Right about the time the Smith Center crowd was mouthing "O'er the ramparts we watched," 700 miles away, Jordan Daniels was sinking the free throw that changed what the game would mean entirely.
BY LUKE DECOCK - staff columnist | E-mail
| February 8, 2012
Right about the time the Smith Center crowd was mouthing “O’er the ramparts we watched,” 700 miles away, Jordan Daniels was sinking the free throw that changed what the game would mean entirely.
If it weren't for that little home stumble against Georgia Tech, N.C. State might be very much on track for the 11 ACC wins their coach - astutely - thinks it will take to make the NCAA tournament.
For a team struggling with consistency, Duke certainly didn't have a problem with inconsistency Monday. To a man, coach and players alike, the Blue Devils were remarkably consistent when it came to identifying their biggest problem.
As N.C. State wrapped up yet another win against Wake Forest on Saturday, a number of fans started chanting "Not our rival!" - the same chant North Carolina fans had used against the Wolfpack 10 days ago.
A few tanned, all rested (except for All-Star invitee Justin Faulk), the Carolina Hurricanes returned from far, wide and Ottawa on Monday to begin the final stretch of the season.
There isn't much in Colin Clarke's office besides a coat of beige paint on the cinderblocks. A calendar hangs on the wall; a laptop sits on his desk; a space heater warms the room.
The commercials for this year's NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa show the actual Ottawa skyline, unlike those last year which used a composite of buildings elsewhere to depict a made-up Raleigh skyline.
Luke DeCock covered the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL for The News & Observer since 2000 but is now looking at sports in a broader way. A native of Evanston, Ill., he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
