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The Herald-Sun/Kevin Seifert
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| Jack Jensen and Roy Williams are pictured after Fred "Curly" Neal passed Williams a Harlem Globetrotter basketball during the 2008 N.C. Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the N.C. Museum of History on Thursday. |
Butters, Neal, WIlliams among 8 enshrined in N.C. Sports Hall
RALEIGH -- Tom Butters has a message for his former employer, Duke University, which is currently searching for a new athletics director.
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Bulls run into an ace
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Eddie Bonine has been a human firewall for the Toledo Mud Hens all season long.
And on Thursday night at a wet Durham Bulls Athletic Park, the big right-hander worked his magic against the Bulls. |
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Vickers' team wins Pit Crew Challenge
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Mike Metcalf just missed out on the start of Appalachian State's run of three straight national championships in football. He was just the kind of hungry athlete Red Bull Racing wanted. |
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Ginobili, Duncan help Spurs force Game 7
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The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night. |
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Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5
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The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour. The smooth ride through 12 playoff games got a bit bumpier when the Philadelphia Flyers staved off elimination from the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory Thursday night, forcing a Game 5 in Pittsburgh on Sunday. |
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Rachel Hetherington tied for lead at Sybase
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Despite being under par for the round and having a share of the lead, Rachel Hetherington wasn't overly disappointed Friday when the LPGA Tour took the rare step of washing out play in the Sybase Classic. |
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Byrd takes 3-stroke lead at AT&T Classic
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Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic. |
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May 15
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Stars avoid sweep, send West finals back to Detroit
Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. Loui Ericksson's goal about 12 minutes after Detroit's was waved off, then third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow sent the Stars past the Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night, preventing the Western Conference finals from ending in a sweep.
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No. 1 Justine Henin hangs up her racket
The determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading. "I decided," the 25-year-old Belgian said, "to stop fooling myself and accept it." Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than 100 weeks ranked No. 1.
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Celtics beat Cavs 96-89 to take 3-2 lead in series
Someone is going to have to win in Boston to keep the Celtics from winning their 17th NBA title. Cleveland hopes for one more chance.
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Kobe scores 26, Lakers beat Jazz to take 3-2 lead
So much for Kobe Bryant's sore lower back. Bryant scored 26 points, his teammates kept Utah at bay down the stretch, and Los Angeles Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs, beating the Jazz 111-104 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
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May 14
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Bulls' offense wakes up in a blowout win over Hens
If the last few games are any indication, the Durham Bulls' offense is back.
And on Wednesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, it got a little ridiculous.
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Is ACC football in good shape?
One way or another, the ACC is going to continue to tell us its football is in good shape.
Mike Finn, an ACC associate commissioner, will point this out to you, I am certain of it. Finn works the angles better than most and carefully points to the positives, which is a wise thing to do in his position.
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Derby winner Big Brown is odds-on Preakness favorite
Running on the outside has been very good to Big Brown. Now the Kentucky Derby winner gets to try things from the middle.
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ECH moves into sectional final with OT goal
East Chapel Hill’s Taylor Boone bent home a corner kick after 97 scoreless minutes for a 1-0 win over Enloe in the third round of the state playoffs.
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Cummings joins Bulls, delivers win
Jeremy Cummings had traveled halfway around the world to make his debut for the Durham Bulls on Tuesday night.
And when he got his opportunity, the right-hander made it count.
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Riverside gets past Wilmington Ashley
Ari Seelinger and Blaze Tart combined for a five-hitter as Riverside beat Wilmington Ashley to advance to the third round of the 4-A state playoffs with a 6-2 victory.
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May 13
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Knights climb to eighth, plan to be back next season
In Kevin Wicker's first season as Northern's golf coach three years ago, he started to lay the foundation of things to come.
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Garrett struggles through Round 2
Riverside's Jack Garrett went into Tuesday's final round of the state 4-A golf championships at Pinehurst No. 6 one stroke off the lead and with one goal on his mind -- he wanted to win.
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Dascenzo: Hart still is one of Duke's best QBs
They will induct Leo Hart, among others, into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday.
It undoubtedly will be an emotional and well-deserved honor for Hart. But the most significant reason the three-time, first-team All-ACC quarterback is so ridiculously deserving may have come down to one rainy afternoon in October, 1970.
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DBAP to host USA, Canada
USA Baseball will host the biggest event it has held in the Triangle when Team USA faces Canada in a four-game series Aug. 1-4.
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Duke has two sports inductees
DURHAM -- Tom Butters and Leo Hart first crossed paths at Duke 40 years ago, when a tragedy thrust Butters into the role of baseball coach for a team that featured Hart on the mound.
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Knicks introduce Mike D'Antoni as new head coach
Mike D'Antoni is bringing his high-scoring brand of basketball to a Knicks team that seems ill-suited to run it. No matter. The former Phoenix Suns coach figures he'll come up with something that works.
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James, Cavs batter Celtics to even series at 2-2
Back to even, and back to Boston -- with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4 on Monday night to tie the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
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