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High Point, Queens lead NC mid-majors into NCAA Tournament

March 19, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Two of North Carolina’s 15 mid-major men’s basketball programs, and one women’s mid-major program, are going dancing in the 2026 NCAA Tournament this week. The High Point Panthers men’s team (30-4) is heading […]

High Point leads the way as other women’s mid-majors hope for at large bids

March 14, 2026 Ryan Henkel

The women’s college basketball regular season has come to a close and now, we’re in tournament season, starting first with the various conference tournaments. All 31 conference tournament champions will receive autobids to the NCAA […]

Queens, High Point earn NCAA bids as three NC mid-major teams remain alive

March 14, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — With conference tournament play well underway, two of North Carolina’s 15 mid-major men’s basketball programs have secured NCAA Tournament bids, 10 have seen their March Madness hopes end and three remain alive. Queens […]

MLB teams look to N.C. in Draft

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Wake Forest may have grabbed the spotlight early in last week’s MLB Draft, but the rest of the state’s baseball talent was eventually uncovered. At press time last week, three rounds had been completed. A […]

NC teams look strong on diamond

February 21, 2025 Shawn Krest

The North Carolina to Omaha shuttle has been busy over the past few years. Since 2021, four teams from NC have gone to the College World Series, including a pair—UNC and NC State—last year. With […]

NCAA hopes dimming for UNC

February 14, 2025 Shawn Krest

The NCAA first expanded the tournament to allow multiple teams from each conference starting in 1975. For the next 27 years, the University of North Carolina was in the field for every single one. As […]

Home sweet home

January 24, 2025 Shawn Krest

On Saturday, Stanford’s Jaylen Blakes hit a short jumper with just over a second left to lead visiting Stanford to a one-point win at UNC. Later in the day and a short drive on I-40 […]

College basketball preview: Colonial Athletic Association and MEAC

November 15, 2024 Jesse Deal

Only the ACC can boast as many teams from North Carolina as the Colonial Athletic Association. We take a look at the prospects for Campbell, Elon, UNCW and NC A&T, as well as the state’s […]

UNCW athletes sent ‘counseling support event’ text following Trump election

November 11, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Student athletes at the University of North Carolina Wilmington received a text message offering counseling from the athletic department following the election of President Donald Trump this week. The message was from Dr. […]

Coach hot seat report for NC CBB

November 10, 2024 Shawn Krest

Five years. That’s how long you get. Obviously, each situation is different, but when a college basketball team hires a new coach, the clock starts ticking. In general, the new guy gets five years to […]