Koutroumpis: RailHawks clawing for playoff spot, must finish games at both ends of the pitch

September 6, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

CARY, N.C. – A 1-0 win over the Jacksonville Armada on Saturday vaulted the Carolina RailHawks into fifth place in the North American Soccer League (NASL) Combined standings. With eleven matches remaining in their Fall […]

Freshman QB Jones leads Blue Devils to 49-6 win over Eagles

September 3, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke Blue Devils opened the 2016 season with a dominating 49-6 win over cross-city opponent N.C. Central in the fifth playing of the Bull City Gridiron Classic on Brooks Field at […]

UNC slips out of Duke’s grasp with scoreless draw

September 3, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

Kip Coons, TSN Correspondent DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance was only half-kidding in his postgame assessment Friday night against Duke. “Our goal in that game was to get a shot […]

Wolfpack takes to the air and ground in season-opening win over William & Mary

September 2, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. State Wolfpack kicked off the 2016 season with a 48-14 win over the Tribe of William & Mary at Carter-Finley Stadium on Thursday. It was the two teams’ 19th meeting […]

Crosses and kicks: ACC weekly soccer notes

September 1, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

Kip Coons, TSN Correspondent DURHAM, N.C. – Fresh from the medal podium at the Rio Olympics, Rebecca Quinn rejoined the Duke women’s soccer team Sunday, and it was like she had never been away. The […]

Koutroumpis: Canes’ Francis providing Raffi Torres a PTO was a bold and calculated decision

September 1, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – Right after Carolina Hurricanes executive vice president and general manager Ron Francis fielded a lobbed pitch of a question regarding how simple and easy the process turned out to be in receiving […]

Carolina Hurricanes GM Ron Francis gets contract extension

August 31, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Tuesday that the team had signed executive vice president and general manager Ron Francis to a contract extension through the 2018-19 season. “Ron has rebuilt our organization […]

Fritsch, Murray earn PGA Tour cards

August 29, 2016 Peter Koutroumpis

RALEIGH, N.C. – Triangle-area Web.com Tour players Brad Fritsch and Grayson Murray earned their PGA Tour cards on Sunday, finishing among the Top 25 money winners following play at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. Fritsch, […]