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Eagles Heading to Orangeburg for First-Place Showdown
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The North Carolina Central University football program will head to Oliver C. Dawson Stadium on Saturday for a first-place showdown against the Bulldogs of No. 18/20 South Carolina State. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+, then re-air on ESPNU...
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Championship Saturday: ‘You win it, you’re in it’
N.C. Central (5-5, 3-0 MEAC) vs. South Carolina State (8-2, 3-0) There’s no sugarcoating the Eagles-Bulldogs showdown in Columbia, South Carolina. “You win it, you’re in it,” NCCU coach Trei Oliver said Monday. For the third straight year, the winner of this game either wins the conference...
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Ongoing drought not only means less water, but less business for some
Melanie Whitten’s parents opened Gunter’s Greenhouse in Durham about 45 years ago. She and her husband took over in 2002. The family sells a wide variety of plants, but this year has looked different because of the ongoing drought. The most recent drought monitor shows 14 counties categorized...
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The Durham Association of Educators sets its sight on district pay policies
Public employees in North Carolina are barred by state law from negotiating their pay and contracts. That has long hampered state employees from forming effective unions that bargain with their employers. But in Durham, the local chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educators has amassed considerable influence with its...
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14th Tornado From Isaias Remnants Confirmed Near RDU, Raleigh-Durham Total Climbs
Raleigh Central Business District — Weather Coverage Backdrop. A tornado nobody initially counted has been confirmed near Raleigh-Durham International Airport, pushing North Carolina's total from last month's Isaias-remnant outbreak to 14 touchdowns statewide. The newly identified twister was rated EF-0, with estimated winds of 80 mph, and it struck a heavily wooded area near Interstate 40 and I-540, between Pleasant Grove Church Road and Aviation Parkway.
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Georgia not approaching UNC game in awe of blue blood program
It’s college basketball’s bluest of blue bloods against a program whose leading scorer is named Blue. Georgia and Blue Cain visit UNC Friday night for a nationally televised game on ESPN2 at the Dean Dome in the first matchup between the Bulldogs and Tar Heels in 28 years. Cain’s father played golf at North Carolina's arch-rival, Duke, and named his son for the Blue Devils. North Carolina has won six NCAA championships and played in 21 Final Fours--more than any other program--but is unranked under first-year coach Michael Malone in this matchup of 3-0 teams. Georgia , a program who plays in the shadow of its top tier football program, is seeking a third straight NCAA Tournament trip under coach Mike White. It doesn’t plan to be intimidated by the all banners hanging in the rafters in its first road game of the season. “They put their jersey on like we do,” Georgia senior guard Smurf Millender said. “They bleed how we bleed. It’s not nothing that we’re not prepared for that Coach White and the other coaches haven’t prepared us for since June.” Georgia is 5-13 all-time against the Tar Heels, but had perhaps the biggest win in program