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Maryland?s Vasquez, BC?s Rice, Wake?s Teague earn weekly honors
2008-02-19 04:41:00 Maryland?s Greivis Vasquez and Boston College ?s Tyrese Rice were named Co-ACC Players of the Week while Wake Forest?s Jeff Teague garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Vasquez averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and was 18-for-31 (.581) from the floor in games against Duke and Florida State . The Caracas, Venezuela, junior had 25 ... More About: Men , Hoops , Maryland
Matt Ryan vs Chris Long
2008-02-19 03:31:00 The NFL Scouting Combine opens in Indianapolis this week and the big news is that two players from the ACC are the top dogs. The question is who will go first? Boston College ’s Matt Ryan or Virginia ’s Chris Long. Ryan is considered the top QB prospect while Long is being touted as the top prospect period. ... More About: Eagles , Football , Dolphins
ACC Basketball Scores
2008-02-18 15:04:00 A rundown of this weekend’s men’s basketball scores in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina 92 Virginia Tech 53 Clemson 71 North Carolina State 64 Maryland 82 Florida State 72 Wake Forest 86 Duke 73 UVA 79 Boston College 74 Miami 64 Georgia Tech 63 More About: Eagles , Tigers , Basketball
The Q Report (The World Stood Still)
2008-02-18 14:26:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com The day the world stood still. Well, at least in Winston-Salem. In case you haven’t seen, heard or felt it, let me share the earth-shaking news that Duke , yes time-tested Coach K, the Phoenix playbook and much-maligned, hated, despised and revered Duke has fallen. The Blue Devils are truly blue and a more fierce ... More About: World , North Carolina , Men , Hoops
The Q Report (Black Coaches in the ACC)
2008-02-15 17:10:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com Though the term glass ceiling has been applied more often to the rise of women within business it can also be appropriately used in regard to any group that has historically found the top echelon of any field allusive at best. Within the field of sports we’ve seen a slow but steady rise ... More About: Women , Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina
Friday Fish Fry
2008-02-15 08:53:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com If you haven’t taken a moment to listen to our weekly podcast then this would be a great time to start. This coming week you’ll hear from some listeners regarding their favorite ACC basketball player of all time. We’d like to hear from you as well. Either call us at 206-202-1706 or e-mail ... More About: Women , Eagles , Tigers , Football , Baseball
Weekend Skinny Feb. 16-17
2008-02-15 06:22:00 Patrick pulled into a tie with Q after going 6-0 on the weekend. That was one more win than he got the three weeks before combined. Q went 4-2 and now both Patrick and Q are 30-20 for the year. Saturday’s games: Virginia Tech at North Carolina , 1 p.m., CBS Q’s pick: What could be more disturbing than a one ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Hurricanes , Boston College
ACC football schedule preview
2008-02-13 16:41:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com The ACC recently released the 2008 football schedule, and to be honest, I really don’t like what I see. Each team has four non-conference games and, according to my math, that’s 48 non-conference games. Out of those 48 non-conference games, 15 are against FCS (or I-AA, take your pick) schools. That’s nearly ... More About: World , Eagles , Tigers , Football , Preview
Let?s revisit Henderson?s elbow meeting Psycho T?s nose
2008-02-06 01:52:00 OK, I don’t believe in living in the past, but let’s take another look at the Gerald Henderson-Tyler Hansbrough incident from last year’s Carolina-Duke game. And, just for kicks, turn up the sound so you can hear Billy Packer defend the indefensible. How many times does Packer tell us that this wasn’t intentional and that ... More About: Psycho , North Carolina , Men , Hoops
Double-A Zone live blogging mock NCAA Tournament selections
2008-02-05 21:47:00 Friend of the Nation Josh Centor over at the NCAA’s blog Double-A Zone wanted to let everyone know that he will be offering a live blog Wednesday and Thursday from the mock selections for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. In his e-mail, Josh wrote: “I just wanted to make sure you were aware that I will be live blogging from mock ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Boston College , Miami
The Tuesday Twelve
2008-02-05 20:20:00 Our weekly trip around the ACC blogosphere: 12. Don’t mention “the foul” to Marcus Ginyard. 11. Carolina beats Duke - in women’s hoops. 10. Danny Ford is God takes a look at national signing day. 9. Dickie V is back. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Poutier to lead UVa. baseball in 2008
