CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina fans now have a new villain in the storied rivalry with Duke. For fans of the Blue Devils, there’s a new face to personify calm under pressure. Austin Rivers, a freshman playing in his 24th college game, buried the biggest shot of his brief career to give Duke an 85-84 victory Wednesday night at the Smith Center. And that was onl...

BY JASON HAWKINS hawkinsoutdoors@msn.com. The moon one February night, when you looked upon it long enough, was perfect. As a hunter, angler and a person who searches for details in every moment, the moon is something I enjoy staring toward for hours. When the air is cold, the night is clear and the stars serve as a light posts to the forever, the moon is a...

DURHAM — Tuesday's game more or less had been decided in the first half, but Person High got no relief from the Southern Lady Spartans’ hawking, full-court defense until the final horn sounded. “If you can’t handle that speed, if you can’t handle that aggressiveness, then we need to go back to Roxboro,” Person coach Ray Reaves told his players during a firs...