My grandson loves basketball more than anything … well, except eating. After watching him play basketball from about 5 years old, when points were not kept and the pace was furious, through the ranks to […]
DURHAM — Duke freshman star Zion Williamson won’t play Saturday at third-ranked North Carolina because he’s still recovering from a sprained right knee. The school announced Williamson’s status on Saturday. The 6-foot-7, 285-pound Williamson is […]
GREENSBORO — North Carolina State’s Elissa Cunane put on a show in what was essentially her first homecoming game in college. Now the freshman from just outside of town gets another one — against a […]
CHARLOTTE — Michael Jordan, who played high school basketball in Wilmington is donating $2 million to assist residents of the Carolinas. The 55-year-old owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets is contributing $1 million each to […]
LOS ANGELES — NBA star and N.C. native Stephen Curry has signed a multiyear film and television deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio said on Monday, as the Golden State Warriors player makes […]
An abundance of future Division I college talent will be on display Saturday when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association holds state championship games in four classifications at Smith Center in Chapel Hill and Raleigh’s […]
The basketball teams at Duke, North Carolina and NC State all learned a lot about themselves during their Thanksgiving tournament travels last week. Now they’ll get a chance to start putting those lessons to practical […]
The Los Angeles Lakers plan to retire the jersey numbers of Kobe Bryant on Dec. 18 prior to the game against the Golden State Warriors. The team will retire both of Bryant’s numbers. Bryant wore […]
OAKLAND Golden State coach Steve Kerr shook off a long-term back ailment to return to the bench and help his Warriors win a record 14th straight post-season contest with a 132-113 victory over the […]
In the early hours of NBA free agency, back on July 1, the Charlotte Hornets made the marquee signing of the offseason’s first day: inking small forward Nicolas Batum to a five-year, $120 million deal. […]
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