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Excitement builds in Durham ahead of Duke's Final Four appearance

2 weeks ago | wralsportsfan.com | Monica Casey |Vinnie Boccanfusco |Mark Bergin

Duke plays Houston on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas. INSTRUCTIONS IN DETAILS ON WRAL DOT COM UNDER THIS STORY. SO CHECK IT OUT. HEY, COOPER FLAGG THE AP MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR. AND HE'S JUST 18 YEARS OLD. HE JUST KNEW WE TURNED 18, THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO EVER WIN THE AWARD. AND ONLY THE 4TH FRESHMAN EVER TO DO IT. >> THE AWARD IS NICE. SURE. BUT COOPER FLAGG IN THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS AND THEIR FANS ARE HOPING FOR MUCH MORE THIS WEEKEND.
Duke students jubilant after momentous win against UNC

2 months ago | wralsportsfan.com | Eric Miller |Vinnie Boccanfusco |Ryan Bisesi

Duke students were ecstatic to watch the Blue Devils roll over rival North Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night. SAFELY. NO WORD YET ON WHAT THE OLDER ONES. >> WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. AND WELCOME TO CAVE HILL HERE OUTSIDE OF CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM. I'M ERIC MILLER. TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT A CLASH OF THE TITANS. THOUSANDS OF FANS PREPARING FOR THIS BATTLE BETWEEN A DOMINANT DUKE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC CAROLINA TEAM.
UNC fires winningest coach Mack Brown ahead of regular season finale

Nov 26, 2024 | wralsportsfan.com | Brett Knese |Vinnie Boccanfusco |Ryan Bisesi

Mack Brown won't return to the sidelines in Chapel Hill in 2025. The university announced Brown's firing on Tuesday, a day after Brown said he planned to return next season. HALF HOUR, CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE, WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS. >> AND BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE TOLD YOU OFF THE TOP UNC CHAPEL HILL AND FOOTBALL COACH MACK BROWN ARE PARTING WAYS. NOT BROWN'S DECISION. BROWN WILL COACH SATURDAY'S GAME AGAINST NC STATE.
Fans take in U.S. Open with temperatures on the rise

Jun 13, 2024 | wralsportsfan.com | Brett Knese |Vinnie Boccanfusco |Mark Bergin

Temperatures are expected to reach the 90s on Friday at the U.S. Open. AND WE'LL PUT IT INTO THE ABSOLUTE LEAST 70,000. THAT'S A LOT. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. CERTAINLY. SO THINGS ARE, OF COURSE, HEATING UP ON THE LEADERBOARD AT THE U.S. OPEN DURING ROUND ONE. >> SO THE TEMPERATURE AND WRAL'S BRETT KNESE IS LIVE AT PINEHURST NUMBER 2 NOW AT HOW THE FANS ARE TRYING TO KEEP COOL. BRETT, HOW ARE YOU FEELING OUT THERE? >> WE HAVE PREVAILING GREAT RIGHT NOW.
Meet the two women who helped Payne Stewart win the 1999 U.S. Open

Jun 13, 2024 | wralsportsfan.com | Brett Knese |Vinnie Boccanfusco |Mark Bergin

Tags: Payne Stewart, US Open, golf, PGA Tour, Pinehurst, USGA WRAL has an exclusive interview with two women who helped make history in 1999 when they assisted the legendary Payne Stewart during his U.S. Open win. A fist pump etched in Pinehurst history and even more iconic. He said, do you have any scissors, the untold story that made golf history during the 1999 US open tonight at six.
Golf fans get first look at US Open in Pinehurst

Jun 6, 2024 | wralsportsfan.com | Brett Knese |Vinnie Boccanfusco |Mark Bergin

Pinehurst No. 2 will host the U.S. Open from June 13-16. DAY YESTERDAY. >> THE DOW CLOSED UP 78 POINTS. THE NASDAQ ALSO A LITTLE NERVOUS GOING DOWN 14 POINTS. >> FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE EXCITEMENT HAS BEEN BUILDING AND BUILDING AL FOR THIS. SEE THAT COUNTDOWN RIGHT OVER MY SHOULDER HERE. YES, WE ARE NOW JUST A WEEK AWAY FROM THE U.S. OPEN'S RETURN TO PINEHURST. YOU'RE GETTING THE PUTTING THE PRACTICE GREENS. THEY'RE READY FOR THE PROS.
Drone 5 flies over Dean Dome, home to UNC basketball

Apr 9, 2024 | wralsportsfan.com | Vinnie Boccanfusco |Jessica Patrick

The University of North Carolina's men's basketball team has called the Dean E. Smith Center home for nearly 40 years. How much longer is anybody's guess. The university is weighing whether to build a new stadium, perhaps at an off-campus location, for its men's and women's basketball programs.