When the ACC spring meetings begin Sunday at Amelia Island, Fla., discussions of expanded conference scheduling won't be limited to men's basketball.

Danielle Spaulding lived up to her billing as the ACC Player of the Year on Thursday when she tossed the first perfect game in ACC Softball Tournament history en route to leading North Carolina to a 6-0 win over Virginia in the opening round of the t

Mount Olive College's first No. 1 national ranking in any sport has the town buzzing. The Trojans have won multiple titles under coach Carl Lancaster, a Goldsboro native with a 717-353 record in 22 seasons.

Ronnie Blow, who was introduced as St. Augustine's men's basketball coach Wednesday, hopes to diagram plays and draw up game plans that will lift St. Augustine's to championship status.

Making an NFL team will prove challenging for rookie Alex Hall, yet at every juncture, despite his reserved demeanor, Hall has shown a fiery competitive spirit in seizing opportunity.

In addition to hiring Nate James, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski promoted his other two assistants, Steve Wojciechowski and Chris Collins, to associate head coaches.

Baseball team needs just 48 games to reach milestone.

But NCAA President Myles Brand and other NCAA officials remain worried about men's basketball, which is up slightly after two years of declines.

Outgoing Duke athletic director Joe Alleva has been serving two masters since he accepted the AD position at Louisiana State on April 4.

Amanda Blumenherst was named ACC women's golfer of the year for the third straight season on Tuesday.

Nate James, a captain on the 2001 NCAA title-winning Duke men's basketball squad, will be named the new assistant coach for the Duke men's basketball team, four sources confirmed for The News & Observer on Monday.

The ECU men's basketball program will lose one scholarship for the 2008-09 season and will have to cut its weekly practice time because it failed to meet the NCAA's standard for academic progress.

Nine ACC teams get NCAA bids.

A Georgia Tech pitcher died last month from an accidental drug overdose, the medical examiner's office said Monday, but it has not been determined if heroin was involved.

Downey charged with assault.

Flanagan outruns Smith at Stanford.

Marlins need young hurler to become more consistent.

Duke senior Zack Greer set the NCAA all-time record for goals as the top-ranked Blue Devils closed the regular season Sunday with a 16-9 men's lacrosse victory over St. John's (2-11) at Koskinen Stadium in Durham.

Softball team wins opener over UAB.

East Carolina wins ninth straight.

Troubled quarterback kicked off team.

Ace right-hander Clayton Shunick allowed only two hits in seven innings as No. 18 N.C. State handled visiting Campbell 8-2 on Friday night.

North Carolina coach Roy Williams has never had an underclassman declare for the NBA Draft with the intention of “testing the waters” — not hiring an agent and leaving the door open for a return to college.

Tyler Hansbrough scored 21 points and Marcus Ginyard added a career-high 17 in a 105-70 rout of the outmatched UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos at the Smith Center today.

According to the Boston Herald, SI, ESPN and the New York Times are all writing the life and times of Matt Ryan features.

Losing fullback Tielor Robinson was Duke's biggest loss of the season so far. Robinson leading Duke's running backs with 3.7 yards per carry. That doesn't sound like a lot until you know the team, working with a four-man rotation, is averaging about 54 yards per game.

Another dream day on the conference call.