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ACC baseball power poll ? April 28
2008-04-28 16:30:00 Virginia took the largest drop this week and, if I could have justified it, I would have dropped them farther. If it wasn’t for Clemson, UVa. would be the most disappointing team in the ACC this year. Sure, the Cavaliers have 32 wins overall and a winning record in the conference, but they haven’t won a ... More About: Power , Eagles , Tigers , Baseball , North Carolina
Lawson, Ellington or Green - who do you want back?
2008-04-28 05:32:00 We haven’t had a poll question for many months, but this seemed like a good time to do a new one. Three North Carolina players — Ty Lawson , Wayne Ellington and Danny Green – declared for the NBA Draft over the weekend. So far, none of the three have signed with an agent, so they could ... More About: Back
Duke claims men?s lax championship
2008-04-28 03:21:00 Dan Loftus recorded a season-high 17 saves to help top-seeded and second-ranked Duke repeat as ACC Champions with an 11-9 victory over third-seeded and third-ranked Virginia on Sunday afternoon at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. Duke held an 11-3 lead with six minutes left in the third period and held off a determined Virginia squad over ... More About: Championship , Claims , Cavaliers
Cavs top Terps for women?s lax title
2008-04-27 23:53:00 Ashley McCulloch’s game-winning goal at 3:08 in overtime was all that UVa. needed, as the Cavaliers posted their second come-from-behind victory to upend No. 1 seed Maryland 10-9 and clinch the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Women ’s Lacrosse Championship at Scott Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The league title marked the third in a row for Virginia and ... More About: For Women , Title
Long, Ryan lead way for ACC in NFL Draft day one
2008-04-27 05:49:00 With Virginia?s Chris Long and Boston College?s Matt Ryan being chosen second and third in this year?s NFL Draft , the Atlantic Coast Conference becomes the first Conference in the nation to have two of its student-athletes chosen among the top four picks in the NFL Draft for three consecutive years. Long, who was chosen 2nd overall ... More About: Lead
Carolina?s Green declares for NBA Draft
2008-04-26 23:32:00 University of North Carolina forward Danny Green has declared for the NBA Draft , but will not hire an agent. The junior was Carolina’s fourth-leading scorer at 11.5 points per game in 2007-08. Green becomes the third Tar Heel in the last two days to declare for the NBA Draft, but not sign with an agent, joining ... More About: Men , Hoops
Report has UNC?s Lawson returning, Hansbrough and Green testing waters
2008-04-23 17:07:00 Not sure how much stock to put into this information, but we’ve had the guys from DraftExpress.com on the podcast before and they seem to have some good connections. The site is reporting that sources have told them Ty Lawson will return to North Carolina for his junior season because he’s not happy with where he’s ... More About: Boston College , Men , Hoops , Testing
ACC and the NFL Draft
2008-04-23 05:38:00 Story by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com It’s up to Chris Long to keep the streak alive. The ACC has had the first defensive player taken in the past two NFL Draft s. Gaines Adams out of Clemson went with the fourth pick in 2006 and NC State’s Mario Williams was taken by Houston with the first overall pick last ...
