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Wednesday, December 15

A.J. Griffin made seven of eight field goal attempts in scoring 19 points in 21 minutes for No. 2 Duke in a 103-62 win over visiting South Carolina State on Tuesday night. ... Host UNC pulled away from a tie at 39 at the half to top Furman, 74-61. ... Alondes Williams...

Tuesday, December 14

Softball player Kim Bordeaux of Cape Fear Christian Academy plans to sign with Methodist on January 7. ... The Los Angeles Rams got 287 yards passing and three touchdowns from Matthew Stafford in a 30-23 win at Arizona on Monday night. ... Duke has named Texas A&M...

Monday, December 13

Purdue overcame a 13-point deficit midway through the second half to take an 82-72 men's basketball win in overtime against N.C. State on Sunday in Brooklyn as Trevion Williams had 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Boilermakers, who were ranked No. 1...

Sunday, December 12

In NCHSAA football championships decided Saturday, Tarboro defeated Mitchell, 28-7, in the 1-A class; Shelby downed Wallace-Rose Hill, 55-34, for the 2-A crown and Cardinal Gibbons turned back Chambers, 14-2, for the 4-A title. ... In ACC men's college basketball on...

Saturday, December 11

Greensboro Dudley topped Greenville Rose, 69-40, for the NCHSAA 3-A football championship on Friday night in Chapel Hill as records were set for neutral site title games (since 1989) for individual team scoring (Dudley, 69) and combined total points (109). ... In...

Friday, December 10

Moses Mensah of Campbell has received an invitation to participate in the Major League Soccer College Showcase this weekend in Cary. ... Greenville Rose takes on Greensboro Dudley for the NCHSAA 3-A football championship tonight at 7 p.m. at Kenan Stadium in Chapel...

Thursday, December 9

After finishing third in the NCAA cross country championship, Athanas Kioko of Campbell is the Big South Conference Men's Runner of the Year. ... Moses Mensah of Campbell has been named to the All-South region first team in men's soccer as selected by the United...

Wednesday, December 8

The 2022 Big South Conference baseball tournament will be played at Truist Point in High Point. Dates are May 25-28. ... Cleveland running back Omarion Hampton, who has committed to UNC, has been named Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina after running for...

Tuesday, December 7

Ramiro Arillaga (Cape Fear Christian) is a junior on the Columbia International men's basketball team (6-4), which visits Campbell (6-2) tonight (ESPN+, 7 p.m.). ... Campbell will open its softball season on Friday, February 11, against Florida A&M in Jacksonville,...

Monday, December 6

The College Football Playoff pairings were set on Sunday. No. 1 Alabama will play No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl on December 31 (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) and No. 2 Michigan will face No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on that date (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.). ... In postseason...

Sunday, December 5

The NCHSAA has set its state championship football games. The 3-A final sends Greenville Rose (11-4) against Greensboro Dudley (14-1) on Friday at 7 p.m. at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. The 1-A title will be decided betwen Tarboro (13-1) and Mitchell (13-2) at Kenan...

Saturday, December 4

Wallace-Rose Hill won, 34-25, at Princeton on Friday night in the NCHSAA 2-A East regional football championship. ... Campbell's volleyball team finished its season 21-10 with a 3-0 loss (25-14, 25-14, 25-17) at No. 10 Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA...

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