Former UNC Wilmington head basketball coach Jerry Wainwright has accepted a job as a full-time assistant coach at the University of Tulsa, where he will be reunited with a long-time friend, Golden Hurricane Head Coach Frank Haith.
Family, friends, current and former players and members of the administration of UNCW and the CAA were on hand for a ceremony honoring head coach Mark Scalf, who is retiring at the end of the season.
Junior Zarion Sharpe struck out eight and was one of five UNCW pitchers to combine on a 4-0 shutout win over James Madison on Saturday as the Seahawks clinched a Colonial Athletic Association tournament berth.
Tuukka Rask posted his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Boston Bruins swept the Carolina Hurricanes out of the Eastern Conference final, winning 4-0 on Thursday night to reach their third Stanley Cup Final in nine years.
Saint Augustine’s University, senior basketball standout Tyre Gathright was named Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. The Ashley High School graduate took care of business on the court, in the classroom and in the community.
Junior Blake McShea and Tripp Summerlin carded identical one-over-par-72′s in the second round of the Athens Regional on Tuesday at the UGA Golf Course.
Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand scored 5:07 apart in the second period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Tuesday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference final.
The South Carolina Senate voted 27-15 Thursday to approve an incentives bill to bring the Carolina Panthers’ headquarters and practice facilities across the border from North Carolina.
Freshman Madison Isaacson carded a 4-over par 76 as UNCW closed out play at the NCAA Women’s Golf Norman Regional at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club on Wednesday afternoon.
Junior Thao My Nguyen authored an even-par 72 to lead UNCW during the second round of the NCAA Women’s Golf Norman Regional at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon.
The state House on Monday passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Ted Davis to regulate the “aerial adventure” industry in North Carolina, which includes zip lines and ropes courses.
Sophomore Rachael Mast carded a 3-over par 75 to lead UNCW during the opening round of the NCAA Norman Regional at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club on Monday afternoon.
The Panthers will induct quarterback Jake Delhomme, wide receiver Steve Smith, tight end Wesley Walls and offensive tackle Jordan Gross into the team's Hall of Honor during their upcoming 25th NFL season.
UNCW pounded out a season-high 16 hits and averted a sweep of Colonial Athletic Association rival Delaware with a 10-2 win in the doubleheader on Saturday at Brooks Field.
Delaware starter Brandon Walter struck out 11 over seven innings as the Blue Hens opened a key Colonial Athletic Association series at Brooks Field with a 7-5 win over UNCW on Friday.
Jason Dufner chipped in for birdie to start his day and holed a 40-foot birdie toward the end for an 8-under 63 that gave him a one-shot lead Friday in the Wells Fargo Championship.
Teuvo Teravainen and Greg McKegg scored 66 seconds apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Friday night to sweep their second-round series.
Eight-year-old Benji Harris of Wilmington will put his riding skills against the best motocross riders in the country when he takes part in the KTM Junior Super Cross Challenge Saturday in Las Vegas.
Rory McIlroy made the most of his game and turned it into a 5-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Joel Dahmen after the opening round Thursday at the Wells Fargo Championship.
No race is tougher to ferret out than the Kentucky Derby, which at times can seem as perplexing 30 minutes before post time as it is 30 days or three months out.
Two-time reigning Colonial Athletic Association champion UNCW heads to Athens, Georgia, to compete in the Athens Regional, hosted by the University of Georgia, on May 13-15.
Sebastian Aho set up Justin Williams’ go-ahead goal with 9:45 remaining, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round series.
Cape Fear Community College Athletics held a signing day for its eight student-athletes who have signed to play collegiate sports at a four-year university.
Noah Bridges and Cole Weiss collect three hits apiece as UNCW takes down the College of Charleston, 14-4, in Colonial Athletic Association game on Saturday.
Junior Riley Zayicek’s two-run homer with two out in the top of the ninth completed a comeback as UNCW erased a 5-3 deficit to the College of Charleston for a 6-5 Colonial Athletic Association win on Friday at Patriots Point.
Jordan Staal scored 4:04 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes to 1-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Minnesota Vikings selected North Carolina State center Garrett Bradbury with the 18th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, using their first-rounder on an offensive lineman for the first time in seven years.
Colonial Athletic Association champion UNCW will continue its season by competing at the Norman Regional of the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship on May 6-8, at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla.
Jordan Staal tied it in the third period, Brock McGinn scored in the second overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes stormed back to stun the Washington Capitals 4-3 in Game 7 on Wednesday night to eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champions.
