Wake Forest opens season with high expectations, hosts George ...
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Wake Forest has not generated this much buzz since Tim Duncan was still in school. Despite a No. 2 ranking _ its highest ever in the preseason poll _ the Demon Deacons know they still have a lot to prove as
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Top-ranked teams might want to think twice about visiting Assembly Hall. Roger Powell Jr. scored 19 points, Dee Brown and Luther Head added 16 each and No. 5 Illinois made No. 1 Wake Forest look more like a nonconference patsy in a 91-73 rout Wednesday night. The Illini led by double-digits for the last 28-plus minutes of the game, and were up by as much as 32 in the second half.
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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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CHAMPAIGN -- Even though some may question whether Wake Forest can hold up its end of the bargain, these teams may meet again -- say, in St.
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1. Life in the ACC Talk about no respect. Maryland has 12 starters back from last season's 9-4 team and the Terps aren't getting a sniff even as a sleeper in the ACC . . . One of Wake Forest's top weapons is kicker Sam Swank, who set a conference record last season with five field goals of 50 yards ...
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The University of North Carolina Tar Heels are expected to open the season ranked among the top teams in the country, in part because of Tyler Hansbroughâs decision to return.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Chris Paul scored 23  points and dished out 12 assists to lead sixth-ranked Wake  Forest to an 89-88 win over No. 14 Texas at Lawrence Joel  Coliseum.
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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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Maryland finally earns its first ACC road win of this season, holding off a late charge by Wake Forest to notch a 79-72 victory over the Demon Deacons on Saturday.
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WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Virginia Commonwealth nearly cut short No. 2 Wake Forest&#39;s NCAA Tournament run last season.
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Justin Gray refused to let a shot to his face upset his game, and his second-half shooting protected Wake Forest's No. 1 status Wednesday night. The top-ranked Demon Deacons survived some hot shooting by Providence's Ryan Gomes at Madison Square Garden, defeating the Friars 79-67 in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT.
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Wake Forest completed the finest road performance in Atlantic Coast Conference history against a team it had trouble beating anywhere.
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Wake Forest, which is ranked No. 1 for the first time in the 99-year history of its program, could have picked up a nose bleed from the altitude, but 6-2 junior guard Justin Gray, a first-team
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Tim Wakefield is finally going to get a chance to start a playoff game &#151; and it's a big one.
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Wake Forest reached No. 1 for the first time, switching places with Kansas atop The Associated Press men's basketball poll Monday &#151; even though the Jayhawks didn't lose.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Wake Forest alternated between thrilling and ragged in its debut as the second-ranked men&#39;s basketball team Monday.
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Harvard will host two opening-round field hockey games in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, including the Crimson's 11 a.m. matchup with two-time defending champion Wake Forest (16-3).