Quick Hits

The Campbell women’s basketball team (7-1) will host Howard (5-3) on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. … In men’s college basketball, No. 7 Tennessee topped No. 1 Gonzaga, 76-73, in Phoenix on Sunday. … After a pass and two laterals, Kenyan Drake went the final 52 yards for a game-ending touchdown as the host Miami Dolphins […]

Dunn Area Sports received its 65,000th view since Feb. 4 on Saturday. Thank you! … Isaiah Tatum (Cape Fear Christian Academy) is averaging 5.7 points and 13.2 minutes per game in a 10-3 start for Bluefield (Va.) College. The Rams are 5-3 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. … Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray won the Heisman […]

Former Campbell football coach Dale Steele is returning to East Carolina as director of football administration on the staff of new Pirates coach Mike Houston. … Former Wake Forest basketball player Trelonnie Owens was on hand Friday night at Cape Fear Christian Academy’s Homecoming to see his son, Marcus Owens, play for the Eagle varsity […]

Triton’s wrestling team lost to host Athens Drive and Western Harnett on Wednesday before defeating Carrboro to close the night. Nicholas Williams (145 pounds) improved to 15-2 for the Hawks and Michael Carvin (285) upped his record to 10-1. … Gideon Betz of the Campbell men’s soccer team has earned Academic All-America honors … On […]

Dunn Area Sports received its 64,000th view since Feb. 4 on Wednesday. Thank you! … Campbell senior J.J. Donnelly was named to the All-South region third team by the United Soccer Coaches. … CU senior receiver Aaron Blockmon will play in the FCS Bowl at Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. […]

Terry Sanford’s varsity boys basketball team topped visiting Overhills 61-44 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the two programs that tied for first in the regular-season standings in the Patriot 4-A/3-A Conference standings last season. Terry Sanford won the girls game, 47-26. … Host Princeton topped the Midway boys, 85-81. The Lady Raiders moved […]

The Overhills varsity boys basketball team defeated Northern Durham 61-49 in the Millbrook Showcase on Saturday as Lexuus Fasce and Truman Claytor scored 12 points each. The Jaguars (4-1, 1-1 Patriot Conference) visit Terry Sanford tonight. … The Philadelphia Eagles topped the visiting Washington Redskins, 28-13, on Monday night. … East Carolina has named Jon […]

Florida State scored at 59:53 to edge North Carolina, 1-0, in the championship game of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament in Cary on Sunday. Morgan Goff (Triton) played 18 minutes for the Tar Heels. … Philip Rivers drove the Los Angeles Chargers 64 yards in 11 plays for a 29-yard, game-ending field goal by Michael […]

Dunn Area Sports received its 63,000th view since Feb. 4 on Saturday. Thank you! … Ryan Finley threw for 409 yards and three touchdowns in N.C. State’s 58-3 college football win over visiting East Carolina on Saturday. The Pirates avoided a shutout on a 46-yard, game-ending field goal by Jake Verity. … Alabama will meet […]

Midway completed a varsity hoops sweep at Lakewood on Friday night with a 58-35 boys win. J.J. Sankey had 11 points and 11 steals as the Lady Raiders moved to 5-0 with a 48-38 victory. … The North Carolina women’s soccer team topped Georgetown 1-0 in overtime in Cary in the College Cup semifinals. The […]