November 25, 2009
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- After three losses to ACC teams, UNCG hit the road Tuesday night and came away with its first victory of the season, beating USC-Upstate 76-70. Brandon Evans had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Ben Stywall contributed 17 points and nine...
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GUILFORD 81, AVERETT 56: Tyler Sanborn dominated inside with 19 points and 18 rebounds as Guilford remained undefeated with an 81-56 victory over Averett at Ragan-Brown Field House.
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ROANOKE 55, GUILFORD 48: The Quakers hit only 25 percent of their field-goal attempts in the second half as the visiting Maroons rallied for a victory Tuesday night at Ragan-Brown Field House in the ODAC opener for both teams.
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November 24, 2009
WENTWORTH — Rockingham District Attorney Phil Berger Jr. will not file charges in the February shooting death of a Reidsville man.
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EDEN -- The Rockingham County Department of Public Health will hold a vaccination clinic on Monday to immunize vulnerable populations against the H1N1 flu virus. The clinic will take place from 2-6 p.m. in the education center of Trinity Wesleyan Church......
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Duke's Joy Cheek saw some familiar faces on the opposing bench. She just didn't acknowledge them. Cheek scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help No. 10 Duke defeat Charlotte 57-44 on Monday night.
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N.C. State offensive coordinator Dana Bible has been diagnosed with leukemia and won't coach the Wolfpack's season finale against No. 23 North Carolina. Head coach Tom O'Brien said Bible will remain in a Chapel Hill cancer center for 30 days of treatment.
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HOFSTRA 70, ELON 46: Cornelius Vines scored 17 points and Hofstra beat Elon 70-46 on Monday in the NIT consolation bracket. The Pride (3-2) won their second straight game and have 51 wins in 61 games at the Mack Sports Complex. The Pride generated three t...
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November 23, 2009
WENTWORTH — A Waynesville consulting group will study the potential for broadband Internet access in Rockingham County, after the Board of Commissioners hired the company on Monday.
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NO. 4 NORTH CAROLINA 76, UNLV 68: Italee Lucas made a triumphant return home to Las Vegas. She scored 24 points to help No. 4 North Carolina beat UNLV 78-68 on Sunday.
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November 22, 2009
GREENSBORO 61, BRIDGEWATER (VA.) 59: Junior guard Nikki Wilborn hit a 3-point shot with one second left as the Pride (1-2) stunned the Eagles on Saturday night in the consolation game of the Randolph-Macon tournament in Ashland, Va.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tracy Smith's three-point play in the final minute helped N.C. State thwart a late comeback bid by Austin Peay and escape with a 66-59 victory on Saturday night.
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BOONE -- Appalachian State finished its third undefeated Southern Conference season in four years by downing Western Carolina 19-14 on Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Elon solidified its case for a postseason football playoff berth with a 27-7 victory over Samford in Southern Conference action Saturday at Siebert Stadium.
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GREENSBORO 86, MARYLAND BIBLE 79: Freshman Luqman Tijani, a Page graduate, scored a career high 16 points as Greensboro defeated Maryland Bible 86-79 Saturday on the final day of the North Carolina Wesleyan Tournament in Rocky Mount.
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November 20, 2009
Kay Yow and John Thompson first shared a special experience 21 years ago as coaches of the U.S. men's and women's Olympic basketball teams. On Thursday, 10 months after Yow lost a long battle with breast cancer, she and Thompson were presented with the se...
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November 16, 2009
TEXAS A&M 95, NO. 6 DUKE 77: Danielle Adams scored 24 points in her Texas A&M debut and the Aggies stunned Duke 95-77 on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON & LEE 67, GREENSBORO 55: Ben Goetsch scored a game-high 29 points as host Washington & Lee defeated Greensboro College 67-55 in Lexington, Va., on Sunday in the season opener for both teams. Lewis Owenby scored a team-high 14 points to...
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Tyler Wilkerson grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds to lead Marshall to a 79-63 win over N.C. A&T on Sunday in the Thundering Herd's season opener. Wilkerson, who pulled down 14 defensive boards, had the most rebounds by a Marshall...
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November 12, 2009
Country superstars George Strait and Reba McEntire are coming to Greensboro. The two are scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Tickets are $79.50 and $89.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 21 through www.ticketmaster.com or by...
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November 6, 2009
College of Charleston guard Andrew Goudelock is the Southern Conference coaches' preseason pick for the league's player of the year. The coaches also selected Goudelock's Cougars and Western Carolina as favorites to win the Southern Conference's two divis...
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October 27, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM — Hanesbrands is shutting down operations at a hosiery plant that employs 320 people.The Winston-Salem company said today it is shutting down its plant at 401 W. Hanes Mill Road because of steady drops in sheer-hosiery demand.
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October 20, 2009
GREENSBORO — Single-game tickets for UNCG's upcoming men's basketball season are on sale at the Greensboro Coliseum box offices and through Ticketmaster's outlets, charge-by-phone and at Ticketmaster.com.
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October 19, 2009
ASHEVILLE (AP) — Morning frost is covering the Carolinas, and some parts of the region are seeing temperatures below the freezing mark.The National Weather Service has issued a frost warning until 9 a.m. Monday for most of North Carolina and South C...
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