Van Pelt gets new role on ESPN Radio
2008-04-23 02:34:00 Column by Patrick Hit patrick@accnation.com (Photo credit: ESPN/Joe Faraoni) It’s the slow time of the year for ACC news, in between basketball and the start of the college baseball playoffs, so excuse me for covering media news, but this is ACC related, sort of. ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt, a University of Maryland graduate (see, ACC related), is the ... More About: Radio , Role , Terps , Terrapins
Rivers returning to Clemson
2008-04-22 23:24:00 Clemson coach Oliver Purnell announced Tuesday that junior forward K.C. Rivers will return to Clemson for his senior season. The native of Charlotte, NC, was Clemson’s top scorer on the Tigers 24-10 team that ranked 22nd in the final Associated Press poll. Rivers earned second-team All-ACC honors for the season and was first-team All-ACC tournament last year ... More About: Men , Hoops , Clemson
ACC Nation podcast April 21 ? show notes
2008-04-22 02:56:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes The NFL Draft is this weekend and Patrick and Q talk with Scott Wright of NFL Draft Countdown about the ACC players expected to be selected. Wright discusses why Branden Albert’s stock has risen, why Chris Long may be the safest pick in the draft, how Calais ... More About: April , Show , Podcast , Notes , Nation
ACC Nation baseball power poll - April 21
2008-04-21 17:02:00 Here is the power poll for this week. We had our first tie of the season, with Clemson and Duke getting rained out in the 11th inning Sunday with the scored tied at six. What’s wrong with Clemson? Weren’t the Tigers supposed to be good? Is it just that I haven’t paid attention much before this week, ... More About: Power , Eagles , Baseball , North Carolina
ACC tennis championships
2008-04-21 03:33:00 The word is upset. First there was sixth-seed Florida State knocking off third-seed Miami. Then there’s stunning upset. Fourth-seed Clemson shutdown top-seed Georgia Tech to move into the women’s ACC tennis championship against Duke. The nail-biting didn’t stop in the semifinals for Tiger fans as it took close to three and a half hours for Carol Salge ... More About: Tigers , Tennis , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
Michael Hutts death may be linked to heroin and alcohol
2008-04-20 05:28:00 ROOMMATE STANDS BY COMMENTS The roommate and teammate of deceased Georgia Tech pitcher Michael Hutts is standing by the story he told to Atlanta Police. Hutts was found unresponsive on Friday April 11, by his roommate Ryan Tinkoff. According to a story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tinkoff said that Hutts was drinking alcoholic beverages the night ... More About: Baseball , Alcohol , Death
ACC outdoor track and field championships
2008-04-20 04:20:00 Florida State and Virginia Tech won the men’s and women’s ACC outdoor track and field championships…again. For FSU’s men it was the fourth year in a row and sixth time in seven years. The Hokies have clinched the women’s team title for both the indoor and outdoor competitions for the past two years. The Seminole men didn’t find ... More About: Clemson , Florida State , Championships
ACC rowing championship
2008-04-20 01:57:00 The Virginia Cavaliers won their ninth straight ACC rowing championship by capturing three of four events at Clemson’s Lake Hartwell. Virginia’s varsity eight+, ranked 3rd nationally, was named the ACC’s Crew of the Year. The first varsity eight claimed the ACC title with a championship record time of 6:22, almost six seconds better than the record set in ... More About: Championship , Tigers , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
Friday Fish Fry
2008-04-19 01:02:00 ACC WEEKLY WRAP-UP AND COMMENTARY BY THE EVIL Q jim@accnation.com This is lucky seven weekend as the ACC wraps up golf, track & field, rowing and tennis championships. We’ll spend a bit more time looking at each of these and throw in our two-cents worth as well. We’re one weekend away from the ACC lacrosse championships. Has the ... More About: Fish , Friday
ACC baseball weekend skinny
2008-04-18 14:27:00 ACC Nation has never tried picking baseball games before, but with basketball over and football still many, many months away, Patrick and Q thought they’d give hardball a try. See below for some brief information about the weekend series and the guy’s picks (they chose series winners and didn’t even try to pick scores). NC State ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Baseball , North Carolina , Hurricanes
ACC basketball season in review part one
2008-04-16 16:44:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com The final chapter has officially been written on the college basketball season. It was an exciting season overall, and although no ACC team reached the summit of the NCAA Tournament mountain, it was very eventful, and while most people would consider this season to be a little down, the future will be ... More About: Basketball , Virginia Tech , Review , Men , Hoops
More than a chant
2008-04-16 15:13:00 Some have passed. Some will never be the same. Some will have the nightmare slowly fade. It will always be a memory. Ryan McConnell, sports editor of the CollegiateTimes.com , explains how three words can say so much. Remember. Learn. Never Forget. More About: Virginia Tech , Hokies , Chant
Boston College closes the deal
2008-04-13 19:12:00 Irish eyes were shining upon Boston College at the NCAA Ice Hockey Championship. Boston College found the proverbial pot of gold at the end of rainbow and skated to a decisive 4-1 victory over Notre Dame. A sold-out crowd watched at the Pepsi Center in Denver and a number of fans at Fenway Park during a ... More About: Deal
Duke vs. Virginia - Big guns blazin?
