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Lawson hurts draft stock in a big way
2008-06-07 23:42:00 By Will Ojanen will@accnation.com After a brief hiatus, Will’s World is back. And I know you all missed me?some of you missed me?maybe my dad missed me. But I have a bone to pick. On Friday, Ty Lawson was arrested and faces several charges, including driving after drinking (similar to a DWI, but not really a DWI by ... More About: Men , Hoops , Stock , Draft
State?s Hickson will stay in draft
2008-06-07 15:51:00 Asked if he was just testing the waters, J.J. Hickson told the Phoenix Suns’ Web site “I would say that I?m definitely in the draft. I came out just testing the waters, but since I?m hearing a lot of good things about my game I?m not going to pull my name out.” Not much of a ... More About: Men , Hoops , Draft , State , Stay
ACC Nation podcast June 2 ? show notes
2008-06-04 01:56:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Phil Stanton of College Baseball Insider joins us to talk about the NCAA Tournament. Four ACC teams — Miami , North Carolina , Florida State and NC State — are in the super regionals and will play this weekend. Phil, Patrick and Q make their picks on which ACC ... More About: Boston College , June
Early-season ACC football TV schedule
2008-06-03 20:27:00 ACC press release: Nineteen televised games in the first three weeks of the season and the ACC Football Championship Game on Dec. 6 in Tampa Bay headline the early-season football television schedule announced today by Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford. The fourth ACC title contest?but the first to be played in Tampa Bay ?s Raymond James ... More About: Eagles , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
2008 baseball super regionals set
2008-06-03 13:02:00 Florida State won. Georgia Tech didn’t. So, the super regionals are set and a quarter of the teams are from the ACC. Four of the six ACC teams that reached the NCAA Tournament won their regionals. Maybe this was expected, but the four teams that won all hosted regionals. The two that lost - Georgia Tech ... More About: Baseball , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Miami , Super
ACC baseball update - 06/01/08
2008-06-01 16:47:00 Four of the six ACC teams that were selected to the NCAA baseball tournament are in good shape to win a regional championship Sunday. Miami , North Carolina , NC State and Georgia Tech are all in the championship bracket of their regionals and now have two chances to win just one game and move into the super regionals.. Three ... More About: Baseball , Hurricanes
Duke names athletics director
2008-05-31 21:04:00 From Duke sports information: Kevin White, the director of athletics at the University of Notre Dame since 2001, will become Duke University?s vice president and director of athletics, President Richard H. Brodhead announced Saturday. The appointment is subject to approval of the university?s board of trustees. ?Kevin White is in the first rank of athletics directors nationally ... More About: Athletics , Blue Devils , Names
Glavine, Mussina basis for Feinstein?s latest book
2008-05-29 23:43:00 Story by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com It’s been 16 years since John Feinstein has written a baseball book. Known mostly for golf and college-sports books, the best-selling author decided to give baseball another try this year with the release of “Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember.” Feinstein told ACC Nation recently that he ... More About: Book
McDowell, Devvarman win tennis titles
2008-05-27 20:28:00 Georgia Tech’s Amanda McDowell and Virginia ’s Somdev Devvarman captured individual titles in the NCAA ingles championships Monday. McDowell won in straight sets over Baylor’s Zuzana Zemenova in the finals to become the first Yellow Jacket tennis player to earn an individual national championship. The Georgia Tech sophomore dropped her first game of the championship match but won ... More About: Tennis , Georgia Tech , Yellow Jackets , Cavaliers
Can ACC football ever be a national factor again?
2008-05-27 12:30:00 Story by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com In the not-too-distant past, ACC football was Florida State and the eight dwarfs. In an effort to upgrade, the ACC added Miami and Virginia Tech four years ago. The only problem with the move is that it hasn’t helped yet. In the past decade, the ACC has one win in a BCS bowl ... More About: National , Football , Hurricanes
ACC Nation podcast May 26 ? show notes
2008-05-26 22:40:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Mitchell Light of Athlon Sports gives us an early look at ACC football this week. Light, the magazine’s senior editor, likes Clemson, but he has concerns about some of the other top teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. We also asked Light if the ACC would be a ... More About: Football , Baseball , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
Miami captures ACC baseball title
2008-05-26 15:47:00 Miami baseball has had much success over the years, winning four national championships and 18 regional and super-regional titles, but Sunday afternoon marked a first for the Hurricanes — an ACC championship. Miami, a member of the ACC for three seasons, beat Virginia 8-4 Sunday in the championship game. The Hurricanes entered the conference tournament as ... More About: Baseball , Miami , Title
VT softball wins super regional
2008-05-26 04:44:00 From the Virginia Tech Web site: The Virginia Tech softball team’s magical postseason run continued with an emphatic sweep of sixth-ranked Michigan in the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament in Ann Arbor on Sunday. Tech had defeated the Wolverines 1-0 earlier in the day with a 15-strikeout performance by pitcher Angela Tincher, and, needing ... More About: Hokies , Softball , Wins
ACC Nation podcast May 19 ? show notes
2008-05-20 02:56:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Dan Bonner discusses the ACC baseball tournament with ACC Nation this week. We asked him if any of the other five teams in the tournament can knock off the big three — Miami, FSU and North Carolina . Also, does Dan like the current tournament format? And is ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , Baseball
ACC baseball tournament pairings announced
2008-05-19 02:12:00 A pair of league schools from the Sunshine State highlight the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship field, as No. 1 seed Miami and No. 2 seed Florida State prepare to battle with six other schools for the coveted championship crown at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla., this week. The complete pairings and ... More About: Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
ACC Nation baseball power poll ? May 18
2008-05-18 06:51:00 The regular season is complete and the ACC Tournament begins Wednesday in Jacksonville. This is unofficial, since the ACC won’t release the seedings until Sunday afternoon, but it appears this is the way things will shape up: Division A will consist of No. 1 Miami, No. 4 NC State, No. 5 Georgia Tech and No. ... More About: Power , Eagles , Baseball , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Carolina?s Stepheson will transfer
2008-05-16 20:35:00 North Carolina ’s Alex Stepheson will transfer in order to be closer to his family in California due to several health concerns, according to a release from the University today. “My family is dealing with some health challenges at this time and as a result I have made the decision to transfer to be closer to home,” ... More About: North Carolina , Men , Hoops , Transfer
Bye-bye Boise (hello D.C.?)
