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Duke has received a commitment from 2011 basketball target Michael Gbinije, according to multiple recruiting Web sites. The 6-foot-6, 195-pound wing from Richmond (Va.) Benedictine School is rated the No. 29 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com. He chose Duke over offers from Georgetown, West Virginia, Villanova, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Oklahoma, Alabama, Clemson, Wake Forest, Indiana and others. He is Duke's first known commitment for 2011.

BASEBALL

NO. 11 NORTH CAROLINA 21, DUKE 9: Brian Goodwin went 4-for-4 with five RBIs and 11th-ranked North Carolina (12-2, 1-0 ACC) upended host Duke (9-4, 0-1). Goodwin singled twice, doubled, homered and walked twice to reach base safely in all six plate appearances.

HIGH POINT 25, EASTERN KENTUCKY 16: Senior Jamie Serber improved to 2-0 and Murray White IV went 5-for-5, extending his hitting streak to 12 games, as High Point beat Eastern Kentucky. Every HPU starter got a hit. High Point improved to 9-3, extending the best start in the Panthers' Division I era.

PEPPERDINE 10, NO. 10 EAST CAROLINA 3: Robert Dickmann tossed the first complete game of his career and Nate Johnson hit a pair of home runs as Pepperdine (6-8) handed No. 10 East Carolina (7-6) its third loss in a row.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

ACC: Virginia senior forward/center Jerome Meyinsse is this year's Prosser Award winner, emblematic of the top scholar-athlete in the ACC in men's basketball.

APPALACHIAN STATE: On the heels of 22 wins and an appearance in Monday's Southern Conference tournament championship game, Appalachian State earned a bid to play in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Mountaineers will host a first-round game on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

TRACK AND FIELD

ELON: Elon posted two school records and recorded three top-eight finishes during the first day of the outdoor season at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in Conway, S.C. Junior thrower Justine Robertson broke her school record in the javelin with a distance of 124-10. The distance was good enough for a fifth-place finish. Fellow thrower Alyssa Girvin broke a second Elon record with a 128-6 mark in the hammer throws.

CROSS COUNTRY

UNCG: UNCG's men's and women's cross country teams earned All-Academic team honors, as announced this week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The men's team finished the fall semester with a 3.24 combined GPA and the women had a 3.09 during the first semester.

MISCELLANY

ELON: Elon athletics trainer Marty Baker was one of two athletics trainers recently selected for induction into the 2010 North Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association hall of fame class. Criteria include a minimum of 15-year membership in the NCATA and demonstrated commitment to the profession of athletic training in North Carolina.