Among its new players, N.C. Central's Stanton Kidd (6-7, 215) is the only one who regularly starts, although guards Alfonzo Houston and Drimir Ferguson get quality playing time. NCCU plays Florida A&M on the road Saturday.
North Carolina junior forward Reggie Bullock didn’t want to look back on the season and wonder if he could have done more.
Justen Best’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer erased a 3-point Carrboro lead and Peter Rathmell’s try at a game-tying layup at the end of overtime rolled off as East Chapel Hill nipped the Jaguars 65-63 Wednesday night.
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.
Hillside graduate Khris Francis was one of four football players who enrolled early at North Carolina, the school announced Wednesday.
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.
Boys' and girls' basketball, wrestling ... Carrboro, NCSSM boys win ... Northern, Carolina Friends, Chapel Hill girls win ... South Granville pins Northern Vance.
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.
Quinn Cook exorcised a recent demon to keep Duke unbeaten Tuesday night.
Darien Ortiz almost singlehandedly ends big Hillside homecourt comeback Tuesday night. His back-to-back steals in a 30-second span in the final 1:13 slamming the door on the Hornets and giving Jordan sole possession of the PAC-6 lead. In girls' game opener, PAC-6 leader Hillside routs Falcons.
The championship was locked up by halftime. By the time the confetti landed, Alabama was already looking ahead to the next one.
Durham Academy went on an 11-0 run in the fourth period and got out of the gym at Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill with a 48-38 win.
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.
First conference game, on the road, against an opponent with a unique and frustrating slow-down style.
Four people with connections to UNC Chapel Hill will be enshrined in the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame this year.