Woodpeckers, drilled by pandemic, return
FAYETTEVILLE — A cheer went up when the gates to Segra Stadium opened about an hour before the Fayetteville Woodpeckers took on the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in their first home game in more than a […]
FAYETTEVILLE — A cheer went up when the gates to Segra Stadium opened about an hour before the Fayetteville Woodpeckers took on the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in their first home game in more than a […]
If anyone at Duke knows how to build a championship program, it’s Mike Krzyzewski. So it only seemed natural back in 2017, as the Blue Devils’ softball team was still in its formative stages, that […]
Winning national championships has become a common occurrence for the North Carolina field hockey team. Sunday’s 4-3 overtime victory against Michigan was the Tar Heels’ third in a row and ninth overall, tying them with […]
The home-state advantage was kind to North Carolina teams playing in the NCAA’s postseason soccer tournaments last week. With all games being played at venues around the Old North State, teams from UNC, Duke and […]
The term “spring football’ takes on new meaning this weekend when the N.C. High School Athletic Association holds its state championship games in Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Titles in eight subdivisions will be up for […]
Wes Miller and Mike Jones were hired for their first college basketball head coaching jobs only a few months apart in 2011. Both took over programs in disrepair and turned them into consistent winners. So […]
The North Carolina Courage beat expansion Racing Louisville 3-2 on Monday to stay alive for a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup tournament. But that’s not the goal coach Paul Riley has […]
There was a synergy to Western Carolina’s hiring of Justin Gray as its new basketball coach last week. It’s a circle that began on March 26 when Pat Kelsey left Winthrop to take the job […]
After 10 successful seasons of coaching at UNC Greensboro, Wes Miller had a specific set of criteria that needed to be met before he would even consider leaving for another, higher-profile job. “I’ve always dreamed […]
Carlos Rodón described himself as “blessed” after pitching a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Cleveland Indians last Wednesday. It’s not an uncommon reaction. Athletes regularly say such things, especially after performances that […]
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