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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 […]

Super Bowl has deep NC connections

February 8, 2026 Shawn Krest

The Super Bowl prop bet odds are out, and the biggest favorite to score a touchdown in the game is Kenneth Walker III. The Seahawks running back turned in the second 1,000 yard season of […]

Cal Raleigh-in the family business

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Every once in awhile, Stephanie Raleigh has just had her fill of the baseball talk. “Not too much,” said husband Todd of life in the family’s Cullowhee home. “We try to kind of leave it […]

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 […]

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 […]

Big South and Southern Conference men’s basketball previews

November 15, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

By Asheebo Rojas As the ACC takes most of the attention from North Carolina’s college basketball fans, the Big South and the Southern conferences have something to say in the 2024-25 season. The state’s […]

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 […]

What it was, was football Week 1

September 6, 2024 Shawn Krest

A total of 33 college and universities in North Carolina field a football team. Throughout the season, we’ll take a look at the best and the worst of the week that was and preview the […]