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Mike Potter ·
10 Feb 2010, 10:05 PM ·
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N.C. Central has suddenly won two straight games in Division I.
Dijon Manns led the way with 24 points while C.J. Wilkerson (pictured) chipped in 21 for the Eagles as they topped future MEAC foe Maryland-Eastern Shore 73-71 at McDougald-McLendon Gym.
Wilkerson scored the game’s final four points from the free throw line, hitting two with 1:15 to go, one at :09 and then another at :04.
Nick Chasten chipped in 11 points for NCCU (6-20), which is 6-3 at home this season.
Hillary Haley, who missed a 3-pointer with :02 left, led the Hawks (7-17) with 16 points. Tim Burns added 12 points and Kevin White with 10 for UMES.
The Eagles’ five-game homestand continues Saturday night against Longwood. NCCU is 6-3 at home this season.
Basketball, N.C. Central C.J. Wilkerson, Dijon Manns, Hillary Haley, Kevin White, Longwood, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Nick Chasten, Tim Burns
Mike Potter ·
10 Feb 2010, 1:09 AM ·
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Coming off its first men’s basketball win over a Division I team this season, N.C. Central gets a taste of the conference it will be playing in next season tonight.
The Eagles (5-20) will host MEAC member Maryland-Eastern Shore (7-16) for the second straight season at McDougald-McLendon Gym.
The Hawks, 5-5 in the MEAC this season, beat the Eagles 72-58 in their only meeting last season.
C.J. Wilkerson (pictured) is NCCU’s leading scorer. Continue reading »
Basketball, N.C. Central C.J. Wilkerson, Frankie Allen, Hillary Haley, Kevin White, LeVelle Moton, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Michael Glasker, Nick Chasten, Tyler Hines
Mike Potter ·
15 Jan 2010, 9:45 AM ·
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David Cutcliffe isn’t going anywhere any time soon.
The Duke football coach announced today he will continue in his current job, quashing some published reports that the former long-time Tennessee assistant was to be the Volunteers’ new head coach.
“After much thought and consideration, Karen and I reached the decision that Duke is the place for our family,” Cutcliffe said in a statement released by the university. “We have both family members and lifetime friends in the Knoxville community and share a deep respect for the University of Tennessee. Our ties to the school and the Eastern Tennessee area are obvious. But before Tennessee’s hiring process comes to a conclusion, I know that Duke University is where we want to coach.
“I’ve said all along that what makes Duke so special is the people, and that is the truth. We’ve received tremendous support from President Brodhead, Kevin White and the rest of the school’s administration and are very grateful for their efforts. We have the best coaching staff in the country, and are convinced that we will continue to build a successful football program that both the Duke and Durham communities will be proud of.” Continue reading »
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Adam Sobsey ·
18 Nov 2009, 2:26 PM ·
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DBAP/ DURHAM—Standing right under the snorting Bull just beyond the DBAP’s Blue Monster, a.k.a. the left-field wall, grand poobah Jim Goodmon surveyed the crowd gathered at yesterday’s press conference and led off with, “This is another really great thing that’s coming to downtown Durham.”
The thing in question is a three-year agreement between the Durham Bulls and the Duke University baseball team. Beginning in February of 2010, a new partnership will see the Blue Devils play several series at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park each season for the next three years. The 2010 schedule, which will be released next week, includes games against UNC, Clemson, Miami, Florida State and Virginia, plus a couple of non-conference games TBA. Duke baseball coach Sean McNally and catcher Ryan McCurdy, who both attended yesterday, expressed unalloyed excitement and said all the right things, and why wouldn’t they? The DBAP is a beautifully maintained, gleaming ballpark that holds well over 10,000 fans (the Blue Devils hope to draw at least 2,000 per game); and although there’s nothing wrong with Duke’s own park, this is an upgrade of major proportions. For the next three seasons—more if things go well—there will be ACC baseball at the DBAP to keep up with.
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Mike Potter ·
24 Sep 2009, 4:32 PM ·
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WALLACE WADE STADIUM/DURHAM Some folks may have been anticipating this one for an old man’s lifetime, and it’s finally going to happen on Saturday night.
