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Parting advice for all Wake fans
Well Deacon Fans, while it has been a pleasure covering our illustrious athletic program and waxing poetically on topics ranging from the merits of Greg Oden to the finer points of attending a NASCAR race,… Read »

Look to NHL for excitement
Sports fans across the country often dread these days. It is hard to top the excitement of watching NCAA Basketball Tournament games. The excitement comes from watching underdogs like Davidson and Stephen… Read »

Lessons of the NCAA tournament
Another thrilling NCAA tournament has sadly come to an end. Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights, as well as what we learned for the future: Always look for flawed or over-seeded teams… Read »

Davidson knows how to take care of its students
For many prognosticators, Davidson’s appearance in the NCAA Tournament would be nothing more than a brief break from classes. They figured at best, the Wildcats would play against Gonzaga in the… Read »

It’s that time of year again, hoops fans
There are only a handful of events that I truly look forward to each year. That sounds depressing, but I mean, these are things that drive me from day to day, benchmarks that I just try to get to in the… Read »

Look to the future, Deacons
Entering the last week of the college basketball season, I had resigned myself to the fact that the only way the men’s basketball team was going to make the NCAA Tournament was to run through the… Read »

Don’t neglect the Deacs in the spring
As we approach Spring Break, men’s basketball season has nearly ended, along with the period since our arrival on campus back in August to witness our two major revenue sports compete. However, just… Read »

Can the Deacons bust the bubble?
We are in! March Madness here we come. Well, at east according to the RPI (rating percentage index). In the ever confusing world of computer rankings, the Deacons come in at a bracket-busting 62nd (www.kenpom.com/rpi.php).… Read »

Clemens’ unbelievable drug triangle
My girlfriend and my best friend have become drug addicts over the past few months. Sad, but true. Now everyone who knows them is blaming me for not doing anything about it. But, how could I know? Just… Read »

Duke, your average opponent
Wake basketball has a big game at Florida State Feb. 14. We need a road win worse than UVA’s Ryan Pettinella (#34) needs a free throw coach. Read »