Category Archives: Sports
ACC cuts 20-game men's basketball slate to make room for nonconference games in bid to boost sport
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference is hoping its men's basketball programs trade two fewer league games for marquee nonconference matchups in an effort to reverse a dwin...
May 07, 2025
UNC's Belichick defends Hudson as 'doing her job' after interjecting during CBS interview
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended girlfriend Jordon Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer's questions about their relationship and said s...
Apr 30, 2025
Devils struggle on power play again, penalty-kill gives up 4th goal in Game 4 loss to Hurricanes
By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Devils had the top special teams units in the NHL this season. Things haven't worked out so well in the playoffs, and they are now...
Apr 27, 2025
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The program announced Flagg's move in a social media post Monday fol...
Apr 21, 2025
Duke freshman Kon Knueppel to take the 1-and-done route to the NBA draft
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke's Kon Knueppel is heading to the NBA after one college season. The 6-foot-7, 217-pound wing announced his decision Wednesday after a season that included him b...
Apr 16, 2025
Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The closer Rory McIlroy came to fulfilling his lifetime dream - winning the Masters - the more it kept slipping away. Sunday at Augusta National fel...
Apr 13, 2025
John Andrzejek won a national title with Florida to start the week. Now he's Campbell's head coach
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) - John Andrzejek is finally done with juggling coaching duties. Andrzejek spent nearly three weeks fitting in work as the newly named head co...
Apr 09, 2025
ACC is moving its women's basketball tournament from Greensboro to the Atlanta area in 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament will move from its longtime home in North Carolina to the Atlanta area in 2026, the league announced Thursday. The to...
Apr 03, 2025
Proctor, Flagg help No. 1 seed Duke roll past Baylor 89-66 to reach Sweet 16 of March Madness
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Tyrese Proctor couldn't miss. And top-seeded Duke showed the toughness to push back when pushed. Proctor had career highs of seven 3-pointers a...
Mar 23, 2025
NC State officially announces hiring of McNeese's Will Wade as new Wolfpack men's basketball coach
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - N.C. State has made it official: McNeese's Will Wade is the Wolfpack's new men's basketball coach. The school announced the hiring Sunday, coming a day after Wade's McNeese team l...
Mar 23, 2025