Sports Fan stories from WRAL.com

Duke QB Lewis loving senior season

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:46 -0500

With a 143.2 quarterback rating, and a touchdown-to-assist ratio of 15-to-4, Blue Devils QB Thaddeus Lewis is riding high in Durham

Disappointing Terps, N.C. State meet

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:47 -0500

The way injuries have plagued North Carolina State this season, coach Tom O'Brien wishes he could take one for his team.

Blake scores winner, Maple Leafs beat Hurricanes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:57 -0500

The Toronto Maple Leafs staked their claim to 29th in the NHL.

Thompson scores 23 as UNC wins exhibition game

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:49:09 -0500

Carolina beats Belmont Abbey 107-59 in its only men's basketball exhibition game

Complete state playoff coverage from HighSchoolOT.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:26:29 -0500

We've been your source throughout the regular season for the best coverage of high school football in the Triangle area, and nothing is changing for the playoffs - except we hit the coverage a little bit harder.

UNC women get 22nd berth in ACC soccer championship

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:51:48 -0500

An own goal in the 103rd minute sent the Tar Heels past No. 6 Boston College during the ACC championship in Cary.

Two is the magic number for Tech and Wake

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:31:22 -0500

Two is a crucial number for both Georgia Tech and Wake Forest.

Prep star Barnes to announce next Friday

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:59:28 -0500

Harrison Barnes of Ames, Iowa, will announce his decision next Friday. Duke and Carolina are among his finalists.

New Mexico suspends hair-pulling soccer player

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:19 -0500

A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.

Gordon earns pole at Texas, his 1st of season

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:55:11 -0500

Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season.

Crowds roar, confetti falls as NYC fetes Yankees

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:03:08 -0500

Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.

LeBron: No timetable for free agency decision

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:05:22 -0500

LeBron James thinks his present is too good to spend time worrying about his future.

Duke's Oghobaase, State's Larsen to participate in East-West Shrine Game

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:14 -0500

Willie Young of N.C. State and C.J. Wilson of ECU have been invited, but have not yet committed to play in the game.

Ramirez to return to Dodgers next season

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:08:13 -0500

Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season.

Wake Forest QB Riley Skinner cleared to play

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:48:35 -0500

Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner has been cleared to play in Saturday's game at No. 10 Georgia Tech after sustaining a concussion last week.

Panthers K Kasay questionable with groin injury

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:48:36 -0500

Carolina Panthers kicker John Kasay is questionable for Sunday's game at New Orleans after missing a second straight practice with a groin injury.

Tiger's late push takes him to share of HSBC lead

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22:01 -0500

The gallery kept growing until it stretched along all 603 yards of the eighth hole at Sheshan International. It took a little longer before Tiger Woods gave them what they came to see Friday in the HSBC Champions.

Phillies title gear a hit far from World Series

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:37:41 -0500

Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years.

Riley Skinner cleared to play vs. Georgia Tech

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:42:56 -0500

Skinner suffered a concussion this past Saturday in a 28-27 home loss to Miami.

Angry Tar Heels ready to turn season around

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:02:25 -0500

The Tar Heels may have saved their season with last Thursday's upset win at Virginia Tech. North Carolina head coach Butch Davis doesn't point to X's & O's.

Wolfpack has 12 out for Maryland game

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:59 -0500

N.C. State lists 12 players as out for Saturday's home game with Maryland.

State dominates St. Paul's in 84-42 exhibition win

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:09:25 -0500

Tracy Smith led the way for the Pack with 21 points on 9-11 shooting.

No. 22 Hokies beat East Carolina 16-3

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:42:07 -0500

Virginia Tech put the game in Ryan Williams' hands again. This time, he held on to it. The freshman ran for a season-high 179 yards and the 22nd-ranked Hokies avoided their first three-game losing streak in six years, holding off East Carolina 16-3 on Thursday night.

Williams quickly setting records with Panthers

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:04:47 -0500

It was third-and-8 and Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams appeared bottled up at the line of scrimmage. The television camera was fixed on the scrum - before jerking to the right while Arizona players looked on in bewilderment.

Yankees turn attention to No 28

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:39 -0500

The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees minor league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine, long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles.