CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Florida State’s Bobby Bowden and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney have a chance to silence their critics, at least for a while.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Deon Thompson had 23 points and eight rebounds to help No. 6 North Carolina beat Belmont Abbey 107-59 on Friday night in its only exhibition game.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Former Southern Cal recruit Noel Johnson scored 19 points to lead No. 24 Clemson to a 99-51 exhibition victory over Francis Marion on Friday night.
ATLANTA (AP) - Two is a crucial number for both Georgia Tech and Wake Forest.
MIAMI (AP) - The last time Virginia coach Al Groh was on the sideline in South Florida, his Cavaliers ended Miami’s era at the Orange Bowl with a stunning 48-0 romp over the Hurricanes.
The disappointing Wolfpack look to avoid their fifth straight loss Saturday when they play host to a Maryland team that has dropped four in a row and six of seven in a matchup of the two worst teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - For years, everything Duke and North Carolina achieved - the conference championships, Final Four trips and national titles - has been connected in a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship.
These days the Tar Heels have the upper hand.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Thad Lewis takes every snap recognizing that the defense in front of him knows exactly what’s coming. Yet Duke’s senior quarterback and his fleet of receivers keep racking…
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Freshman Ryan Williams ran for a season-high 179 yards and No. 22 Virginia Tech avoided its first three-game losing streak in six years, holding off East Carolina 16-3 on Thursday night.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Virginia coach Al Groh isn’t interested in talking about whether his time at his alma mater is soon to end.
In his mind, it’s Miami week, and that means grinding into…

