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College basketball: Wake Forest falls short against Hokies
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer WINSTON-SALEM — Virginia Tech kept turning the ball over, failing to secure loose rebounds and struggling to get offense ...
January 18, 2021
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer WINSTON-SALEM — Virginia Tech kept turning the ball over, failing to secure loose rebounds and struggling to get offense ... Read more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two hours after the New Orleans Saints’ season had ended, Drew Brees stood on the Superdome field in street clothes, ... Read more
By Josh Dubow AP Pro Football Writer The AFC title game is returning to a familiar place in Kansas City. The question all week will ... Read more
Staff report KERNERSVILLE — A.L. Brown’s boys were 10th in the 3A Midwest Regional on Sunday at Ivey Redmon Park. Seniors Onesimo Rosas (18:21, ... Read more
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Taron Johnson could’ve kept running into next week on a 101-yard interception that carried ... Read more
By Josh Dubow AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are making a return trip to the NFC title game and ... Read more
Associated Press DETROIT — Robby Fabbri scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:42 left in the third period, Dylan Larkin got his second goal into an ... Read more
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — M.J. Walker scored 20 points, Raiquan Gray added a career-high 19 and Florida State beat North Carolina 82-75 on Saturday ... Read more
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Raptors got another big lift from their bench and won consecutive games for the ... Read more
Staff report THOMASVILLE — The non-conference games may have been frustrating, but when Central Carolina Conference play arrived on Friday, Salisbury’s boys basketball team ... Read more
Staff report THOMASVILLE — Salisbury’s girls basketball team bounced back from a tough non-conference loss to a 4A and hammered Thomasville 63-28 on ... Read more
Staff report LANDIS — South Rowan’s boys basketball team owns a two-game winning streak after thumping Central Carolina Conference opponent East Davidson ... Read more
Staff report LANDIS — Every win is sweet for the South Rowan girls basketball program, which has been in a rebuilding mode since the graduation ... Read more
Staff report TROUTMAN — West Rowan’s young girls aren’t driving cars yet, but they may drive a few coaches crazy this basketball season. ... Read more
Staff report TROUTMAN — South Iredell’s gym has been a dismal venue for West Rowan’s boys basketball team. Last season, West crushed the ... Read more
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE (AP) — “Mr. Worldwide” is coming to NASCAR. Pitbull has become an ownership partner in new NASCAR ... Read more
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Corey Seager was among 112 players who agreed to one-year contracts Friday, leaving just 13 ... Read more
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Michael Flowers had a season-high 31 points as South Alabama beat Appalachian State 73-64 on Friday night. Flowers shot 7 for ... Read more
Staff report The A.L. Brown girls basketball team shook off two lopsided losses and got their first victory on Thursday. The Wonders won big — ... Read more
Staff report DENTON — South Rowan’s girls lost by 44 and 50 points in their first two outings, but they had a serious chance ... Read more
Staff report DENTON — South Rowan’s Daniel Blevins got his first win as the Raiders’ head boys basketball coach on Thursday. The Raiders ... Read more
Staff report CHINA GROVE — Carson’s girls basketball team is loaded with talented seniors. East Rowan doesn’t have any seniors. What happened on Thursday ... Read more
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 12 assists, ... Read more
Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference says Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State has been postponed. The league announced the ... Read more
DURHAM (AP) — Duke head coach David Cutcliffe is giving up play-calling duties amid multiple changes in responsibilities for the Blue Devils coaching staff following ... Read more
By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nino Niederreiter scored early in the first period and Petr Mrazek had to make just 14 ... Read more
Staff report CHINA GROVE — East Rowan’s boys snapped a 13-game losing streak against rival Carson on Thursday. COVID-reduced Carson played the North Piedmont ... Read more
Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina State quarterback Bailey Hockman plans to play at Middle Tennessee State as a graduate transfer. Hockman announced he has ... Read more