Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

ACC Pitcher of the Year Kent Emanuel allowed just four hits in eight scoreless innings and North Carolina won its opening game in Pool A of the ACC Championship.

Justin Montemayor collected a game-high four hits and drove in a pair of runs, while Austin Pruitt tossed a complete game lifting sixth-seed Houston to a 9-4 victory over three-seed East Carolina.

A person familiar with the situation says Elon is joining the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2014-15 season.

The Panthers announced they've signed first-round draft pick Star Lotulelei and third-round selection Edmund Kugbila. With the signings, Carolina's top three picks are now under contract.

Brett Austin drove in two runs during a four-run seventh inning to help North Carolina State beat Clemson 6-3 on Wednesday night in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

The agent for first-round draft pick Star Lotulelei says his client has signed a four-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.

Former Sprint Cup champion Dale Jarrett and master mechanic Maurice Petty headline the latest group of inductees in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Scores from the state high school playoffs in baseball, softball and girls soccer.

For the second straight year the Charlotte Bobcats have failed to land the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft lottery.

West Carteret junior Blake Dodge is our newest WITN Pepsi Player Of The Week.

East Carolina's Chase McDonald and Drew Reynolds were named First-Team All-Conference USA.

This might be the Atlantic Coast Conference's best chance to finally end its long title drought at the College World Series.

A person familiar with the situation says Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets.

North Carolina third baseman Colin Moran is the Atlantic Coast Conference's player of the year and teammate Kent Emanuel is its pitcher of the year.

Buffalo Bills defensive end and Richlands native Mario Williams denies ever contemplating suicide.

East Carolina junior Drew Reynolds was named to the 2013 Conference USA All-Academic Team for the second-straight year, as selected by the league’s baseball sports information directors.

Sunday marked a special experience for members of the ECU baseball team and Greenville's Exceptional Community Baseball League.

Joran Vliegen and Colin Roller are doing something that's never been done before at East Carolina University.

Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.

The pairings have been released for the Conference USA baseball tournament.

The ECU baseball team clinched their sixth straight series win in beating Central Florida 6-5 in six innings Saturday.

Kyle Busch won't be surprised if Kasey Kahne intentionally wrecks him sometime soon.

North Carolina reserve quarterback Marquise Williams is back in school for summer classes.

Ben Lively tossed a complete game, four-hit shutout helping UCF to a series opening 2-0 win over East Carolina Thursday night at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.