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No. 8 Blue Devils riding Scheyer, Smith, Singler

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Duke’s Nolan Smith, top left, Jon Scheyer, top right, and Kyle Singler, bottom, have become the Big Three for the Blue Devils. All three are averaging more than 16 points a game this season.

DURHAM — Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler really couldn’t ask for much more.

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GRILLO: This year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class is legendary, indeed
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is richer by seven new members, including San Francisco 49ers splendid wide receiver Jerry Rice, the Cowboys one-man infantry, Emmitt Smith and one-time Broncos great, running back Floyd Little.

How stupendous was Rice? Well, once when I spoke with Steve Sabol of NFL Films, he said he thought Rice was the greatest player in NFL history.

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COLLEGE HEADLINES

Maryland coasts past slumping North Carolina
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland coach Gary Williams was overcome by emotion, leaving him virtually unable to describe his feelings after watching the Terrapins dismantle North Carolina on an anything-but-typical game day.

“We handled a difficult situation and were able to do a good job,” Williams told the crowd Sunday after Maryland beat the skidding Tar Heels, 92-71.

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HIGH SCHOOL HEADLINES

Bark and bite: Nash Central boys defeat Northern Nash
Nash Central took advantage of a pair of seniors to earn its fourth Big East Conference victory Friday night.

BulldogsDominique Holloway (20 points) and Brandon Thomas (21 points) combined for 41 points in the contest to lead their squad past visiting Northern Nash, 71-40.

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PROFESSIONAL HEADLINES

Peppers' return to Panthers in doubt
CHARLOTTE — Snubbed by the Carolina Panthers since the end of the season, the agent for five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers is convinced his client will play elsewhere in 2010.

Carl Carey said Sunday night the Panthers have “not made a single inquiry this offseason” regarding the impending unrestricted free agent.

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RECREATION HEADLINES

KING: Great quail hunting days are long gone
I ran into an old friend last Friday. It was the first warm day after the big freeze that so effectively locked most everything up with ice.

“Why in the world aren’t you quail hunting on such a beautiful day?” I asked. He shook his head and replied very softly, “There just aren’t enough birds left to hunt anymore.”