On this date in 1920, the New York Yankees purchased the contract of Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000 and other considerations. … No. 5 Kansas won at home over No. 23 Oklahoma, 70-63, in college basketball on Wednesday night. No. 15 North Carolina downed...
Ohio State closed Urban Meyer's coaching career with the Buckeyes by holding off Washington, 28-23, in the Rose Bowl. … In other postseason matchups on Tuesday, Iowa topped Mississippi State, 27-22, Kentucky won, 27-24, over Penn State, LSU dealt Central Florida its...
Happy New Year! … Western Harnett's varsity boys basketball team trailed East Chapel Hill by 23 points on Friday in a holiday tournament at Lee County before rallying for a 56-54 win. Anthony Brewington had 21 points for the Eagles. Tre Richardson had 14 points....
South Johnston's boys basketball team sustained its first loss of the season on Friday night, 61-58 in overtime to Rolesville, in a tournament hosted by the Trojans. South topped C.B. Aycock, 58-38, in the opening round on Thursday … The coaching carousel was spinning...
Campbell hosts Columbia (S.C.) in women's basketball today at 2 p.m. … The College Football Playoff championship is set after Clemson stopped Notre Dame, 30-3, and Alabama defeated Oklahoma, 45-34, on Saturday. The Tide and Tigers meet Monday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. at...
The Campbell men's basketball team visits Miami (Fla.) today for a 4 p.m. tipoff. Chris Clemons is averaging 30.5 points for the Camels. The 5 foot-9 senior guard also leads CU in rebounding at 6.2. ... Quarterback Gardner Minshew, a transfer from East Carolina, was...
Former Barton College pitcher Trent Fennell (Triton), now in the Colorado Rockies organization, will receive the Gaylord Perry Amateur Pitching Award at the Wilson Hot Stove banquet on Jan. 22. Fennell’s 12.98 strikeouts per nine innings last spring ranked 10th in...
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team (12-5) starts play in the Holiday Basketball Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., against Impact Christian Academy (10-0) of Jacksonville, Fla., today. Tipoff at The Benjamin School is at 4 p.m. … In bowl...
The Los Angeles Lakers won 127-101 at Golden State on Tuesday night despite a groin injury that sidelined LeBron James in the third quarter. … Bowl games resume today with Boston College playing Boise State at 1:30 p.m. Minnesota and Georgia Tech meet at 5:15 p.m....
Merry Christmas! … Oakland topped visiting Denver, 27-14, on Monday night as former East Carolina standout Dwayne Harris started the scoring with a 99-yard punt return. … NBA games today include Milwaukee at New York (noon), Oklahoma City at Houston (3 p.m.),...
Rhode Island topped Charlotte, 75-61, in a men's college basketball game played early Monday morning, Eastern time, in Honolulu. ... Seattle took a 38-31 win over visiting Kansas City in the NFL Sunday night game. ... Denver (6-8) visits Oakland (3-11) tonight for an...
Campbell receiver Aaron Blockmon has been invited to play in the Tropical Bowl in Daytona Beach on Jan. 13. … In bowl games Saturday, Wake Forest topped Memphis 37-34, Army hammered Houston 70-14, Troy defeated Buffalo 42-32 and Louisiana Tech downed Hawaii, 31-14. …...
