Sports: Colleges

Jan. 08, 2013 @ 11:33 PM

Galaya powers NCCU in tuneup for MEAC

N.C. Central shot 60 percent from the field and only allowed Virginia University of Lynchburg to make 23.1 percent of its shots in a 97-28 win at McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium on Tuesday.


Jan. 08, 2013 @ 11:27 PM

Cook, Blue Devils rally past Clemson

Quinn Cook exorcised a recent demon to keep Duke unbeaten Tuesday night.


Jan. 08, 2013 @ 03:06 AM

Bama bashes Notre Dame in BCS title game

The championship was locked up by halftime. By the time the confetti landed, Alabama was already looking ahead to the next one.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 08:15 PM

Plumlee’s play inside opens Duke’s offense for 3-point attempts

Three-point shots off the hands of Duke players are falling at a high percentage this season, helping vault the Blue Devils to the nation’s No. 1 ranking once again.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 08:13 PM

Williams, Heels know what happened vs. Cavs

First conference game, on the road, against an opponent with a unique and frustrating slow-down style.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 07:40 PM

Byrant, Guthridge, McGeorge highlight Hall of Fame class

Four people with connections to UNC Chapel Hill will be enshrined in the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame this year.


Jan. 05, 2013 @ 01:00 AM

Blue Devils head into ACC slate

The nonconference portion of Duke’s basketball schedule is complete, and the Blue Devils received a perfect grade.


Jan. 05, 2013 @ 12:58 AM

Williams expects Bullock back in UNC’s lineup

North Carolina expects to have its full complement of players when it opens conference play Sunday at Virginia (8 p.m., ESPNU).


Jan. 04, 2013 @ 09:37 PM

Grateful Lewis returns to Duke, thanks coaches

Coming off the peak of his football career so far, Thad Lewis returned to the place and the people he shared so many highlights with along the way.


Jan. 03, 2013 @ 10:49 PM

Ex-Hillside star Josh McNeil’s recruiting saga takes new twists

Former Hillside High School football star Josh McNeil, who will be featured in today’s nationally televised (5 p.m., ESPN) Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., has backed out of a verbal college scholarship commitment for the second time in less than two years.


Jan. 02, 2013 @ 11:20 PM

College roundup

Duke’s Conner Vernon, the ACC’s career leader in pass receptions and receiving yardage, has accepted an invitation to play in the 64th Senior Bowl, which will be played at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. on Jan. 26 (4 p.m., NFL Network).


Jan. 02, 2013 @ 11:15 PM

Kelly, Cook rally Duke past Davidson

Davidson did something no one else has this season by slowing Duke’s Mason Plumlee on Wednesday night.


Jan. 02, 2013 @ 11:12 PM

Ingram, NCCU topple Winthrop

N.C. Central took advantage of a slow start by Winthrop on the way to a 64-57 victory Wednesday night at the Winthrop Coliseum.


Jan. 02, 2013 @ 08:17 PM

Lady Eagles taking time to recover

So far, not so good for Vanessa Taylor, N.C. Central’s first-year women’s basketball coach.


Jan. 02, 2013 @ 01:52 AM

Seminoles hold off NIU in Orange Bowl

Anxious to avoid an Orange Bowl shocker, the Florida State Seminoles kept getting tricked. An onside kick fooled them, as did a fake punt, and a pooch punt by Northern Illinois' star quarterback.