In Wake Forest, BC has a respectable opponent
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They won their first Atlantic Coast Conference title in 36 years last season. They are returning eight starters on offense, including the ACC Rookie of the Year at quarterback. They are returning five defensive starters and have enough talent to make things uncomfortable for a lot of teams, including Boston College, who will be their season-opening opponent Saturday. They have ...
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- James Johnson had 21 points while Ishmael Smith turned in a strong second-half performance Saturday to help Wake Forest beat Virginia 80-64.
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On the field, and off it, the final verdict seemed to take an eternity. After going into double overtime in last week's Atlantic Coast Conference triumph over then-18th-ranked Clemson, Boston College's charmed football team, ranked 23d in the country, yesterday went into double OT again to pull out a flawed but pulsating 30-23 victory over Brigham Young at Alumni Stadium, ...
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Wake Forest has won four straight games, all by double digits, and is the No. 1 team in the nation. Yet, to hear coach Skip Prosser talk, the Demon Deacons can be better. Much better.
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Hope somebody from BC remembered to bring the helmets and shoulder pads. These guys from Miami don't mess around. If BC is going to get by Miami in its ACC tournament quarterfinal game this afternoon, the Eagles better be prepared for some serious combat when the ball goes up, particularly if some Miami kid has shot it.
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Wake Forest showed up at Illinois&#39; Assembly Hall last night No, 1 on the college basketball charts with a bullet. The bullet, unfortunately for the Deacons, was pointed straight downward.
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If Maryland has any chance to rally in the regular season's final month, it needs a consistent defensive effort in a game it cannot afford to squander against Wake Forest.
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By ROB DANIELS  WINSTON-SALEM __ Relieved? Sure.  But if the 2-0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons are at all cocky about the start to their season, a look at the Connecticut Huskies offense should bring a little humility.
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Chris Paul scored 21 points and Justin Gray had six in a 13-0 run early in the second half and No. 5 Wake Forest won its seventh straight game, 89-70 over No. 25 Virginia on Sunday.
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Wake Forest's first game at No. 1 seemed just like the ones they played this season when ranked one spot lower.
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Kickoff: 12:20 p.m. TV: ESPN2. Radio: WEEI (850 AM). Rankings: Neither team is ranked Series: BC leads, 5-4-2. Injuries: BC -- Out: TE Justin Hinds (knee); K Mike Fassel (knee); DE Nick Larkin (not listed); RB L.V. Whitworth (knee). Wake -- Out: LB James Adams (knee sprain); LB Brandon Drumgoole (broke fibula); OG Brodie Overstreet (eye); Questionable: WR Jason Anderson ...
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Boston College isn't the only team in the area riding an 18-game winning streak. Bentley College -- the other BC -- recorded its 18th consecutive win in a thrilling 97-96 overtime victory over Northeast-10 foe Saint Rose Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center in Waltham.
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Jim Grobe doesn't have to stretch to motivate his Wake Forest team this week.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Chris Paul racked up  26 points and Wake Forest shot 32-of-32 from the free-throw  line as the fourth-ranked Demon Deacons posted an impressive  95-82 victory over No. 3 North Carolina in a battle between two  Atlantic Coast Conference powers at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
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Providence played with sporadic consistency in a 79-67 loss to Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons will play Arizona, which beat Michigan in overtime, 61-60, in Thursday's final.
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Boston College beat 18th-ranked Clemson, 34-33, in double overtime yesterday, and folks at The Heights might tell you that the new eagle outside the locker room door made the difference.
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WINSTON-SALEM - First round matchups in tournaments are supposed to be nothing more than a cake walk for a highly-ranked team. But the second-ranked Demon Deacons of Wake Forest knew Monday night&#39;s season-opening