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N.C. State beat No. 7 ranked Duke last week but then suffered a 24-point blowout loss at Maryland.

As ESPN Newscaster said last night… “they ain’t the ain’ts anymore.”

Former Pirate defensive back and assistant coach Ruffin McNeill is back home.

Gaines Adams, an All-American defensive end at Clemson whose career never blossomed in the NFL with Chicago and Tampa Bay, died Sunday after going into cardiac arrest. He was 26.

UNC Men's Basketball coach Roy Williams underwent surgery this week to repair a torn labrum.

North Carolina Central University meets the University of North Carolina in first round action of the 2009 2KSports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. <!--more-->

The Yankees christened the first season in their new ballpark the same way they opened their old stadium in 1923. <!--more-->

Alex Rodriguez has turned around his perennial playoff struggles and with one swing of his bat brought the Yankees within 27 outs of their 27th World Series championship — and his first.