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North Carolina's historically Black colleges are mobilizing for Nov. 5, tapping an activist history
Read full article: North Carolina's historically Black colleges are mobilizing for Nov. 5, tapping an activist historyNorth Carolina's 10 historically Black colleges are going all out to get their nearly 40,000 students to vote.
Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman's late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship
Read full article: Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman's late meltdown to win the Wyndham ChampionshipAaron Rai took advantage of Max Greysermanโs late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.
Xavier beats Pitt 84-73, reaches 1st Sweet 16 since 2017
Read full article: Xavier beats Pitt 84-73, reaches 1st Sweet 16 since 2017Jack Nunge scored 18 points, Adam Kunkel added 15 on five first-half 3-pointers, and No. 3 seed Xavier beat 11th-seeded Pittsburgh 84-73 to reach its first Sweet 16 since 2017.
Pitt holds Iowa State to 22% shooting in 59-41 1st-round win
Read full article: Pitt holds Iowa State to 22% shooting in 59-41 1st-round winNelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh held sixth-seeded Iowa State to 23% shooting in a 59-41 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
LGBTQ-friendly church OK with getting Southern Baptist boot
Read full article: LGBTQ-friendly church OK with getting Southern Baptist bootLeaders of College Park Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, thought it was odd when the Southern Baptist Convention recently sent queries about the congregation's LGBTQ-affirming ministry.
Greensboro man charged with first-degree murder after missing manโs body found in Henry County
Read full article: Greensboro man charged with first-degree murder after missing manโs body found in Henry CountyA Greensboro man is now behind bars after investigators found a missing manโs body in Henry County in mid-April, according to the Greensboro Police Department.
Upstart Creighton women top Iowa State, reach Elite Eight
Read full article: Upstart Creighton women top Iowa State, reach Elite EightMorgan Maly scored a career-high 21 points to help 10th-seeded Creighton beat Iowa State 76-68 in the NCAA Tournament, becoming one of the lowest seeds to ever reach a womenโs regional final.
Boston, South Carolina top North Carolina 69-61 in Sweet 16
Read full article: Boston, South Carolina top North Carolina 69-61 in Sweet 16Aliyah Boston had 28 points and 22 rebounds, and top-seeded South Carolina moved on to the Elite Eight with a 69-61 victory over North Carolina in the women's NCAA Tournament.
Virginia Tech womenโs basketball falls to NC state in ACC tournament semifinal, 70-55
Read full article: Virginia Tech womenโs basketball falls to NC state in ACC tournament semifinal, 70-55Elissa Cunane had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 3 North Carolina State used a strong second half to pull away from No. 21 Virginia Tech 70-55 on Saturday and return to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.
Virginia Tech beats UNC in overtime to advance in ACC Womenโs Basketball Tournament
Read full article: Virginia Tech beats UNC in overtime to advance in ACC Womenโs Basketball TournamentIt took some extra basketball on Friday afternoon to determine who would advance to the ACC Womenโs Basketball semifinals.
Bedford County leaders to discuss using train to deliver gas to Montvale oil tanks
Read full article: Bedford County leaders to discuss using train to deliver gas to Montvale oil tanksBedford County Administrator Robert Hiss says the Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution Monday, to study whether they could refill oil tanks in Montvale by using the nearby rail line.
VP Harris sits at counter where Greensboro Four made history
Read full article: VP Harris sits at counter where Greensboro Four made historyVice President Kamala Harris took a detour while visiting North Carolina to sit at the same lunch counter where four Black college students known as the Greensboro Four conducted a peaceful sit-in 61 years ago that became a defining moment in the civil rights movement.
Florida State cold from deep, outlasts UNCG in NCAA tourney
Read full article: Florida State cold from deep, outlasts UNCG in NCAA tourneyFlorida State defeated UNC-Greensboro 64-54. 4 seed Florida State began what it hopes will be another deep NCAA Tournament run under coach Leonard Hamilton, holding off 13th-seeded UNC Greensboro 64-54 in the East Region on Saturday. Florida State went 0 for 9 from 3-point range, winning a game without a made 3 for the first time since February 2018. The Spartans closed within 51-50 with 4:52 remaining, but Florida State held them scoreless for nearly four minutes after that. Langley's 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the second half tied the game at 29, but Florida State responded with a 12-0 run.
