Gaudio released as basketball coach
Director of Athletics Ron Wellman announced Wednesday that head men’s basketball coach Dino Gaudio would not be retained. A national search for a new coach will begin immediately.
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Bill Haas continues Masters’ tradition
Bill Haas (’04) is back at Augusta National for the Masters golf tournament this week, but this time he’ll be playing in the tournament for the first time, not just watching his father and uncles.
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Smith hits game-winning shot at buzzer
Senior Ish Smith hit a jump shot with one second left, as Wake Forest came back from eight points down in overtime to defeat Texas, 81-80, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Deacons advance to face top-seeded Kentucky on Saturday at 8:15 p.m.
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March Madness: What the comments of winning — and losing — coaches tell you
Whether their teams win or lose in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, one outcome is certain: coaches will follow predictable patterns in what they say after the game. John Llewellyn has studied those patterns for years and even has a name for it: coachtalk.
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Wake Forest to host WNIT game
The women’s basketball team will take on North Carolina A&T in the opening round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Gymnasium.
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Deacons to face Texas in NCAA tourney
Wake Forest opens NCAA Tournament play on Thursday at approximately 9:35 p.m. against Texas in New Orleans.
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Wake Forest defeats Clemson, 70-65
Wake Forest defeated Clemson, 70-65, in the final home game for seniors Ish Smith, L.D. Williams, Chas McFarland and David Weaver at the Joel Coliseum Sunday night. Wake Forest takes on Miami Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.
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Seniors close out home careers
Seniors Ish Smith, L.D. Williams, Chas McFarland and David Weaver will play their final home game today at Joel Coliseum in Wake Forest’s regular-season finale against Clemson.
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Golf garb finds the fairway
A long-dreamed of idea and grant money from Wake Forest's entrepreneurial center gave rise to Wear to Win, senior Laura Ormson's company that offers trendy golf apparel for young women. Ormson runs the company with her mother, Cindy Ormson.
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Deacons fall to Ga. Tech in tournament
Georgia Tech came from behind to defeat Wake Forest, 52-45 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament Friday.
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