Sports Fan stories from WRAL.com

Money Ball: Triangle schools rule ACC in hoops profits

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:53:35 -0500

UNC, NC State, Duke basketball programs are 1, 2, 3 in the ACC in revenue-to-expense ratio.

No. 10 Duke stuns No. 5 North Carolina 85-84

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:08:59 -0500

Austin Rivers and his Duke teammates kept hanging around, doing just enough to keep North Carolina from blowing the game open until the Tar Heels finally gave them an opening.

Perry's OT goal gives Ducks 3-2 win over Canes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:33:16 -0500

The Anaheim Ducks sure are playing it close these days.

Red Wings and Maple Leafs to play at Big House

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:18:42 -0500

Next year's Winter Classic could set an attendance record.

No. 2 Syracuse 64-61 in OT over No. 12 Georgetown

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:53:23 -0500

Who says Syracuse doesn't have a go-to guy?

Hillside duo commits to UNC

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:33 -0500

Khris Francis and Korrin Wiggins committed to the Heels before the UNC-Duke basketball game.

Column: A real chance for change in the BCS

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:17:33 -0500

LSU fans had all but disappeared into the New Orleans night by the final minutes of last month's dreary BCS title game, leaving en masse when they figured out a team that couldn't get past the 50-yard-line wasn't going to magically find a way to cross the goal line. They weren't alone, with people across the nation abandoning their TVs in hope of finding something even remotely more interesting.

No. 15 Florida State falls to Boston College 64-60

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:29:32 -0500

Jordan Daniels scored a career-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Boston College to a 64-60 victory over No. 15 Florida State on Wednesday night and snap the Atlantic Coast Conference-leading Seminoles' win streak at seven games.

One Duke, one UNC fan attend rivalry game together

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:31:32 -0500

Two lucky fans - one Duke, one UNC - got some special treatment on their way to see the latest installment of the Tobacco Road Rivalry in person Wednesday night.

No. 6 Baylor loses again to No. 7 Kansas, 68-54

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:36 -0500

One of the first things Baylor coach Scott Drew talked about after another loss to Kansas was wanting his team to now imitate the Jayhawks.

Cavaliers G Kyrie Irving has concussion

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:15:49 -0500

Cavaliers rookie guard Kyrie Irving has a concussion and is being kept out of Cleveland's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Scott (9-for-9) helps No. 19 Virginia beat Wake

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:35:12 -0500

Virginia coach Tony Bennett didn't need to call a single timeout.

Johnson, Williams lead Miami women over Tar Heels

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:02:11 -0500

Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams helped Miami avenge its lone ACC loss.

Panthers re-sign LS Jansen, LB Phillips

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:56 -0500

The Panthers have re-signed long snapper J.J. Jansen to a four-year contract extension and linebacker Jason Phillips to a one-year extension.

Memphis is final piece for coast-to-coast Big East

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:05:40 -0500

The Big East has acquired all the pieces needed to build a new coast-to-coast conference. Putting them all together, though, is going to take a while.

Bobcats' Walker to play in Rising Stars Challenge

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:54:26 -0500

Bobcats rookie guard Kemba Walker has been selected to play in the 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge on Feb. 24, during NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando.

Michigan board gives AD go-ahead on Winter Classic

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:18:43 -0500

The University of Michigan Board of Regents on Wednesday authorized athletic director Dave Brandon to seek a contract with the NHL to host the Winter Classic.

Duke, UNC to battle it out Wednesday night

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:12:16 -0500

The first round of the Battle of the Blues tips off at 9 p.m. Wednesday on WRAL-TV as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill men's basketball team hosts Duke University.

It all starts with PG Marshall for No. 5 Tar Heels

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:27:26 -0500

Kendall Marshall has made himself fifth-ranked North Carolina's most irreplaceable player.

Calhoun to miss UConn's next game

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:40:32 -0500

Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun will miss Saturday's game against No. 2 Syracuse while on an indefinite medical leave of absence because of spinal stenosis, a painful condition in his lower back.

At long last, Memphis Tigers join Big East

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:43:17 -0500

At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.

NC State's Brown bounces back

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:18:47 -0500

What is up with Lorenzo Brown? That was the question a lot of NC State fans were asking after a four-game stretch where Brown didn't seem like his normal self.

Pierce passes Bird in Celtics' win over Bobcats

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:17:24 -0500

Paul Pierce knew what was on the line with every shot.

Baseball Hall to begin drug education program

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:48:31 -0500

The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults — in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

New York fetes Giants with parade up Broadway

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:38:16 -0500

The New York Giants are returning from their Super Bowl win to a celebration the likes that only New York can throw: a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.