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College basketball scoring reaches 60-year low

2013-05-19 06:14:02

The caliber of the play in Louisville's 82-76 win over Michigan in the NCAA tournament final was applauded by many because of the high-powered offenses on display. Given the ever-slowing pace in college basketball, the game also was an anomaly....

Villanova, Syracuse extend rivalry for 2 years

2013-05-11 01:44:02

VILLANOVA and Syracuse might be going their separate ways in basketball, but that doesn't mean a series that goes back to 1945-46 can't continue. And for at least the next two seasons, that's excactly what will happen. The longtime Big East rivals...

Davidson strengthens Atlantic 10 basketball

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Last year, Davidson declined an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association. This week, the Wildcats accepted membership in the Atlantic 10. Ah, the power of television and men's basketball. Both the Richmond-based CAA and Newport News-...

Davidson makes move to Atlantic 10 official for 2014-15 school year

2013-05-09 02:04:02

With three of the Southern Conference's high-profile schools fleeing and with opportunities opening with the Atlantic 10, Davidson decided to make its move. School president Carol Quillen and athletics director Jim Murphy made the announcement...

The Charlotte Observer Tom Sorensen column

2013-05-09 00:00:00

I love the Southern Conference's members, traditions, rivalries and geography. There's something wonderful and these days rare about schools that stretch from Carolinas mountains to the Low Country getting on a bus and getting together to play. The...

Campus clips: Duke's Sumrall honored as top athlete

2013-05-07 02:35:00

Duke senior Adam Sumrall, a Marian High graduate, was named the Ronald McDonald House Charities Duke Student-Athlete of the Week after leading the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s golf championship. Sumrall had an eight-under par...

Next stop for UMaine transfer Justin Edwards: Creighton University

2013-04-24 11:04:02

Soon-to-be former University of Maine basketball player Justin Edwards is taking time out of his late-semester schedule to take another NCAA official visit. On Tuesday, the 6-foot-3 sophomore was en route to Omaha, Neb., where he was scheduled Wednesday...

H.S. BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Astle wins 20th in 8-1 win over BNL

2013-04-21 07:24:03

> SOUTHERN INDIANA -- Trent Astle won his 20th game at Jeffersonville, leading the Red Devils to an 8-1 victory over Bedford North Lawrence on Saturday. Astle surrendered just one run on three hits in his complete-game performance. Astle, who struck out...

College Baseball Roundup

2013-04-21 03:24:03

North Carolina 7-4, Duke 1-1: Starting pitchers Kent Emanuel and Benton Moss had strong outings to help No. 1 North Carolina sweep an ACC doubleheader in Durham. In the first game, the Tar Heels (38-2, 17-2 ACC) scored two runs in the bottom of the...

Roundup: The Citadel tops Appalachian State

2013-04-20 06:24:03

Calvin Orth homered to lead off the seventh, and The Citadel added three runs in the inning to defeat Appalachian State 6-4 on Friday in a Southern Conference game in Charleston, S.C. With the score tied 2-2, Orth homered off Jamie Nunn to give the...

Teel Time: Shaka Smart's future, George Mason's conference switch lead offseason intrigue

2013-03-26 11:17:00

The Final Four is more than a week away, but college basketball’s annual offseason intrigue already is at full boil, especially here in our little corner of paradise. We’ve got it all, from conference realignment to the coaching carousel and...

George Mason leaves CAA for Atlantic 10 in latest conference realignment

2013-03-26 00:00:00

After the Colonial Athletic Association lost its third marquee member in 10 months, and fourth school in the past year, commissioner Tom Yeager vowed that the league will remain viable and relevant. "I do know, and have every confidence, in the...

GREENSBORO, NC - MARCH 18: C.J. McCollum #3 of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks grabs the ball in front of Justin Martin #20 and Andre Walker #54 of the Xavier Musketeers in the second half during the third round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 18, 2012 in

2012-03-18 19:04:31

Dante Jackson of the Xavier Musketeers drives with the ball against Vander Blue of the Marquette Golden Eagles during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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