2008-05-15 20:47:00 Column by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com Most of the news coming out of the ACC’s spring meetings was expected — no 18-game schedule in basketball or 9-game schedule in football– but I thought the best news this week was that, after 2008, the ACC won’t be affiliated with the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. Despite what John Swofford said ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Random thoughts from the outsider
2008-05-14 16:37:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com Shortly after the recent NFL Draft, ESPN’s Todd McShay posted a first round mock draft for 2009. I know it’s a year early, but it’s always interesting to gauge who the so called draft experts really like coming in to the next season. Some players of note include Georgia Tech DE Michael Johnson, ... More About: World , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Miami
Matt?s fantastic ACC voyage
2008-05-13 19:43:00 Column by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com Matt Simon knew how to get our attention. He wrote nice things about me, the Evil Q and ACC Nation. That’s all it takes. His e-mail started this way: First off I just want to say that stumbling on your podcast this year was probably one of the best things I did. As ... More About: Eagles , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College , Miami
ACC Nation podcast May 5 ? show notes
2008-05-06 03:10:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Sylvia Crawley, the new women’s basketball coach at Boston College, chats with Patrick and Q about her new job. The former Tar Heel — she both played and coached at Carolina — inherits a young team at BC and things are looking up for the Eagles . She ... More About: Women , Tigers , Football , Baseball
ACC Nation podcast feed announcement
2008-05-04 22:14:00 We talked about doing this several months ago and, now that we’re past basketball season, ACC Nation has switched its podcast feed. We tried to do so without disrupting any current iTunes subscribers, but I don’t think we pulled it off. So, anyone who is already subscribed to the ACC Nation podcast feed will have to make ... More About: Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
Friday Fish Fry
2008-05-03 04:10:00 WEEKLY ACC WRAP-UP & COMMENTARY BY THE EVIL Q jim@accnation.com Time again to take a look at what is going on in ACC sports and make a few pointed observations along the way. We’ll wrap-up with our bits and pieces segment with some stories that you probably haven’t had a chance to see. This week we’ve included a ... More About: Women , Tigers , Football , Baseball , Basketball
Carolina?s Hatchell staying put
2008-05-02 14:38:00 University of North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell will return as the Tar Heels ’ head coach, Director of Athletics Dick Baddour announced on Thursday. Hatchell recently completed her 22nd season as head coach of the Tar Heels and her 33rd as a collegiate head coach. She has led North Carolina to four consecutive Atlantic Coast ... More About: Women , Hoops
UVa.?s Dombrowski, FSU?s Simmons selected to HOF
2008-05-01 19:38:00 A couple of players, and one coach, with ties to schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference were selected to the College Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2008. The National Football Foundation announced today that former Virginia offensive tackle Jim Dombrowksi and former Florida State nose tackle Ron Simmons , along with coaching great Lou Holtz, who was at ... More About: North Carolina State
Voice of the Cavaliers steps down
2008-04-30 17:18:00 Mac McDonald, the radio ?Voice of the Cavaliers ,? has resigned his position to pursue other interests. CBS Collegiate Sports Properties, a division of CBS Outdoor and the multi-media rights partner of the University of Virginia , announced McDonald?s resignation. ?Representing Virginia Athletics and being the voice has been a true passion for me? said McDonald. ?I now ... More About: Steps
ACC basketball season in review ? part three
2008-04-30 16:41:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com We’re past the halfway point in the season reviews. Now we get to the teams that made some noise in some postseason tournaments. Wake Forest Demon Deacons The term “young” would have been the best way to describe this team. There were no seniors on the roster this season, and not much was expected out ... More About: World , Basketball , Review , Men , Hoops
Replacing Ryan at BC won?t be easy
2008-04-30 04:55:00 Story by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com There’s good and there’s bad that comes with having a quarterback throw more than 99 percent of a team’s passes in a season. Just ask Boston College . Matt Ryan was Mr. Everything for the Eagles in 2007, throwing for 4,507 yards and 31 touchdowns while leading BC to 11 wins, a berth in ... More About: Football , Easy
Crawley named BC women?s coach
2008-04-29 21:40:00 Boston College director of athletics Gene DeFilippo has announced that Sylvia Crawley has been named the Head Women ’s Basketball Coach at Boston College. Crawley, who was the head coach at Ohio University since 2006, has signed a five-year contract to become the sixth head coach in the history of Boston College women’s basketball. “This is an ... More About: Boston College , Hoops
ACC Nation podcast April 28 ? show notes
More articles from this author:2008-04-29 03:24:00 Click below to listen: Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Patrick and Q had some trouble with guests this week, getting all the way to plan E before giving up. But don’t worry because the guys have it covered. Among the issues on this week’s show: – Three Carolina players declared for the NBA Draft and ACCNation.com wants to ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Boston College 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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