Extra Effort: Where Are They Now? Audrey Westbrook
Twelve years after receiving the Extra Effort Award from Tom Suiter, South Johnston’s Audrey Westbrook’s passions for athletics and helping others have molded together. …read more…
Former Wake Forest University coach gets probation for fatal assault in NY
A former Wake Forest University assistant basketball coach avoided prison time Thursday when he was sentenced for a fatal assault. …read more Source:: WRAL
Former UNC associate head coach, Oklahoma football coach John Blake dies at 59
John Blake, the former Oklahoma football player and coach who was the school’s first Black head coach in any sport, died Thursday. He was 59. …read…
Hurricanes’ Hamilton misses camp practice; status unclear
Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton didn’t practice Thursday and his status is unclear as the team prepares for the return to play next week. …read…
Postponement of football season means Myers Park loses unique opportunities in opening weeks
Myers Park High School’s football team was slated to have one of the best opening three weeks of any high school football team in North Carolina’s…
AP source: MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams
Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a person familiar with…
These NC alumni made MLB opening day rosters
As Major League Baseball returns for a shortened 2020 season, here are the high school alumni from North Carolina who you can expect to see on…
Williams family funds spring sports scholarships
University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams and his wife, Wanda, donated more than $600,000 in May to fund scholarships of spring sports seniors…
