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.

NASCAR legend Dick Trickle was found dead in a Lincoln County cemetery, from an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound.

The 38-year-old Beckham recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He has become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United.

A committee at UNC Wilmington recommends the school cut five sports teams, including a men's swimming and diving team that has won 12 straight league titles.

According to a number of national sources including ESPN and USA Today, Former ECU quarterback David Garrard says he's retiring from the NFL.

The Washington Redskins announced Wednesday that they have signed 2013 fifth-round draft pick running back Chris Thompson (154th overall) and free agent wide receiver Lance Lewis.

High school softball scores from around the WITN viewing area following the second round of the state playoffs.

Scores from around the WITN viewing area following the second round of the state playoffs.

Greene Central junior Robby Taylor is our newest WITN Pepsi Player Of The Week.

The trio of Reilly Hovis, Chris McCue and Chris Munnelly combined on the second one-hitter of the year Tuesday night as No. 2 North Carolina downed Appalachian State, 2-0.

NASCAR has suspended two crew members for failing random drug tests.

The Panthers have waived defensive end Thomas Keiser and offensive lineman Zach Williams, and signed eight free agents.

10 honorees will be enshrined at the second Induction Ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum on November 22 and honored at halftime of the NC State-East Carolina football game the next day.

Bryce Hendrix of D.H. Conley leads the individual standings after Monday’s action in the 28th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A men’s golf championships at the Foxfire Golf and Country Club.

Shae Nelson, a former member of the Ole Miss women’s basketball team, has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play basketball at East Carolina University beginning in the Fall of 2013, according to an announcement by head coach Heather Macy Monday.

The Indians have optioned struggling starting third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall to Triple-A Columbus.

Tiger Woods had the last word against Sergio Garcia by winning The Players Championship on Sunday.

Jack Reinheimer's sac fly in the ninth scored Philip Clark as East Carolina topped Marshall 4-3 Sunday.

Matt Kenseth passed his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch with 13 laps to go to win his first Southern 500 on Saturday night.

East Carolina dropped game two to Marshall 4-3 Saturday night.

Several high school track athletes from the east took home championships at the NCHSAA state track and field meet.

Chase McDonald belted his league-leading ninth home run and drove in four runs helping East Carolina to a 9-1 win over Marshall at Epling Stadium Friday afternoon.

East Carolina’s softball team (21-31) fell in its opening game of the Conference USA Tournament by a 5-4 score to Marshall (33-20) on Thursday at the Collins Family Softball Complex.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever in The Players Championship.

North Carolina and South Carolina will meet to open the 2015 season in Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.