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

North Carolina's second highest court says a fired state trooper, seen kicking his K-9 partner nearly five years ago on video, should get be reinstated with back pay.

Mike Krzyzewski says the 10 minutes he had on Monday's ACC coaches' teleconference wasn't nearly enough time to explain what the Blue Devils need to fix.

Duke dropped three places to 10th following an overtime loss to Miami.

Cam Ward made 47 saves and Carolina beat Boston 3-0 on Thursday night.

Austin Rivers scored 18 points and No. 7 Duke cruised to a 75-60 victory against Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

The North Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wants the state's General Assembly to refrain from opening its sessions with prayers that favor one religion over others.

Scott Wood scored 16 points and C.J. Leslie 13 to lift North Carolina State to a 56-51 win over Boston College on Wednesday night.

Larry Fedora announced Wednesday his first signing class as head coach at North Carolina.

Scout.com ranked Duke's class 10th in the ACC and 63rd nationally.

Twenty-three student-athletes will join the Wolfpack football program for 2012, including four who have been enrolled at NC State since January and a transfer from Colorado State.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office says a Raleigh man is facing five dozen charges for break-ins reported all in one day.

Tyler Zeller had 18 points and a career-best 18 rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Wake Forest 68-53 on Tuesday night.

John Tavares scored two goals and had two assists to lead the New York Islanders over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Tyler Zeller had 21 points and a career-best 17 rebounds to help No. 7 North Carolina beat North Carolina State 74-55 on Thursday night for their 11th straight victory over the Wolfpack.

Mason Plumlee scored 23 points, and No. 8 Duke averted its first losing streak of the season by pulling away to a 74-61 victory over Maryland on Wednesday night.

County sheriff's spokeswoman Phyllis Stephens says 27-year-old Franklin Delano Rawls Jr. was charged Tuesday with communicating threats, a misdemeanor.

The leader of the North Carolina Senate has invited Gov. Beverly Perdue to debate him about her planned state budget proposal this spring that would raise the sales tax to generate more money for public education.

According to online articles, Scotty McCreery applied to East Carolina University in Greenville and was accepted.

Jeff Skinner and Tim Brent scored first-period goals for the Carolina Hurricanes, who held off the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Monday night.

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says sophomore Reggie Bullock probably will replace injured guard Dexter Strickland in the starting lineup.

A Raleigh man has been charged with buying alcohol for teenagers who were later involved in a car wreck that killed a 17-year-old girl.

Jussi Jokinen scored two goals, Cam Ward made 22 saves for his 18th career shutout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Friday night.

North Carolina junior Dexter Strickland will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in Thursday's win at Virginia Tech.

Harrison Barnes scored nine of his 27 points during a 19-0 second-half run and No. 8 North Carolina bounced back from a 33-point loss at Florida State with an 82-68 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.