North Carolina A&T easily handles Brevard 92-63 < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateLawrence Smith scored 21 points and Tavarus Alston added 20 to lead North Carolina A&T to a 92-63 win over Brevard in the season opener for both teams Friday night.Robert Johnson had 18 points for the Aggies, while Thomas Coleman and Marc Hill added 11 points each. Coleman also had 14 rebounds.Simpson made five 3-pointers,...
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Marcus Ginyard matched his career high with 17 points to help No. 6 North Carolina beat North Carolina Central 89-42 on Wednesday night in the 2K Sports Classic.Deon Thompson scored 13 for the Tar Heels (2-0), who broke it open with 21 straight first-half points. North Carolina shot 69 percent in the opening half and 59 percent for the game, dominating the transitional Division I Eagles from nearby...
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T.J. Granger scored 25 points to lead five North Carolina Central players in double figures as the Eagles beat North Carolina-Wesleyan 85-70 on Wednesday night for their first win of the season.Vincent Davis scored 17 points, C.J. Wilkerson had 15, Nick Chasten 13 and Michael Glasker 12 for the Eagles (1-2). Granger, who also led the Eagles with eight rebounds, shot 8-for-14 from the field and 9-for-12...
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A North Carolina mother accused of offering her 5-year-old daughter for prostitution is expected to appear in court....
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tourAntoinette Davis, mother of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis found dead today near Sanford, North Carolina, will face charges. The USA Today details the initial charges expected to be filed, as well as information on an accomplice who will be charged: Antoinette Davis, 25 is charged with human traffickingSANFORD, N.C. – 5 year old found dead , For a week, authorities feverishly searched for a 5-year-old...
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Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 20 points and tied a career high with eight steals to help No. 4 North Carolina defeat Coastal Carolina 88-49 on Wednesday night.She'la White added 16 points for the Tar Heels (2-0), who overcame a sluggish first half in which they trailed 20-19 with 6 minutes remaining. Chay Shegog scored 15 points and Laura Broomfield had 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for North...
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Deon Thompson scored 16 of his 20 points after halftime to help No. 6 North Carolina hold off Valparaiso 88-77 on Sunday.Ed Davis added a career-high 16 points for the Tar Heels (3-0), who didn't look sharp yet still earned their third straight double-digit victory to open the season. North Carolina led just 38-31 at halftime, but scored on 12 of 13 possessions to build a 24-point lead midway through...
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Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.He could only smile as he was asked about Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half of an 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina on Friday night in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic."That's about as good as it gets," he said, "and...
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Iowa prep start Barnes to sign with North Carolina < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateAs the college basketball world waited breathlessly, Iowa prep phenom Harrison Barnes dialed into a video conference with his future coach.No one but Barnes, his mother and his little sister knew who would be on the other line Friday — until beaming North Carolina coach Roy Williams appeared on a screen positioned next...
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pension funds go up in 3rd quarter with stocks < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateRebounding stock markets helped boost returns for North Carolina's public employee pension funds during the third quarter.State Treasurer Janet Cowell said Monday the retirement systems recorded a 10.4 percent increase during the three months ending Sept. 30.The uptick means pension assets grew for the quarter from $60...
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