The UNC Wilmington baseball team pushed its record to 2-1 this season, using a three-run seventh to secure a 10-8 home win over Saint Joseph’s on Saturday.

Former Faith Christian pitcher Landen Roupp, who helped the Patriots to a state title in 2017, started the game for the Seahawks and…

The Northern Nash boys’ basketball team completed a third consecutive undefeated season in the 3-A Big East Conference with Friday’s 58-55 win over host Wilson Hunt.

The Knights (22-1, 10-0) have won 22 games in a row after losing the season opener on the road to Pinecrest, a Class 4-A…

The N.C. State baseball team opened its season with an 8-2 win over Bucknell on Friday.

David Harrison, a Rocky Mount High grad, pitched ⅓ of an inning out of the bullpen for the No. 21 Wolfpack. The sophomore threw 14 pitches, allowed one hit and hit a batter in his season debut.

Harrison made…

The funeral for Bernie Capps will be held Feb. 24 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home on 1130 N. Winstead Avenue in Rocky Mount.

Capps, who died this past Sunday at UNC Medical Center at the age of 73, was an athletic trainer at Rocky Mount High for 42 years,…

The NCAA Division I baseball season begins for most teams across the country on Friday, which means the official start of the sophomore seasons for the trio of pitchers from Rocky Mount who all contributed last season as freshmen.

For N.C. State, Reid Johnston (Rocky Mount Academy) and David…

On Nov. 21, 2018, the Northern Nash boys’ basketball team opened its season with a 72-64 road loss to 4-A Pinecrest. The Patriots shot nearly 60 percent from the field, using an 18-11 third quarter to create enough separation to win the game.

After one contest, the Knights were 0-1. And,…

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s upset machine was working with a full tank of gas.

Tar Heels point guard Coby White made sure of that with a 3-pointer that pushed the lead to six with 12:06 to play on Monday against the visiting fourth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers.

But the eight-ranked Tar…

CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina men’s basketball team couldn’t hold onto a slim, late lead on Monday as fourth-ranked Virginia closed strong and defeated the host Tar Heels, 69-61.

The No. 8 Tar Heels owned a 59-57 lead with 4:41 remaining in the game, but didn’t have an…

The NCAA Division I Basketball Committee slated Duke as the No. 1 overall seed in its initial tournament rankings over the weekend. Voters in the AP Top 25 stuck with Tennessee as their top team.

The Vols received 40 of 64 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll released Monday, remaining…

Todd Gurley’s special season ended on Sunday night in the Super Bowl, with a 13-3 loss to the New England Patriots.

With Gurley on the field and Jeff Craddock in the stands, it was a momentous night for Tarboro football and the town as a whole, but the Los Angeles Rams’ gameplan, which…

ATLANTA — In a Super Bowl short on scoring, it was the New England Patriots’ defense that set the tone.

For most of the season the Patriots have stuck to their principles on defense, making just enough plays to win.

They were much more than that Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams.…

ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady quickly made it clear that winning a record sixth Super Bowl title won’t change his mind about playing at least another year.

As long as No. 12 is still going, New England’s dynasty won’t crumble.

“Doesn’t change anything,” Brady…