Stanford tops NCAA women's field; NC State gets No. 1 seed
Read full article: Stanford tops NCAA women's field; NC State gets No. 1 seedNorth Carolina State head coach Wes Moore cuts down the net after his team defeated Louisville in the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA women's college basketball game in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 7, 2021. 1 seed for the womenโs NCAA Tournament. 1 seed for the first time, joining Stanford, South Carolina and Connecticut on the top lines for the San Antonio-themed regions for the women's tourney. 1 seed is a is a great honor, obviously,โ N.C. State coach Wes Moore said. Tennessee continued its streak of making the NCAA Tournament all 39 years.
Devoe, Georgia Tech beat No. 15 FSU 80-75 for ACC title
Read full article: Devoe, Georgia Tech beat No. 15 FSU 80-75 for ACC titleThe Yellow Jackets have their first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title in nearly two decades after beating No. AdACC player of the year Moses Wright and Jordan Usher each had 11 of their 15 points after halftime for Georgia Tech, which got off to an 0-2 start this season with home losses to Georgia State and Mercer. The Yellow Jackets stood 9-8 after a loss at Clemson on a last-second shot Feb. 12 to find themselves facing bubble uncertainty. That led to a technical foul and two free throws for FSU, though the outcome was decided and the Georgia Tech party had begun. BIG PICTUREGeorgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets had won seven straight, including Thursday against Miami in the quarterfinals.
Positive COVID-19 tests derail Kansas, Virginia tourney runs
Read full article: Positive COVID-19 tests derail Kansas, Virginia tourney runsThat day turned out to be the end of the college basketball season. Hours later, Kansas announced its withdrawal from the Big 12 Tournament, leading to the cancellation of its semifinal matchup with No. The Jayhawks said in a statement they would continue preparing for the NCAA Tournament, which starts Thursday. Duke withdrew from the ACC Tournament and ended its season amid its own positive test before facing the 15th-ranked Seminoles in the quarterfinals. The tournament protocols include requiring each member of a team's travel party to complete seven negative COVID-19 tests before leaving for Indianapolis.
Cavaliersโ Beekman hits game winning three to advance past Orange
Read full article: Cavaliersโ Beekman hits game winning three to advance past Orange-Virginia has advanced to the ACC Tournament semifinals in six of the last seven ACC tournaments and for the 26th time overall. 1 seed for the ACC Tournament for the sixth time in school history and fifth under head coach Tony Bennett (2014-2015-2018-2019-2021). - The Cavaliers are 43-63 all-time in the ACC Tournament and 18-24 in Greensboro, including the 2014 tournament title. - Boeheim has averaged 22 points in five career ACC Tournament games, scoring at least 15 points in each. - The Orange slipped to 4-6 in the ACC Tournament and to 2-3 in games played in Greensboro.
Duke pulls out of ACC Tournament, NCAA tourney streak ends
Read full article: Duke pulls out of ACC Tournament, NCAA tourney streak endsThe ACC announced that the Blue Devils quarterfinal game with Florida State scheduled for Thursday night has been canceled. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)GREENSBORO, N.C. โ Duke arrived at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament hoping to make an unprecedented run to extend its long NCAA Tournament streak. The ACC announced that the Blue Devils' quarterfinal game against No. And athletics director Kevin White said Duke's season is over, ending the Blue Devils' streak of 24 consecutive NCAA appearances that began in 1996. Duke hadn't missed the NCAA Tournament since the 1994-95 season when Krzyzewski stepped away from coaching following complications from back surgery.
No. 3 NC State beats No. 5 Louisville 58-56 for ACC title
Read full article: No. 3 NC State beats No. 5 Louisville 58-56 for ACC titlePerez hit a jumper from near the left elbow with 2.1 seconds left to help third-ranked N.C. State beat fifth-ranked Louisville 58-56 in Sunday's championship game, securing the Wolfpack's first back-to-back titles in program history. Then there was Perez, last year's Big West Conference player of the year at Cal State Fullerton. โI was honestly looking for the pass,โ Perez said. But two-time ACC player of the year Dana Evans missed a 3 off Kianna Smith's pass, sending Wolfpack players spilling to midcourt to celebrate. AdLouisville: The Cardinals claimed the league regular-season title and the top seed after edging N.C. State by a small win-percentage margin even though the Wolfpack took the only meeting, winning on the road while the Cardinals held a No.
NC State ends Hokies ACC tournament stay
Read full article: NC State ends Hokies ACC tournament stayGreensboro, NC โ With Elissa Cunane picking up where she left off 12 months ago, NC State took step one toward what it hopes will be a successful defense of its ACC Womenโs Basketball Tournament title. AdNC State kept Virginia Tech at armโs length throughout the second half, never allowing the Hokies to pull closer than four points. Sophomore center Elizabeth Kitley โ another Summerfield native โ led Virginia Tech (14-9) with 20 points and nine rebounds. NOTES- NC State improved to 25-15 in ACC Tournament quarterfinal games, while Virginia Tech slipped to 0-6 in the quarterfinal round of competition. Ad- NC State won 84-75 versus Georgia Tech in the regular-season meeting between the teams in Atlanta on New Yearโs Eve and defeated Clemson 86-65 at home on Feb. 11.
Virginia Tech at NC State menโs basketball game canceled due to COVID-19
Read full article: Virginia Tech at NC State menโs basketball game canceled due to COVID-19BLACKSBURG, Va. โ The ACC announced on Wednesday that the Virginia Tech at NC State menโs basketball game scheduled for this weekend has been canceled. The game was scheduled to be played on Saturday, March 6, in Raleigh, but more positive COVID-19 tests, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the Virginia Tech team led to the cancelation. Our game on Saturday at NC State has been canceled โ Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB) March 3, 2021Click here for the revised ACC menโs basketball schedule for Saturday.
ODAC Hoops: Roanoke men win conference opener, Lynchburg women fall to Bridgewater
Read full article: ODAC Hoops: Roanoke men win conference opener, Lynchburg women fall to BridgewaterROANOKE, Va. โ After losing its season opener to Greensboro on Wednesday, the Roanoke College Maroons opened up ODAC play with much more intensity, leading to a 66-55 win over Hampden-Sydney. The Maroons, who were picked 4th as preseason favorites, welcomed the return of former Northside Viking Kasey Draper who made his season debut--tallying 16 points and 10 rebounds. At the Hive in Lynchburg, the women opened up ODAC play with Bridgewater. On the road, the Ferrum women also came up short to Randolph-Macon. The Yellow Jackets saw 4 players notch double-digit scoring performances including Cheridan Hatfield who lead with 16 points and Aimee Debell who added 15 points and 19 rebounds.
Biscuitville founder Maurice Jennings dies at 86
Read full article: Biscuitville founder Maurice Jennings dies at 86GREENSBORO, N.C. โ Maurice Jennings, the founder of the fast-food breakfast chain Biscuitville, has died at the age of 86. Executive consultant Al Lineberry Jr. of Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home in Greensboro confirmed on Tuesday that Jennings died last Saturday at a Greensboro retirement home of natural causes. After the former flour broker opened two stores in Burlington in 1966, Jennings opened several pizza restaurants the next year, eventually expanding it to include biscuits in the morning in 1975, the News & Record of Greensboro reported. He opened the first dedicated Biscuitville in Danville, Virginia, in 1975 and expanded quickly throughout North Carolina. Beginning in the 1980s, Biscuitville restaurants opened only for breakfast and lunch and closed at 2 p.m. Today, the 63-restaurant Biscuitville chain stretches from Lynchburg, Virginia, and to the south into North Carolina.
Herman rallies to win Wyndham, qualify for FedEx playoffs
Read full article: Herman rallies to win Wyndham, qualify for FedEx playoffsKnown for his friendship with President Donald Trump, Herman overcame a four-stroke deficit in the final round at Sedgefield Country Club. He had a final chance to tie on the 72nd hole, but his 8-foot birdie putt slid left of the cup. Herman got into the playoffs, jumping from 192nd to 54th in the race for the 125 spots. Herman had two birdies and an eagle from 59 feet on his first five holes to catch up to Kim. It was quite a week for Herman, who had three birdies over his final four holes Friday simply to make the cut.
Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two rounds
Read full article: Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two roundsTom Hoge watches his drive on the ninth hole during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two rounds
Read full article: Hoge in four-way tie for Wyndham lead after two roundsHoge, tied for the first-round lead with Harold Varner III and Roger Sloan, kept in front with a steady 2-under 68 to get to 10-under par. Hoge, whose best-ever tour finish was a second at The Greenbrier this season, was asked what it would take for his first PGA Tour win. Like Kim, Gooch shot 65 to get into the foursome on top. He had six birdies, including two of his final three holes, to move up. Kokrak was in a group of seven one shot further back along with past Wyndham champ Webb Simpson, who shot his second straight 66.
Varner III grabs Wyndham lead with career low-tying 62
Read full article: Varner III grabs Wyndham lead with career low-tying 62Webb Simpson hits from the fairway on the eighth hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)GREENSBORO, N.C. Harold Varner III tied his career low round with an 8-under 62 to grab the early lead at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday. Varner was three shots in front of Wesley Bryan and Brian Harman among the early starters at the Sedgefield Country Club. Varner had eight birdies, including four in a row midway through the round, without a birdie his first 15 holes. Former U.S. Open champ and past Wyndham winner Webb Simpson was among a large group at 66. A pair of major champions who challenged at the PGA Championship last week struggled in the opening round.
Tractor-trailer overturns on Danville Expressway
Read full article: Tractor-trailer overturns on Danville ExpresswayDANVILLE, Va. - A tractor-trailer has overturned on the Danville Expressway, according to fire officials. Authorities say the incident happened on the off ramp from the Danville Expressway going to Greensboro. As of 11:30 a.m., one lane is blocked. The ramp will be closed once the wrecker arrives to upright the truck. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
15th vaping-related death in US reported by Virginia health officials
Read full article: 15th vaping-related death in US reported by Virginia health officialsJustin Sullivan/Getty Images(CNN) - Virginia health officials announced on Tuesday a newly confirmed vaping-related death, bringing the nationwide total to 15. The death, an adult from the state's southwest region, was initially reported by Cone Health in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 26. "I am deeply saddened to announce the first death of a Virginia resident related to this outbreak," Virginia's state health commissioner, Dr. M. Norman Oliver, said in a statement on Tuesday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week that the agency is aware of 805 confirmed and probable cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use in 46 states and the US Virgin Islands. A specific cause of the nationwide outbreak remains unknown.
Tigers Elite track and field heading to AAU Junior Olympics
Read full article: Tigers Elite track and field heading to AAU Junior OlympicsROANOKE, Va. - The Roanoke Tigers Elite AAU track team is preparing for their biggest meet yet. They're heading to the AAU Junior Olympics at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro on Saturday. "We've been very lucky that we have so much diversity in age and specialty and talent that we've actually managed to bring a pretty big group down to Greensboro," thrower Kalei said. Most teams share bond within the same age range, but the Tigers consider themselves unique and extremely lucky. "So it's like a big family, big brothers, big sisters, it's fun when you watch those kids at the meets, they're sitting in eachother's laps theyre cheering eachother on.
Man arrested in Charlotte County with 3 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop
Read full article: Man arrested in Charlotte County with 3 pounds of marijuana during traffic stopCHARLOTTE COUNTY, Va. - Authorities arrested a man they say had about 3 pounds of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop in Charlotte County Thursday. Jeremy Ray, 25, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was stopped by deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office on U.S. Highway 360. They seized about 3 pounds of marijuana, more than $1,000 in cash and items related to the distribution of marijuana, according to the Sheriff's Office. Ray faces a charge of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and is currently being held at the Charlotte County Jail. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
Famous Carolina Panthers fan Greg Catman' Good passed away
Read full article: Famous Carolina Panthers fan Greg Catman' Good passed awayCNN image(WGHP) - Greensboro, NC -- Carolina Panthers superfan, Greg "Catman" Good, died Friday, according to his son. "Catman" was an avid supporter of the Carolina Panthers and a friend to FOX8. On Friday, his son issued a statement on Facebook, saying: "Hello everyone this is CatmanJr as many of you have heard the number one Panthers fan the legend my dad has passed away!! Please continue to keep our family in your prayers..."Ron Rivera, Carolina Panthers head coach, said he "was sorry to hear of the passing of Greg Good aka Cat Man. Panthers fans knew Good as the "Catman," an outlandishly dressed character.