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Wake Forest wasn't able to put the finishing touches on its dream season Tuesday night.Duke rallied from a first-half deficit to beat Temple, while NC State had to hold on for an overtime win. Miami also won a close one.Here's what the rest of the ACC women's basketball programs wanted to hear - ......

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Press release from Georgia Tech:Lewis Clinch, a sophomore member of Georgia Tech's basketball team, has been suspended from the Yellow Jackets' team for violation of Institute policy. The 6-3 guard left the team on Friday, and will not play the remainder of the 2006-07 season.His status as a stud......

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Click here to listenOn ACC Nation this weekend, Mike Hogewood joins Patrick and Chris to wrap up the bowl season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Dan Bonner stops by to talk ACC basketball, and Pete Yanity, the voice of the Clemson Tigers, discusses the fast start by the Clemson basketball team.P......

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Getting a road win in the ACC is not easy. Well, unless you're Virginia Tech, Wake Forest or Boston College. All three won conference games on the road yesterday. For Virginia Tech, the win at Duke was sweet revenge for the way the Hokies lost at Cameron last season.Clemson, which won on the road......

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With all 12 teams having played at least one conference game, and with a new year here, ACC Nation figured it was time to debut our Monday Morning Power Poll. So, for the week of Jan. 8, here's how we see the ACC teams:1. North Carolina- Too talented and too deep for many teams to keep up with fo......

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North Carolina broke away from Florida State in the second half to win its ACC opener. Frank Dascenzo writes that the point-guard position at Carolina this season could be special.Virginia finally lost at its new arena.Here's the women's roundup from Sunday.It's easy to see that with Jared Dudley......

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Last month the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics issued a position statement calling for a ban on the use of male practice players in women's intercollegiate athletics.Since then it has been a hot topic of conversation, especially among women's basketball coaches.It's been a subject that the co......

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Georgia Tech All-American Calvin Johnson announced today that he is making himself available for the 2007 NFL draft.The junior wide receiver had been tabbed by some draft analysts as being one of the top two or three prospects for the upcoming draft before confirming his plans to turn professiona......

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Clemson rolled off 14 wins in a row before entering ACC play last week, leading some to compare the Tigers basketball team to the Wake Forest football team. But Dan Bonner, a college basketball analyst with Fox Sports Net and CBS, as well as ACC telecasts, wasn't shocked to see the Tigers having ......

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Press release from Clemson:Clemson redshirt junior cornerback C.J. Gaddis has decided to forego his senior season of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. Gaddis informed Clemson coaches of his final decision on Wednesday."I want to thank all the people at Clemson for the help they have given me......

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Click here to listenOn ACC Nation this weekend, Friend of the Nation Jeff White of the Richmond Times Dispatch stops by to talk both UVa. and Virginia Tech basketball.Wes Durham, Georgia Tech's play-by-play voice, talks about the Yellow Jackets' big win over Duke earlier this week, plus he gives ......

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The biggest game of the day is on the women's side, where Maryland is at Duke. It's the first meeting from the teams since last year's National Championship game. Friend of the Nation Beth Mowins writes that Crystal Langhore is the X factor in the game. She also writes that Kristi Toliver is read......

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For those hoping Duke would never win again, so much for that dream.In women's basketball, NC State and Virginia both won conference games. Carolina gets tested tonight with UConn visits Chapel Hill.Sean Williams has stepped up his defense at Boston College. Here's a quote, from Jared Dudley, tha......

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Boston College has dismissed Sean Williams and Akida McLain from its basketball team, according to this story. The loss of Williams will be huge. He was one of the best defenders in the conference and BC will find it difficult to replace him up front. Even though the Eagles are 5-0 in the ACC, Le......

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Click here to listenOn ACC Nation this week, Steve Martin, play-by-play voice of ACC telecasts on Lincoln Financial Sports, visits with the guys to talk ACC hoops.Patrick caught up with Johnny Holliday, Voice of the Terps, earlier this week and the two talked Maryland basketball. We'll have that ......

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