Shane Larkin scored a career-high 28 points, eight in the final 2 1/2 minutes, to help No. 9 Miami pull away late and beat North Carolina 87-77 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship Sunday.

North Carolina survived a late push by Maryland Saturday and won 79-76 to advance to the ACC championship game.

Both the Kinston boys and girls basketball teams captured state championships Saturday at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

Durand Scott knocked down the shots to turn away North Carolina State's best pushes, and Shane Larkin provided the steady floor leadership that kept ninth-ranked Miami in control.

No. 1 North Carolina suffered its first loss of the 2013 season on Friday as No. 29 Miami claimed a 4-1 win.

Dez Wells scored a career-high 30 points and Maryland upset No. 2 Duke 83-74 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Three Pirates scored in double-figures but No. 2 seed East Carolina could not overcome 59.1-percent shooting from No. 6 seed Tulsa.

Scott Wood had 23 points and seven 3-pointers to help North Carolina State beat Virginia 75-56 on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Kyle Busch won his first career pole at Bristol Motor Speedway with a track record qualifying lap.

The ECU women's basketball team cruised into the semifinal round of the Conference USA Tournament with an easy 89-60 win over Southern Miss.

ECU gets a game high 24 points from Maurice Kemp but the Pirates fall in the quarterfinal round of the Conference USA Tournament 79-72 to host team Tulsa.

Dez Wells scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Maryland beat pesky Wake Forest 75-62 on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Julian Washburn led six UTEP players in double figures with 20 points and the Miners defeated Houston 80-69 on Thursday in the Conference USA tournament quarterfinals.

Richard Howell scored 22 points with 12 rebounds while Lorenzo Brown led the defensive effort on league player of the year Erick Green to help North Carolina State beat Virginia Tech 80-63.

Neil Watson scored 23 points and Dwayne Davis scored 20 to lead second-seeded Southern Mississippi to an 81-66 victory over UAB on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament.

Olivier Hanlan set an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament record for freshmen with 41 points and Boston College beat Georgia Tech 84-64 on Thursday in the first round.

The No. 2 seed East Carolina women’s basketball team will take on No. 10 seed Southern Miss on Thursday, March 14, at 8:30 p.m. (ET) in the Conference USA Quarterfinals.

Quarterback Derek Anderson says he has agreed to a one-year contract to remain with the Carolina Panthers as Cam Newton's backup.

Riley Nash scored twice, Joe Corvo put one in off the goaltender's mask, and Justin Peters got his second career shutout Tuesday night as the surging Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Washington Capitals 4-0.

Rocky Mount Prep senior Deshawn Freeman is our newest WITN Pepsi Player Of The Week.

Brandon Smith got out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth helping Old Dominion skip town with a 5-3 win over East Carolina Tuesday.

Freshman Trent Thornton fell four outs shy of UNC's first no-hitter since 1978 on Tuesday as he combined with Reilly Hovis and Luis Paula on a one-hitter in a 12-0 win over Gardner-Webb.

Notre Dame is joining the Atlantic Coast Conference a season earlier than expected.

The agent for Carolina Panthers linebacker James Anderson says his client has been informed that he's been released by the team.

ECU’s Shala Hodges and Katie Paschal made it a point to volunteer their time at the “School is Cool Pep Rally Presented by Bank of Oklahoma” Tuesday morning.