Thursday, February 23, 2012
In the playoffs, the cliche goes, “A team’s best players have to play like its best 
players.
- Bulldogs, Jaguars, Knights continue playoffs runs, Firebirds fall short
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Nash Central’s girls’ basketball team has played with an internal confidence throughout the season, no matter what the nine losses on their record might indicate.
- Rocky Mount High girls knock off 2011 3-A state champs
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Call it a zone, a rhythm or a flow, it doesn’t matter.
- Marshall's Law: Tar Heels point guard leads team past Wolfpack
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
RALEIGH – Kendall Marshall had a career-high 22 points and 13 assists to help No. 7 North Carolina beat N.C. State, 86-74, on Tuesday night.
- Bishops’ season comes to an end after tourney upset
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Despite its poor record and extended losing streak, N.C. Wesleyan men’s basketball coach John Thompson never expected Shenandoah to go away Tuesday night.
- Seasoned staff aids Wolfpack
Monday, February 20, 2012
RALEIGH – Bobby Lutz and Orlando Early know the pressure facing North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried when he calls a play late in a tight game or tries to discern team morale after a tough loss.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
In the playoffs, the cliche goes, “A team’s best players have to play like its best 
players.
- Bulldogs, Jaguars, Knights continue playoffs runs, Firebirds fall short
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Nash Central’s girls’ basketball team has played with an internal confidence throughout the season, no matter what the nine losses on their record might indicate.
- Rocky Mount High girls knock off 2011 3-A state champs
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Call it a zone, a rhythm or a flow, it doesn’t matter.
- Knights survive upset bid from Havelock
Monday, February 20, 2012
Even in a playoffs bracket that leaves questions in terms of seedings and rival teams playing each other in early rounds, one thing is for certain.
- Gryphons' squads advance
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
As Tevin Taylor, one of the better 3-point shooters in the area, struggled to connect from behind the arc, his teammates laughed and heckled him from the bench.
- Rocky Mount Academy draws No. 14 seed in NCISSA playoffs
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Rocky Mount Academy won 13 of its last 14 games, finished with a 20-4 record and won the Eastern Plains Independent Conference championship.The reward?
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
RALEIGH – Kendall Marshall had a career-high 22 points and 13 assists to help No. 7 North Carolina beat N.C. State, 86-74, on Tuesday night.
- Bishops’ season comes to an end after tourney upset
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Despite its poor record and extended losing streak, N.C. Wesleyan men’s basketball coach John Thompson never expected Shenandoah to go away Tuesday night.
- Seasoned staff aids Wolfpack
Monday, February 20, 2012
RALEIGH – Bobby Lutz and Orlando Early know the pressure facing North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried when he calls a play late in a tight game or tries to discern team morale after a tough loss.
- Shaken ’Pack on unfamiliar turf
Monday, February 20, 2012
RALEIGH – Nobody wanted to admit it, but the results couldn’t be argued.
N.C. State was not mentally ready for Florida State on Saturday afternoon.
- Blue Devils' defense paces win against B.C.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
BOSTON – Seth Curry scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke didn’t need another late rally as it cruised to a 75-50 win over Boston College behind a smothering defense Sunday night.
- N.C. Wesleyan beats Ferrum, secures second seed in USA South Tournament
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Just three weeks ago, N.C. Wesleyan wasn’t the team it expected to be.
Monday, February 20, 2012
RALEIGH – Eric Staal had two goals and an assist, Justin Peters cruised to his first NHL shutout, and the Carolina Hurricanes routed the reeling Washington Capitals 5-0 on Monday night.
- Haas outlasts Mickelson, Bradley in playoff
Sunday, February 19, 2012
LOS ANGELES – Bill Haas wound up making the biggest putt of them all at Riviera.
- For the love of the game: Area hockey enthusiasts bring sport to Rocky Mount
Saturday, February 18, 2012
While most of the working world dreads the start of a new work week, Joel Serafini can’t wait for Monday.
- Buccaneers hire ex-UNC coach Davis
Monday, February 13, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired former North Carolina head coach Butch Davis as a “special assistant” to new head coach Greg Schiano.
- Bobcats lose 15th straight
Monday, February 13, 2012
CHARLOTTE – Lou Williams scored 23 points off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers built an early lead to beat Charlotte Bobcats, 98-89, Monday night, the Bobcats’ 15th straight defeat.
- Mickelson's 8-under gives him victory
Sunday, February 12, 2012
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – He knew his game was getting close, and he broke through with flair Sunday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
As part of its Black History Month celebration, NFL Network broadcast a brilliant documentary last week titled “Third and Long: The history of African Americans in the NFL from 1946 to 1989.” It was a time of rejection and bitter disappointment, then startling success, nothing like the bleakness of the preceding 23 years, when black athletes were completely banned from the NFL.The names Fritz Pollard and Paul Robeson, who were considered the first blacks to play in the NFL, are known to many football fans.
- KING: 'Tis the season for bird watching
Saturday, February 18, 2012
On cold winter days, I often think about our feathered wildlife neighbors.
- GRILLO: Closing a reminder to support local golf courses
Sunday, February 12, 2012
I was out of town when the news broke that Hickory Meadows was closing.I spent a lot of time on the dear, wonderful course in Enfield.
- KING: Family heritage extends to NWTF
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Last Friday, my sister-in-law whipped into my driveway with her white Camaro. I was pruning crape myrtles, but she was so excited I had to stop.
- GRILLO: Stram set mic’d up standard in Super Bowl IV
Monday, February 6, 2012
To mic the coaches or not in the Super Bowl? That is the question.
They got it right the first time they tried and never came close again.
- KING: Superstitions rule the day when it comes to fishing
Saturday, February 4, 2012
When it comes to fishing, my friends and I are extremely superstitious. We have been fishing together so long that we are set in our ways to a certain extent.
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