eagles.
Eilliot Williams, a freshman last year at Duke, got more playing time in the second-half of the season and he gave the Blue Devils a much-needed boost. At seasons’ end, he announced he was leaving Durham to be nearer to his family for medical reasons.
How happy?
POST-GAME RELIEF. Pierre Garcon #85 of the Indianapolis Colts holds up the Haitian flag after the Colts 20-3 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 16, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
THEY’RE OFF. The field jumps out of the starting gates for the Comedy King Handicap during the Chester Manifold Stakes Day meeting on January 16, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.
THEY’RE OFF, AS WELL. Quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Drew Brees led their teams into the next round of the NFL playoffs with impressive (Brees) and gritty (Manning) performances.
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