2008-02-05 15:00:00 By Phillip Hines www.tidewatersportsreport.com A dominating force on the mound, University of Virginia pitcher Robert Poutier has been selected to lead the Cavaliers for the 2008 season, as he was recently named one of two team captains, according to virginiasports.com. In Poutier’s first year with the Cavaliers, he was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team and ... More About: Baseball , Tidewater , Wahoos , Lead
ACC Nation podcast Feb. 4 - show notes
2008-02-05 04:38:00 Listen here Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Duke and Carolina play this week and we couldn’t let the game pass without discussing it with two of our favorite writers - Adam Lucas of Tar Heel Monthly and Carlos of the Duke Basketball Report. Adam gives us an update on Carolina point guard Ty Lawson, who rolled his ... More About: Show , Podcast , Notes , Nation
Carolina?s Hansbrough, Wake?s Teague earn weekly honors
2008-02-04 21:38:00 North Carolina ?s Tyler Hansbrough was named ACC Player of the Week while Wake Forest ?s Jeff Teague garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors. In earning the league?s player of the week award for the fifth time this season, Hansbrough averaged 20.0 points and 13.5 rebounds in a pair of conference wins. The Poplar Bluff ... More About: North Carolina , Men , Hoops , Earn
Chances aren?t good Lawson will play against Duke
2008-02-04 20:02:00 Story by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com For more on Ty Lawson, listen to the ACC Nation podcast where we talked with Adam Lucas of Tar Heel Monthly for his thoughts on Lawson’s injury and backup Quentin Thomas. In his Monday teleconference, North Carolina coach Roy Williams didn’t provide a lot of optimism that starting point guard Ty Lawson will see action Wednesday night ... More About: Play , Men , Hoops , Duke
EA Sports visits Virginia?s JPJ
2008-02-04 16:37:00 (Screen shot of JPJ for March Madness 09, courtesy of EA Sports ) Column by Patrick Hite patrick@accnation.com With Virginia struggling, Cavalier basketball fans haven’t had much to cheer about on the actual court this season. Maybe a virtual court will be more to their liking. Depending on how many Virginia fans vote in EA Sports online contest, the John ... More About: Men , Hoops , Georgia Tech
Power Poll - Feb. 4
2008-02-04 14:00:00 Here are this week’s rankings. Still difficult, but at least Virginia makes it easy to at the bottom of the poll and Duke makes it easy at the top. Let us know what you think about the poll this week. 12. Virginia (1-6, 11-9) - lost at Maryland 85-75, lost at VT 72-65 (OT) 11. Florida State (2-6, 13-10) ... More About: Power , Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
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2008-02-04 12:58:00 Ty Lawson’s status uncertain for Wednesday night as Carolina gets ready for Duke. No wiggle room for Georgia Tech. Duke’s Abby Waner trying to break out of slump as Devils play Heels. Check out ESPN.com for the latest in recruiting news as signing day approaches. And Friend of the Nation Heather Dinich has more on recruiting. ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , Hurricanes , Men
The Q Report
2008-02-04 04:31:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com After this past week’s Friday Fish Fry I really thought there would be limited ACC football to talk about, but then I looked into the Super Bowl champion New York Giants roster while I sat here and watched one of the best games I’ve seen in quite a while. Important fact. The ... More About: Report
Around ACC Nation
2008-02-02 16:18:00 Joe Lundari’s latest brackets include four ACC teams - one that might surprise you - and two ACC teams in the last eight out. Super sixth men - Duke’s Jon Scheyer and Carolina’s Danny Green. Poll reversal led by Virginia and Virginia Tech. Now or never for Cavaliers? More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
Friday Fish Fry
2008-02-02 01:09:00 Column by The Evil Q jim@accnation.com Like most people in this business I have a tendency to start digging much like a dog after an elusive mole. I will keep digging until the entire landscape has been disrupted. It takes someone popping their head through a door screaming for it to stop. I think I hit that point late, no very late ... More About: Fish , Friday
Weekend Skinny - Feb. 2-3
2008-02-01 17:21:00 Two weeks in a row of 1-5 for Patrick, and this week he pulled The Evil Q in the gutter with him. So, Patrick stays a game back of the Q on the season - Q: 22-16 and Patrick: 21-17 (at this rate, they’ll hit 30 correct picks sometime around the third week of next season). Saturday’s games: Maryland at Georgia Tech ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
Bubble Teams-what do they need to do to get in?
