Month: December 2017
Duke rally at BC falls short in first loss of the season
BOSTON — Boston College coach Jim Christian says there will be a new poster on the wall outside the basketball office at Conte Forum. “When you walk down the hallway (outside) our office, they have […]
Hurricanes rally for point, but lose in OT
LOS ANGELES — The winning streak seemed in serious jeopardy for the Los Angeles Kings after the Carolina Hurricanes scored twice in the final seven minutes of regulation to tie the score, and then held the puck […]
Balanced Deacons blitz Army for fifth straight win
Keyshawn Woods scored 22 points and Doral Moore added 20 points as Wake Forest won its fifth game in a row, topping visiting Army 109-80 on Friday night at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. For Moore, a junior center, […]
Mack leaving NC Central to take coordinator position at Rice
Jerry Mack, whose teams won or shared three MEAC championships in his four seasons at NC Central, has left his job with the Eagles to become the offensive coordinator at Rice. The 37-year-old Tennessee native […]
Weather causes change in prep state championship game schedule
The N.C. High School Athletic Association has announced that the starting times for its 4A and 4AA football state championship games have been moved back three hours because of wintry weather in the Winston-Salem area. […]
Hurricanes squander three-goal leads, lose in OT to Sharks
SAN JOSE — Brent Burns called it as he saw it. The game wasn’t pretty, but it was entertaining. The Norris Trophy-winning defenseman scored only his second goal of the season 22 seconds into overtime […]
Dundon agrees to buy Hurricanes
Tom Dundon wanted to own the Carolina Hurricanes. Peter Karmanos Jr. wanted to stay involved. Both got what they wanted, with the team announcing Thursday that the Dallas entrepreneur and philanthropist has signed an agreement […]
ECU graduate Blackwell named Pirates’ new defensive coordinator
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery took the first step toward improving a defense that ranked dead last in the FBS this season by hiring David Blackwell as the Pirates’ defensive coordinator. An ECU graduate […]
NC delegation breaks for historic tax overhaul near party lines
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering […]