Sports: Colleges

Jan. 15, 2013 @ 08:28 PM

Duke women stand as last unbeaten in D-I

There’s only one undefeated basketball team left in Division I — and it’s the Duke women.


Jan. 15, 2013 @ 08:20 PM

This time, Eagles were ready for Bethune-Cookman

N.C. Central’s win over Bethune-Cookman on Monday night was good therapy that helped alleviate a bad memory since the 2012 MEAC tournament quarterfinals.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 10:59 PM

Eagles top B-C, remain unbeaten in MEAC

Stanton Kidd made 11 of 14 shots from the field en route to 23 points and Ray Willis hit all 13 of his free-throw attempts to help N.C. Central pull away from Bethune-Cookman 75-66 Monday in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 10:47 PM

Holliday’s return to Duke on hold

Blair Holliday’s return to Duke will have to wait a few more months.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 08:31 PM

Tar Heels avoided ‘cliff’ with win at FSU

North Carolina (15-1, 1-2) could have been 3-0 in the ACC. It also could have been 0-3.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 07:42 PM

Duke’s Curry ready to play; Kelly’s still out

While Ryan Kelly’s status with his foot injury remains murky, Duke does have relatively good news on another of its injured senior starters.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 08:51 PM

Eagles will need to focus vs. FAMU

N.C. Central guard Ray Willis’ final run through the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference begins in earnest today.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 08:38 PM

UNC’s Dunn claims Hermann Trophy

North Carolina junior midfielder Crystal Dunn was awarded the 2012 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy, presented by the coaches to best female player in NCAA Division I soccer.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 08:23 PM

Return to FSU could be motivation for Tar Heels

Last season’s game at Florida State proved to be a turning point for North Carolina. After a 33-point loss, UNC’s most lopsided defeat in the Roy Williams era, the Tar Heels wrote the number “33” on the whiteboard in their locker room as motivation before every remaining game.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 07:55 PM

Duke could find bowl path less complicated

The road to a second straight bowl game should be slightly easier for Duke next season.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 07:52 PM

Blue Devils make adjustments on the road vs. Pack

For top-ranked Duke, life without injured senior forward Ryan Kelly begins with likely their toughest road trip of the season.


Jan. 10, 2013 @ 01:00 AM

Bullock, Tar Heels discuss ways to bounce back

North Carolina junior forward Reggie Bullock didn’t want to look back on the season and wonder if he could have done more.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 10:23 PM

Duke’s Kelly out indefinitely with foot injury

Ryan Kelly’s stretch of solid basketball for Duke will be on hold, and the No. 1 Blue Devils will have to find a way to win without him.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 09:28 PM

Duke, UNC add four early football entries

Hillside graduate Khris Francis was one of four football players who enrolled early at North Carolina, the school announced Wednesday.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 07:50 PM

UNC sets strategic plan for athletics

Finishing in the top 10 nationally in each sport, academically and athletically, while developing a culture of compliance and building a stronger relationship with the university community — those are some of the goals that the North Carolina has set as part of a strategic plan announced Wednesday that will guide the athletic department’s decision-making over the next four years.