November 23, 2009
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Mark Martin accepted NASCAR's silver medal for the fifth time Sunday night, unable in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to derail Jimmie Johnson's march toward stock-car immortality, while Martin joined Richard...
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Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season. Kristy McPherson finished off a 5-under 67 in fading sunlight Sunday to move to 8 under and take the lead in the LPGA Tour Champio...
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November 22, 2009
Senior forward Casey Nogueira scored her ninth goal of the season in the 82nd minute, and North Carolina posted its eighth straight shutout as the third-ranked Tar Heel women's soccer team defeated 19th-ranked Maryland 1-0 in the NCAA third round before a...
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November 10, 2009
ELON 85, GREENSBORO COLLEGE 61: Drew Spradlin scored a game-high 19 points as the Phoenix overpowered the visiting Pride in an exhibition men's basketball game Monday night at Alumni Gym. Joining Spradlin in double figures for Elon were Chris Long (14 poi...
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Greensboro's John Isner rallied to beat qualifier Alejandro Falla of Colombia 4-6, 7-6 (10), 7-5 on Monday at the ATP Paris Masters. Isner, ranked No. 35 in the world, saved three match points. He served 17 aces to 12 for No. 87 Falla. The former Page sta...
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November 6, 2009
Greensboro's John Isner had two match points, but couldn't put away Richard Gasquet in a 4-6, 7-6 (9), 6-2 loss at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland. The Frenchman saved the second of Isner's match points in the second-set tiebreaker with one of his...
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November 3, 2009
Roger Federer made a winning return from a six-week break Monday in Basel, Switzerland, beating Belgium's Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 at his hometown Swiss Indoors.
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October 31, 2009
Greensboro native John Isner is out of the BA Tennis Trophy in Vienna, Austria. Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Oliver Marach of Austria defeated Isner and his partner, Jordan Kerr of Australia, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 tiebreak in a doubles semifinals match.
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October 30, 2009
Greensboro's John Isner and doubles partner Jordan Kerr of Australia continued their march through the field with a 6-3, 7-6 (7) victory over Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi in the quarterfinals of the doubles portion of the BA Trophy in Vienna on Thurs...
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October 17, 2009
Sidney Lowe made his reputation as the starting point guard on N.C. State's surprise national championship squad more than a quarter-century ago. Yet as he enters his fourth year as the Wolfpack's coach, Lowe is still trying to find a guy to play his old...
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October 9, 2009
New turf is down on the Carter-Finley Stadium field following Saturday night's U2 concert as N.C. State (3-2, 0-1 ACC) prepares for Saturday's ACC football game against Duke (2-3, 0-1).
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October 2, 2009
Greensboro's John Isner advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open by defeating Mischa Zverev of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Thursday in Bangkok. The 48th-ranked Isner will face fourth-seeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia.
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September 29, 2009
Greensboro's John Isner edged Kittipong Wachiramanowong 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) Monday in the first round of the Thailand Open. The 48th-ranked Isner trailed 5-4 in the third set as the young Thai served for the match, but managed to overcome his wild-card opp...
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September 7, 2009
CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers have claimed running back Tyrell Sutton off waivers from the Green Bay Packers and defensive tackle Ra'Shon Harris from the Pittsburgh Steelers to fill out their 53-man roster. The moves were announced Sunday. The P...
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August 31, 2009
Elon's men's basketball team will play two home games against ACC opponents at the Greensboro Coliseum during the 2010-11 season, coach Matt Matheny told the Burlington Times-News. These will be continuations of series that begin with new contracts...
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August 28, 2009
Greensboro's John Isner, ranked 55th in the world, will face the No. 28 seed, Victor Hanescu, in the first round of the U.S. Open, which begins Monday in New York. Hanescu, 23-23 in match-play this season, is coming off a first-round loss to Mikhai...
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August 19, 2009
In what Wil Myers describes as his worst summer has turned out lucrative for the Thomasville teenager and now he launched his professional career Tuesday at Burlington Athletic Stadium. Myers, a catcher and a graduate of Wesleyan Christian Academy i...
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August 14, 2009
Venus Williams botched routine shots all the way through a 7-6 (2), 6-4 loss to Italy's Flavia Pennetta on Thursday, the first major upset at the Cincinnati Open. She made 38 unforced errors, repeatedly dumping balls into the net or well beyond the...
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August 11, 2009
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (MCT) — Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve Smith's availability for the Carolina Panthers' preseason schedule is in question after he suffered a shoulder injury during a training camp practice Monday night at Wofford. The team annou...
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August 5, 2009
The Arena Football League is on the brink of folding and declaring bankruptcy, an inglorious end for the 22-year-old indoor league that has suffered through a year of turmoil. James Guidry, the regional director of the AFL players association, told The As...
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August 1, 2009
LONG POND, Pa. -- Tony Stewart won at Pocono Raceway this season from the rear of the field. He gets to try it this time from the pole. Rain washed out Sprint Cup qualifying on Friday, putting Stewart on the pole and giving the points leader a shot at swe...
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July 30, 2009
The Chicago Cubs called up right-hander and Northeast Guilford alumnus Mitch Atkins from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Atkins, the Cubs' seventh-round draft pick in 2004, went 6-10 with a 6.92 ERA in 20 starts for Iowa this season. Atkins was the organizati...
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College football analyst Phil Steele rates former Andrews High School standout Marcus Gilchrist as the No. 36 cornerback in college football. Not bad for someone who was primarily a reserve during his first two seasons at Clemson.
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WINSTON-SALEM — Mike Muse, a member of the men's basketball staff at Wake Forest the past three seasons, has resigned as an assistant coach, effective Aug. 3. "I've resigned to pursue other opportunities in coaching and education," he said...
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July 26, 2009
Greensboro's John Isner lost to Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in the semifinals at the Indianapolis Tennis Championships. "I always expect to do pretty well, but I'm definitely happy with this result," Isner said. "This is a good build...
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