The “Bull City Gridiron Classic” will put host Duke - which is playing in its homecoming game - and N.C. Central on the football field at the same time for the first time, and it’s definitely the talk of the city.
The Mayor already issued a proclamation on Monday night.
Today at 5:30, the student unions are holding a joint 5 ½-hour pep rally at historic Durham Athletic Park at which both coaches will speak and student performance groups from both schools will entertain all comers.
And all day Saturday before the 7 p.m. kickoff there will be service projects and youth clinics and cultural events bringing together the two universities and their associated communities.
Both teams are sorely in need of a win, although for the Eagles (0-3) an upset would be of the monumental variety. But even if Duke (2-1) plays well and wins convincingly, a good night against an inspired challenger from last than five miles away would be a lot bigger feather in the cap than another one against a Brand X Championship Subdivision team nobody in Durham knows.
For the longest time in the bad old days, the schools didn’t play because of race. Then they didn’t play in any official athletic events for another long time because Duke was Division I and NCCU was Division II. Now that the Eagles are in transition to become a full member of Division I (Championship Subdivision) in 2011-12, the game is a natural.
“I think it’s a great opportunity to Durham to come out and see good football,” said Duke coach David Cutcliffe, who has done a much better job of attracting black athletes - and even hometown black athletes - to the program than any previous Blue Devil mentor. “I would think the atmosphere in Wallace Wade Stadium should be the best it’s been since we’ve been here. I think it’s going to be a fantastic Saturday night atmosphere in Wallace Wade.
“They have a fine staff. Their director of athletics (Ingrid Wicker-McCree) has done a fine job. They have a new field (surface). I think there’s a celebration going on at Central about who they are. There’s a celebration going on at Duke about who we are. You put the two together in Durham, and how awesome is that that we’ve got programs that are on the rise right here in Durham? I see it as a celebration of two programs that are headed in the right direction.”
Duke now has dozens of black football players. Like Duke, NCCU is no longer a racially segregated football team, instead having whites in several key spots on the field and many others as assistant coaches and in the larger support staff.
“A lot of people were pessimistic about this ever happening,” said NCCU coach Mose Rison, who counts Duke AD Kevin White among his oldest and best friends. “People are very excited about this. We’ve had success here in football, and people have wondered how good can we be? Are we good enough to play with a school like Duke in the ACC? The wondering minds have wondered if it could happen. But it’s going to take a monumental effort for us to win this football game. I know everybody’s excited. It’s going to be a fun atmosphere.”
One more post is coming tomorrow, folks. We’ll see what the players have to say. Read on for keys to the game.
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Mike Potter ·
22 Sep 2009, 7:50 PM ·
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WALLACE WADE STADIUM & PEARSON CAFETERIA/DURHAM The game is still four days away, but the hype is already getting pretty revved up.
If you’re a football fan in Durham, then unless you’ve been living under a rock for a few years you know what Saturday night’s “Bull City Gridiron Classic” is all about.
Duke will host N.C. Central for an historic first meeting at 7 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium, and while neither team has had the kind of season it might have wanted so far, that’s taking none of the shine off the matchup.
The Blue Devils are 1-2 and looking for their first win at home this season. A victory would certainly leave a good taste in the mouths of David Cutcliffe’s boys heading into ACC play starting next week.
For Mose Rison’s 0-3 Eagles, it would be not only the first win but also a big start toward getting the program some major respect.
It won’t be the biggest football game ever played in Durham. The Blue Devils’ classic old yard has already hosted a pair of bowl games, when Duke hosted Oregon State in the 1942 Rose Bowl and the Eagles took on Grambling in the 1972 Pelican Bowl for the Black National Championship.
Both teams have been ranked high in their respective divisions - Duke always competing in the top level of NCAA Division I while NCCU is over halfway through its transition from Division II to Division I’s Football Championship Subdivision - in the past, with each hosting Top Ten battles in the Bull City. And Duke has hosted numerous “Victory Bell” games against historic rival UNC while NCCU’s “Turkey Day” matchups with archrival North Carolina A&T were always the talk of the town.
But it’s arguably the most important. Never have both Durham universities - who have squared off in men’s and women’s basketball and baseball and many other sports - been on the football field together. Continue reading »
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