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Luke DeCock: ACC’s choice to leave Greensboro says a lot about what league is now — big business

RALEIGH, N.C. — The most jarring thing about the ACC finally finalizing its inevitable move from Greensboro to Charlotte is that, unlike just about everything else that’s so disorienting about college sports these days, this was not done by perceived necessity. It was entirely by elective choice.

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ACC headquarters moving from Greensboro to Charlotte in what was ‘difficult’ decision

RALEIGH, N.C. — Sixty-nine years after its founding in a smoke-filled room inside of the old Sedgefield Inn, the ACC is leaving the city and relocating its headquarters to Charlotte, the league announced on Tuesday.

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Ted Phillips has no regrets but one thing he’d change: ‘Get the QB right, please’

The Bears’ president/CEO announced his retirement last week, effective Feb. 28.

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Were trade unions right to halt strikes and events after the Queen's death?

Are trade unions squandering newfound strength by calling off strikes after the Queen's death?

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Duke volleyball player and dad say BYU didn’t act fast enough during racist incident

As a child growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1960s and early ’70s, Marvin Richardson lived through school desegregation and the racial turmoil that followed the passage of the Civil Rights Act. He lived through the “fears and challenges” that came with being Black in the South, he…

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After a Rocky Start, Kevin Warren Is Winning

With USC and UCLA joining and the Big Ten announcing a lucrative new media rights deal, the commissioner’s reputation is looking a lot different these days.

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College Football’s 25 Most Intriguing People in Suits

Commissioners, agents, politicians, NIL company executives and more will play a key role in the sport this fall.

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The Direction of College Athletics Hangs in the Balance. Here’s How.

Where has realignment taken college sports, and where could it be heading in the future? Our writer roundtable tackles six pressing issues.

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As ACC looks to address revenue gap, competing worldviews emerge on future of college sports

In the span of about a week, in cities separated by about 600 miles, two of the most powerful leaders in college athletics offered contrasting worldviews in this summer of massive change and uncertainty. One of them espoused the supposed values of the traditional collegiate sports model; the other embraced…

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Kevin Warren Is Ready to Lead the Big Ten Into the Future

A tumultuous 2020 behind him, the conference’s commissioner has rapidly won over support and turned his league into a coast-to-coast juggernaut.

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1-on-1 with Pat Narduzzi: Thoughts on expansion, the Big Ten and winning a different way

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pat Narduzzi and three Pitt players arrived at the Westin Charlotte for Thursday’s ACC Kickoff at around 9:30 a.m. They spent an hour-and-a-half filming TV features before taking the podium for a press conference. Narduzzi hopped on ACC Network before joining his players for an open interview…

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The ACC Coastal, college football’s most interesting division, readies for swan song

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Amid the consternation about the future and present of the ACC — the endless talk about the revenue gap; the speculation over whether the league’s grant of rights will hold; the questions concerning any potential defections — legitimate change has been forgotten in the hysteria. Part of…

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Typically heavy on hype, this year’s ACC Kickoff highlighted by uncertainty, anxiety

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a way it was the same as it has ever been here on Wednesday during day one of the ACC’s annual preseason football kickoff: the same cliches and the same kind of boundless optimism eternal this time of year; the same expansive hordes surrounding the big…

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Luke DeCock: Jim Phillips may be last idealist left in college sports. That should count for something.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jim Phillips is a true believer. If there was any doubt about it before, there was none left after Wednesday. At a time when not only his conference but college athletics in general is being pulled in new, odd directions by forces both benign and malignant, the…

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As ACC hunts revenue increases, Jim Phillips ‘confident’ no schools will leave league

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Financial might has the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences leaving the rest of the college leagues in the dust.

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As the College Sports Gap Widens, Jim Phillips Digs In

The ACC commissioner believes his league can still close the gap with the SEC and Big Ten.

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5 storylines to keep an eye on ahead of ACC media days

PITTSBURGH — On Wednesday, the ACC Football Kickoff will get underway in Charlotte, N.C.

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Luke DeCock: Where does ACC go from here? 5 options for Jim Phillips and schools in North Carolina.

Remember when deciding whether to move the conference office out of Greensboro was the trickiest question ACC commissioner Jim Phillips had to answer? Seems like a long time ago that was the ACC’s hot-button issue … in part because that decision has been marinating for a year.

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ACC Insider: Three Biggest Challenges That Admins See for League

With the ongoing NCAA conference discussions, ACC administrators highlight what they think the current commissioner Jim Phillips needs to focus on.

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Luke DeCock: In budget proposal, ACC will get $15 million of your money to do ... nothing new

The ACC’s unnecessary hand-wringing over the location of its headquarters has been, for almost a year, the ACC’s own stupid problem.

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In football-first world of college athletics, where does that leave ACC basketball?

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Almost five months after he became the fifth commissioner in ACC history, Jim Phillips stood in front of a crowded hotel banquet room in Charlotte and emphasized the single priority most critical to the league’s future. It was Phillips’ first major public appearance in his new…

Orlando Sentinel

ACC coaches sound off on tampering in spring meetings

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — When Pittsburgh receiver Jordan Addison entered the transfer portal last week, the move sent shock waves throughout college football.

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Addressing revenue gap is ‘top of mind’ for ACC, but disparity will only grow larger

FERNADINA BEACH, Fla.— Throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, officials within the ACC constantly fought rumors and speculation about the conference’s demise. Every few months, it seemed, brought another account of Florida State and Clemson’s impending defection for the Big 12 and then, in late 2012, Maryland announced that…

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Luke DeCock: The ACC has plenty to shout about after its first-weekend NCAA tournament performance

So maybe Josh Pastner was right all along.

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