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Jayden Taylor, NC State start fast, finish off Boston College
Jayden Taylor helped North Carolina State to a strong start and finished with 19 points as the Wolfpack ended a nine-game losing streak by defeating visiting Boston College 70-62 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 11 points off the bench for NC State (10-15, 3-11 A...
BC bids to end skid at expense of reeling NC State
Boston College and North Carolina State meet on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C., and the game has significant postseason implications within the Atlantic Coast Conference.,That's because only 15 of the 18 teams in the expanded league will qualify for the ACC tournament. The two teams facing off ...
LPGA to penalize players with fines, strokes under new pace of play policy
The Ladies Professional Golf Association is implementing a policy to regulate the pace of play, putting it into effect this spring.,The policy lowers the timing threshold for stoke penalties, among the changes. It will apply to both the LPGA and the Epson Tour.,"The LPGA conducted a thorough review ...
Louisville continues comeback campaign at NC State
Louisville looks for its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference win Wednesday night when it travels to Raleigh, N.C., to take on North Carolina State.,The Cardinals (18-6, 11-2 ACC) have won two in a row since suffering a loss at Georgia Tech that got them booted out of the AP Top 25.,Louisvill...
Spacestation Gaming tops standings in OCS NA Stage 1
Sweeps were the order of the day in the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 1 on Saturday. ,Spacestation Gaming's win moved them atop the standings, with the other two victors, NTMR and Team Liquid, also in the top four. ,The $100,000 tournament, played online, features eight teams. The...
Timeless, Spacestation sail to wins in OCS NA Stage 1
Timeless and Spacestation Gaming are tied atop the standings for the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 1 after earning victories on Friday.,Spacestation Gaming defeated Amplify 3-1 while Timeless swept Shikigami 3-0 as Week 2 action got underway. Both victors have won two of their thr...
NC State carries seven-game losing streak to Stanford
Two teams seeking to end losing streaks meet on the basketball court for the first time in 12 seasons when Stanford hosts North Carolina State in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Saturday afternoon.,Both teams last played on Wednesday. NC State (9-13, 2-9) dropped a seventh straight when beaten ...
Streaking Clemson holds off threats from NC State
Chase Hunter, back in the starting lineup after limited playing time recently because of illness, scored 20 points and Clemson withstood several threats from North Carolina State for a 68-58 road victory Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Viktor Lakhin had 13 points and Chauncey Wiggins ended up wi...
Timeless, Spacestation Gaming open Overwatch Champions Series with wins
Timeless and Spacestation Gaming opened play in the 2025 Overwatch Champions Series North America with wins on Friday.,Timeless topped Team Liquid 3-0, with Spacestation Gaming taking out NTMR 3-1.,The $100,000 tournament, played online, features eight teams. The regular-season round robin will conc...
Rested Clemson takes 5-game win streak to NC State
Clemson and North Carolina State have something in common ahead of Saturday afternoon's meeting at Raleigh, N.C.,Both teams are trying to get well, but that takes on different meanings.,For Clemson (17-4, 9-1 ACC), an extended break might have come at the right time. For NC State (9-11, 2-7), it's a...
Cooper Flagg, No. 2 Duke overpower NC State in 2nd half
Cooper Flagg scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half as No. 2 Duke rallied past North Carolina State to win 74-64 on Monday night in Durham, N.C.,Kon Knueppel's 19 points and Sion James' 13 points also boosted the Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke, which came back from a...
No. 2 Duke hopes to grow from close call, has NC State next
Even coming off a critical road test, there's little chance No. 2 Duke will overlook its next opponent.,The Blue Devils have Monday night's home assignment against North Carolina State in Durham, N.C.,Duke (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won 13 consecutive games, with none tougher than pul...
Samet Yigitoglu paces SMU past NC State
Samet Yigitoglu scored a season-high 20 points to help SMU erase an eight-point deficit and post a 63-57 win over North Carolina State on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Yigitoglu, a 7-foot-2 freshman center from Turkey, shot 8-of-13 from the floor and also had seven rebounds and a block for the...
SMU looks to make headway in ACC vs. struggling NC State
SMU will aim to return to the win column on Saturday afternoon when it plays at struggling North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C.,The Mustangs (14-5, 5-3 ACC) are tied for fifth place in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference but saw their three-game win streak snapped on Tuesday when th...
Pacers have little trouble topping short-handed 76ers
Pascal Siakam recorded 21 points and eight rebounds and Myles Turner chipped in 18 points and 11 boards as the Indiana Pacers notched a 115-102 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday in Indianapolis. ,Four reserves scored in double figures for Indiana, which won for the eighth time in nine ...
Cal knocks off NC State thanks to Jovan Blacksher Jr.
Jovan Blacksher Jr. capped a 14-point performance with a late, go-ahead layup to help Cal defeat North Carolina State 65-62 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.,With 1:01 to play and Cal (9-9, 2-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailing by a point, Blacksher dribbled along the perimeter and surveyed the d...
Cal, NC State aim to snap out of recent funks
Coming off back-to-back losses, Cal and NC State will both be eager to put tallies in the win column when they meet on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.,NC State (9-8, 2-4 ACC) is coming off the more excruciating defeat. The Wolfpack led at Virginia Tech on Wednesday by 15 points early in the second half an...
Virginia Tech chases down NC State, wins in last seconds
Jaden Schutt scored 17 points, including two free throws with two seconds remaining, to help Virginia Tech defeat visiting North Carolina State 79-76 in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.,The Hokies (8-9, 3-3 ACC) trimmed a 15-point deficit from early in the ...
NC State, Virginia Tech aim to get back on track in ACC matchup
With hopes of securing resume-boosting victories dwindling, North Carolina State aims to get back in the win column on Wednesday when it visits Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.,The Wolfpack (9-7, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) look little like the team that won the conference tournament and made an ...
Ian Jackson helps North Carolina slip by NC State
North Carolina's Ian Jackson scored 21 points in his first meeting with rival North Carolina State and teammate Jalen Washington's tiebreaking dunk with 24 seconds to play and game-clinching defense allowed the visiting Tar Heels to escape with a 63-61 victory Saturday at Raleigh, N.C.,After Washing...