2008-04-12 17:05:00 Some head knockin’ lacrosse action is in store for fans headed to Virginia ’s Klockner Stadium Saturday evening as the Blue Devils and Cavaliers face off in front of an anticipated 8,000 fans. The last regular season matchup of the season in the ACC pits #2 against #3 (USILA Poll). Duke is 11-1 and Virginia 10-1 in the ... More About: Eagles , Guns
Friday Fish Fry
2008-04-12 02:57:00 The ACC Weekly Wrap & Comment with The Evil Q jim@accnation.com Boston College skates into the NCAA Ice Hockey Championship, Florida State, Miami and North Carolina begin pulling away in baseball, Carolina and Virginia Tech pull away in softball and a Maryland player picks up the Lieberman award. Also, a scary picture from track & field, football updates, ... More About: Women , Eagles , Football , Basketball
Georgia Tech pitcher found dead
2008-04-11 23:15:00 ATLANTA - Georgia Tech ?s baseball players and coaching staff were notified late Friday afternoon on the death of junior pitcher Michael Hutts, 21, of Dunwoody, Ga. Atlanta Police Department officials, in conjunction with the Georgia Tech police, were still trying to determine cause of death late Friday afternoon. “The tragic news of Michael Hutts? sudden passing can ... More About: Baseball , Dead
BC pucks Sioux
2008-04-11 07:18:00 Boston College iced North Dakota in the NCAA Frozen Four, moving the Eagles into the championship. Speed, intensity and a far more accurate shot-on-goal percentage helped Boston College knock North Dakota out of the semis for the third year in a row with a 6-1 decision. The Eagles shocked the Fighting Sioux by exploding to a 4-0 ... More About: Boston College , Ice Hockey
Inglese Resigns At Boston College
2008-04-11 06:45:00 The winningest coach in Boston College women’s basketball history, Cathy Inglese, is stepping down after 15 years at the helm. Athletics director Gene DeFilippo announced the resignation Thursday night and complimented Inglese on bringing class, integrity and sportsmanship to her teams. Also departing the BC program is assistant Nancy Darsch who is headed back to the WNBA ... More About: Women , Eagles , Basketball
More on the Roy Williams debate
2008-04-09 16:53:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com I was expecting to see a good amount of reaction on the issue of what Roy Williams wore on his shirt during the national championship Monday night, but I wasn’t expecting the ordeal to be as huge as it has gotten. But then again, we all know how the media will try ... More About: World , North Carolina , Men , Hoops , Debate
The Q Report - Elitists
2008-04-08 20:09:00 The Q report examines the eliticism of fans in the ACC. More About: Women , Football , Baseball , North Carolina , Boston College
Did Roy Williams disrespect Carolina?
2008-04-08 19:47:00 Column by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com It caught me by surprise. Roy Williams wearing a black shirt with a Kansas Jayhawk logo (it actually appeared to be a sticker that he put on the shirt, but whatever). Williams coached at Kansas for 15 years and, since coming back to Chapel Hill, has often said — especially in the week leading ... More About: North Carolina , Men , Hoops , Carolina
ACC to NBA: My best guess
More articles from this author:2008-04-08 14:00:00 Column by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com It’s that time of year again when we can start guessing which ACC underclassmen will declare for the NBA Draft. Now that players can test the water and, as long as they don’t hire an agent, return to college if they don’t like what they hear about their chances in the draft, ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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