Category Archives: Sports
It's Official: Gainey to Coach Wolfpack
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer N.C. State moved quickly to hire one of its own to lead the Wolfpack men's basketball program. The school announced the hiring of Tennessee assistant coach and form...
6h ago FILE - Mr. and Miss Wuf, the North Carolina State Wolfpack mascots, perforn during their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at PNC Arena on January 14, 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Tiger Woods had hydrocodone pills in his pocket and bloodshot eyes at crash scene, authorities say
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods' eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils dilated and he had hydrocodone pills in his pocket when interviewed at the scene of his ...
12h ago Tiger Woods is driven from the Martin County Jail after being arrested for driving under the influence after a car crash on March 27, 2026 in Stuart, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NC State reaches deal with Tennessee assistant and ex-Wolfpack player Justin Gainey, AP source says
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer N.C. State has an agreement with Tennessee assistant coach and former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey to lead its men's basketball program, a person with knowledge of...
Mar 31, 2026 FILE - Mr. and Miss Wuf, the North Carolina State Wolfpack mascots, perforn during their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at PNC Arena on January 14, 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Braylon Mullins' 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left gives UConn 73-72 win over Duke and Final Four spot
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Braylon Mullins sank a desperation 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke on Sunday, earning...
Mar 29, 2026 Alex Karaban #11 of the UConn Huskies looks as the bench celebrates a three point basket against the Michigan State Spartans during the second half in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
UNC is suspending talks about future of basketball arena amid coaching search
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina is putting talks about the future home for its men's basketball program on hold. The school said in a statement Sunday that it is suspending those discussions a...
Mar 29, 2026 North Carolina fans file into the building beside a "Save the Dean Dome" sticker before an NCAA college basketball game against Clemson, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Duke's Jon Scheyer says he has 'empathy' for fired North Carolina coach Hubert Davis
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - While Duke coach Jon Scheyer focuses on another Elite Eight matchup, the rest of North Carolina's Triangle region is in a bit of chaos. Hubert Davis ...
Mar 29, 2026 Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils looks on during the first half of a game against the St. John's Red Storm in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Ehlers leads Hurricanes to 5-2 win over Devils
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake, Jordan Staal and Seth...
Mar 28, 2026 FILE - A general view the Carolina Hurricanes logo projected onto the ice during game two of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the Carolina Hurricanes on June 7, 2006 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Caleb Foster steadies Duke in return as Blue Devils beat St. John's 80-75 and advance to Elite Eight
WASHINGTON (AP) - Caleb Foster returned from a broken foot and rescued Duke's national title hopes, helping the top-seeded Blue Devils rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat St. John's 80-7...
Mar 27, 2026 Caleb Foster #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts during the second half against the St. John's Red Storm in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Will Wade leaves NC State for a second shot to coach LSU after Matt McMahon's firing
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer LSU fired fourth-year coach Matt McMahon on Thursday and rehired former Tigers coach Will Wade from N.C. State, where Wade was in only the first of a six-year contract...
Mar 26, 2026 Head coach Will Wade of the NC State Wolfpack watches play during the first half against the Auburn Tigers at Neville Arena on December 3, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Stew Milne/Getty Images)
Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which align...
Mar 26, 2026 MARCH 26: In this photo illustration, IOC President Kirsty Coventry is seen on a computer screen as she speaks at a live-streamed press briefing from Lausanne, Switzerland about the newly announced ban on transgender athletes in women's events on March 26, 2026 as viewed in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)