Sports: Colleges

May. 10, 2013 @ 06:52 PM

Duke, UNC men host NCAA lacrosse openers

Classes and exams are over. It’s all about lacrosse now for North Carolina, which is exactly how senior Marcus Holman likes it. “He lives (lacrosse); he breaths it,” UNC coach Joe Breschi said. “Every waking moment, he’s excited to have a stick in his hand and make himself better.”


May. 09, 2013 @ 11:23 PM

Johansen's degree raises question at Indiana

Indiana University's hiring of a decorated diving coach to help lead its renowned aquatics program is drawing fire from critics who say his bachelor's degree is bogus and that his selection sends the wrong message to students. Drew Johansen will start work at IU in July after racking up six ACC titles at Duke University and four Olympic medals as coach of the 2012 U.S. team in London.


May. 09, 2013 @ 11:17 PM

Thursday's college roundup

North Carolina’s Haleigh Dickey hit two home runs and Lori Spingola held Georgia Tech to five hits as the fourth-seeded Tar Heels took a 6-2 win Thursday evening in the quarterfinals of the ACC softball championship.


May. 09, 2013 @ 06:30 PM

Duke, UNC women look to advance in lacrosse playoffs

Entering the NCAA Tournament without its leading goal scorer puts Duke’s No. 8-ranked women’s lacrosse team in a tough spot. About the only good thing about the situation is that, heading into today’s first-round tournament game against Princeton at Annapolis, Md., the Blue Devils have had two weeks to prepare for the circumstance.


May. 08, 2013 @ 11:20 PM

Wednesday's college roundup

North Carolina and South Carolina will open the 2015 football season by meeting in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 5.


May. 08, 2013 @ 07:27 PM

Tar Heels, Blue Devils face tough Challenge

This year’s Big Ten-ACC Challenge offers something new for the Duke Blue Devils. For the first time in the made-for-TV event, Duke and Michigan have been paired against one another.


May. 07, 2013 @ 11:02 PM

Tar Heel Tour invades Durham

The annual Tar Heel Tours give North Carolina coaches a chance to meet face-to-face with members of the Rams Club, a collection of boosters who donate money to the athletic department.


May. 07, 2013 @ 10:31 PM

Tuesday's college roundup


May. 07, 2013 @ 09:56 PM

Eagles set for MEAC baseball tourney

Baseball could be N.C. Central’s entry point into national postseason play, as the Eagles wrap up the regular season tonight at Davidson and get ready for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament that starts Tuesday in Norfolk, Va.


May. 07, 2013 @ 12:17 AM

Monday's college roundup


May. 06, 2013 @ 08:41 PM

Ferguson, Williams leaving NCCU basketball program

N.C. Central backup point guard Drimir Ferguson and rarely used forward DavRon Williams are planning to transfer, each looking to land at a basketball program that will allow them more opportunities to demonstrate what they can do on the floor.


May. 04, 2013 @ 12:59 AM

Fanfare-Colleges: A look at college and other sports news in brief

Duke University repeated as the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships Division II men’s team time trial national champions after besting the field by over 47 seconds on Friday


May. 02, 2013 @ 10:43 PM

Fanfare-Colleges: A look at college and other news in brief

NCCU's Willie Calvin wins MEAC high jump title


Apr. 30, 2013 @ 10:46 PM

Tuesday's college roundup

The North Carolina women’s tennis team is the No. 2 seed and will host a regional for the 11th time in 12 seasons when the NCAA team tournament begins on May 10.


May. 01, 2013 @ 09:28 PM

Guthridge, again, reluctantly takes spotlight

Bill Guthridge walked over to a bookshelf in his office at the Smith Center last week and pulled out a newspaper from Oct. 10, 1997 — the day after Dean Smith resigned and Guthridge took over the North Carolina men’s basketball program.