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1 week ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Mark Bergin
Tags: NC State sports, NC State basketball, UNC sports, UNC basketball, college basketball, ACC basketball
NC State will host the Tar Heels in Will Wade's debut season, but he won't bring his squad to Chapel Hill. It is the first time since 1919 that the Tar Heels won't play a home game against NC State. >> SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT? >> NEXT BASKETBALL SEASON, UNC AND NC STATE'S MEN'S TEAMS WILL ONLY PLAY EACH OTHER ONCE IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
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2 weeks ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Mark Bergin
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts spoke Thursday about the athletics department and the attention brought about by football coach Bill Belichick. Roberts said the university wanted Belichick to bring the football program to another level. There was a big talk yesterday about athletics and sort of taking the shackles off any sense of uh revenue generation.
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2 weeks ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Pat Welter
Florida Panthers Carolina Hurricanes TNT | Tuesday, May 20th 8:00 PM EDT Defenseman Scott Morrow, who has played in 16 career games, will be in the lineup for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. Morrow replaces Jalen Chatfield, who will miss his second consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. Carolina used rookie Alexander Nikishin as Chatfield's replacement in Game 5 of its series with Washington, but will turn to Morrow this time.
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3 weeks ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Mark Bergin
Tags: UNC sports, college football, Bill Belichick, ACC, ACC Football
UNC football coach Bill Belichick has encountered plenty of turbulence in Chapel Hill well before the start of his first college football season. He talked with WRAL's Brian Murphy about transitioning to the college game and the elevated expectations the program faces. OF CHALLENGES IN A FEDERAL COURT RULING AGAINST THEM. AND BRACE YOURSELF.
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1 month ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Joseph Ochoa
While sports betting is legal in NC, Brian Murphy explains why horse racing is off limits. PLACE. >> THE FASTEST 2 MINUTES IN SPORTS AIRS TOMORROW ON NBC. WHICH MEANS YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE ON WRAL, 20 HORSES WILL BUY FOR THE 3.1 MILLION WINNER SHARE OF THE 5 MILLION DOLLAR PURSE IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY. ONE OF THE HORSES TO WATCH IS NAMED JOURNALIST THAT WE LIKE THAT. HE'S LIKELY THE FASTEST HORSE IN THE RACE THIS YEAR.
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1 month ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Mark Bergin
Tags: Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson, UNC sports, college football, college sports
North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended his girlfriend Jordon Hudson's conduct during a "CBS News Sunday Morning" interview in a lengthy statement Wednesday, saying she was simply doing her job and that the interview veered away from agreed-upon topics. TO OUR QUOTE OF THE DAY. GETTING CLICKS IS EASIER THAN GETTING WINS.
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1 month ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Chris Lea |Brian Murphy |Joseph Ochoa
Three former blue Devils, including Ryan Smith, Tre'Shon Devones and Cam Bergeron and former UNC wide receiver JJ Jones, are suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association for an extra year of eligibility to play college football. BACK WITHIN 3 DAYS. >> HE'S ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT FORMER DUKE AND UNC PLAYERS WERE IN A WAKE COUNTY COURTROOM TODAY. THEY'RE SUING TO TRY TO GET AN EXTRA YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY FROM THE NCAA TO TRY TO PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
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1 month ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Mark Bergin
WRAL sports investigative reporter Brian Murphy discusses what the Triangle's men's basketball teams should expect for the 2025-26 season. STILL HAD MY BACK. >> THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON IS OVER AND ENDED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DISAPPOINTMENT. DUKE MADE THE FINAL 4. UNC BARELY MADE THE TOURNAMENT. NC STATE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE ACC TOURNAMENT NEXT SEASON WILL BRING COACHING CHANGES. REFRESH LAW ROSTERS AND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY FROM NIL.
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2 months ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Brian Murphy |Mark Bergin
New NC State men's basketball coach Will Wade's six-year contract is worth more than $17 million. ADMINISTRATION SINCE TAKING OFFICE IN JANUARY. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU. SO DUKES. MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS IN THE FINAL 4, BUT ALL THE FAN BASES AROUND HERE KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE LAST YEAR WAS NC STATE. THAT WAS CELEBRATING A FINAL 4 BERTH. >> NOW, WOLF, PACK IS STARTING OVER WITH A NEW COACH. WILL WADE. HE BROUGHT A BURST OF EXCITEMENT TO THE PROGRAM AND FANS WHEN THIS WAS ANNOUNCED.
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2 months ago | 
wralsportsfan.com | Ryan Bisesi |Brian Murphy
Duke Blue Devils 14 South Carolina Gamecocks 21 2nd - 07:25 Top-seeded South Carolina led No. 2 seed Duke 16-10 after the first quarter of their NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game in Birmingham, Alabama. Duke (29-7) is seeking its first Final Four appearance since 2006. South Carolina (33-3), which won the national title in 2024 and 2022, is seeking its fifth consecutive Final Four berth. Duke has held its first three tournament opponents to an average of 38.7 points.
