Cougars rally on short roster to stay in playoff chase
Coach Larry Brown has kept the Carolina Cougars in the Eastern Division race as key players miss time. With injuries and suspensions testing depth, Ed Manning, Joe Caldwell, and others stepped up, while guard Gene Littles notes increased mins and new roles fueling late-season push.
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State Wins Silences Duke Fans in Commanding NC State Victory
NC State defeated Duke 92-78 at Cameron Indoor Stadium extending its ACC road dominance to 25 straight wins over ACC foes. David Thompson led with 24 points, Moe Rivers and Tommy Burleson added 18 each, Edgar Burch scored 20 for Duke as State pulled away after a tight first half.
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Wolfpack topples Duke as Burleson powers rebound edge
NC State outrebounds Duke 57 to 43 and posts a 46.8 percent shooting night to beat the Blue Devils during a highly charged game. Burleson led all rebounders with 15 before fouling out, while Rivers and Tone faced a hostile crowd. Duke falls to 8-9 overall and 1-5 in the ACC.
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Namath to Play Out Option With Jets in 1974
Joe Namath announced he will play out his option with the New York Jets this year and decide his future afterward. He said if he can still play football he will stay with the Jets, then seek acting roles, noting he missed about half of the 1973 NFL season with a separated shoulder.
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ACC Weighs Rule Revisions At Greensboro Meeting
Atlantic Coast Conference moves to align bylaws with NCAA changes adopted last month. The three day session in Greensboro features committee meetings on scheduling energy crisis issues and medical advisory discussions on injury treatment and prevention.
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Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks stretch win streak to 20
Maryland Eastern Shore, ranked No. 20 in the AP poll, beat Howard 96-86 to extend the nation’s longest active winning streak to 20 games. UCLA remained No. 1 with 46 of 48 first place votes, while North Carolina State, Notre Dame, and North Carolina held the next spots.
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