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Monday, January 28

The AFC took its third straight win in the Pro Bowl in Orlando, 26-7, in a steady rain. … No. 2 Duke (17-2) visits Notre Dame (11-9) in men's college basketball tonight at 7 (ESPN). … Justin Rose won the PGA event at Torrey Pines South Course in La Jolla, Cal., on...

Sunday, January 27

No. 21 N.C. State overcame a six-point deficit with 26.5 seconds remaining Saturday to top visiting Clemson 69-67 on a 3-pointer by Braxton Beverly at the buzzer. … Host Kentucky, ranked No. 8, beat No. 9 Kansas, 71-63, on Saturday. … No. 1 Tennessee took an 83-66 win...

Saturday, January 26

Eighth-grader Abby Hood is averaging 17.7 points per game for the Coats-Erwin Middle School girls basketball team. The Lady Falcons are 6-1 and tied for the league lead. … The Dunn Middle boys improved to 5-1 Thursday with a 43-15 win at Western Harnett as Jaeshaun...

Friday, January 25

South Johnston has announced that it is moving basketball games at Smithfield-Selma from Thursday, Feb. 7, to Friday, Feb. 8. … No. 23 Louisville took an 84-77 men's college basketball win over No. 21 N.C. State on Thursday night. The Cardinals hit 24 of 29 free...

Thursday, January 24

Trevonne Williams scored 20 points in Harnett Central's 71-66 varsity boys basketball win at Fuquay-Varina on Wednesday night. Kasey Perkins had 13 points and four assists for the Trojans (7-7). Croix Shipman and Jaden Meadows scored nine points each. Chase Mullins...

Wednesday, January 23

Triton hosts Harnett Central in wrestling tonight. … Dunn Area Sports received its 72,000th view since Feb. 4, 2018 on Tuesday. Thank you! … No. 2 Duke won 79-64 at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night and No. 3 Virginia took a 68-45 win over visiting Wake Forest. … Former New...

Tuesday, January 22

No. 11 North Carolina defeated visiting Virginia Tech, the nation's 10th-ranked team, 103-82, on Monday night. The Tar Heels improved to 5-1 in the ACC to lead the league standings. Virginia, Duke, Louisville and Syracuse are all 4-1 in ACC games. Virginia Tech...

Monday, January 21

Campbell's wrestling team won its Southern Conference opener, 19-17, at Appalachian State on Sunday. … The N.C. State women's basketball team topped visiting Virginia Tech, 70-61, in overtime Sunday to improve to 18-0 overall. The Wolfpack women are the only unbeaten...

Sunday, January 20

Virginia lost 72-70 at Duke and Michigan was turned back 64-54 at Wisconsin on Saturday, leaving no unbeaten teams in NCAA Division I men's basketball this season. … The results came on the same date that Notre Dame ended UCLA's 88-game winning streak in 1974. … In...

Saturday, January 19

Glenn Patrick of Midway has been named Coach of the Year in golf by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association after guiding the Raiders to the 2-A state championship in 2018. … North Carolina visits Miami for a noon start in men's college basketball. N.C....

Friday, January 18

Dunn Area Sports photographer Barbara Myatt was named Woman of the Year in Erwin at the Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Family Life Center of Erwin United Methodist Church on Thursday night. Former Erwin High School coach and Wake Forest golfer Bill Corbett was...

Thursday, January 17

Coats-Erwin visits Harnett Central in middle school basketball this afternoon. … Louisville topped visiting Boston College, 80-70, and host Clemson turned back Georgia Tech, 72-60, in ACC games on Wednesday. … Temple won 85-74 at East Carolina despite 27 points by...

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