2008-01-31 14:15:00 Column by Will Ojanen will@accnation.com I’m among many who think the ACC is a little down this year, but the unpredictability makes the games all the more fun to watch. Despite that, the ACC still ranks first in terms of conference RPI. But as far as the NCAA tournament goes, I feel there are four teams that ... More About: World , Eagles , Tigers , Hurricanes , Boston College
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2008-01-31 12:57:00 Defense the key in tonight’s State-Duke game. Good story on Carolina’s Deon Thompson Clemson’s pipeline from Jacksonville. No big names in the AD search at FSU. Duke football creating a buzz? Boom time for Terps. More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
The Tuesday Twelve
2008-01-29 18:04:00 12. Wake Forest football a victim of its own success. 11. Tar Heel Fan has a post on the opening of Carolina’s basketball museum. 10. The Georgia Tech Sports Blog wonders if the Jackets are in the Twilight Zone? 9. Statefans Nation gives a cheer to Miami. 8. Based on the RPI, the ACC may be fighting to get a fifth team ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes
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2008-01-29 13:05:00 As the point guards go, so goes Georgia Tech. Clemson’s Trevor Booker questionable for Saturday’s game. Utah State athletics director may be headed to same job at FSU. Duke falls to Tennessee in women’s hoops. The ACC has two top seeds, but only four total teams, in Joe Lunardi’s latest brackets. More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes , Boston College
ACC Nation podcast Jan. 28 - show notes
2008-01-29 02:55:00 Listen here Subscribe to the podcast using iTunes Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald joins Patrick and The Evil Q this week to talk about the up-and-down Hurricanes , which were up this past weekend with a win over Clemson. Also, Patrick talked with Tyler Vaught and Connor Dougan of EA Sports during halftime of the Georgia Tech-UVa. game ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Boston College
GT?s Causey, Duke?s Nelson and State?s Hickson honored
2008-01-28 21:38:00 Georgia Tech?s Matt Causey and Duke ?s De Marcus Nelson were named Co-ACC Players of the Week while NC State?s J.J. Hickson was selected as ACC Rookie of the Week. Causey scored 18 points each in back-to-back ACC road wins last week over NC State and Virginia. In Tech?s 92-82 win over Virginia Sunday, the Gainesville , ... More About: Men , Hoops , Georgia Tech
Power Poll - Jan. 28
2008-01-28 14:00:00 I considered just putting Duke first, Carolina second and everyone else in a tie for third. Well, maybe everyone else but Virginia, which seems a perfect fit for last place at the moment. The Cavs are getting good at building big leads and letting them slip away. Anyway, the following is this week’s power poll with ... More About: Power , Eagles , Tigers , North Carolina , Hurricanes
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More articles from this author:2008-01-28 13:01:00 Mike Wise of the Post writes that Maryland has a “hitch that needs to be fixed.” FSU’s Leonard Hamilton: “Our record could be much better.” Duke forcing turnovers as the Devils roll through the ACC. ESPN.com’s Heather Dinich writes that Duke is quietly taking care of business. Reserve Wake Forest running back kicked off team after threat. David Glenn writes ... More About: Eagles , Tigers , Football , North Carolina , Hurricanes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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