By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan coach Scott Young left the field slowly, still clinging tightly to the gameball from ...

Associated Press The notebook ... COLUMBIA, S.C. — The new president has a supporter in Steve Spurrier when it comes to a college football playoff. So ...

Associated Press The NHL Roundup ... RALEIGH — Eric Staal scored three goals in less than 24 minutes to lead Carolina to its season-high third straigh ...

Associated Press The NBA roundup ...NEW YORK — The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with thei ...

Associated PressCONCORD— Matt Kenseth signed a multiyear contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing to continue driving the No. 17 Ford. The deal com ...

By Dave Skretta Associated Press NEW YORK — Mike Krzyzewski roused the Duke Blue Devils on Friday and headed for Madison Square Garden, long before th ...

Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The story of Maryland's football season is so incredibly unimaginable, any attempt to chronicle the wacky up-and ...

Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A division title is within East Carolina's grasp — again. After falling short the past two years, the Pirates look ...

Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Clemson and Virginia are both fighting to get the wins they need to qualify for a bowl game, but the situation ...

Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM — Alphonso Smith has spent plenty of time all season doing the math at Wake Forest. One way or another, for both his te ...

Associated Press The Top 25 preview ... NORMAN, Okla. — Sam Bradford has all the impressive numbers that go along with a Heisman Trophy campaign: a fe ...

Associated Press CHAPEL HILL — It hasn't taken long for Butch Davis to get into North Carolina's rivalry with North Carolina State. "The fans are righ ...

Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — With some help from its friends at Georgia Tech and more needed next week, Virginia Tech still has a chance to rea ...

Associated Press DAVIDSON — Stephen Curry quickly pushed the ball at every opportunity. He whipped passes to open teammates for 3-pointers, and fed th ...

MOUNT ULLA — Now that the gap between West Rowan and a 3A state title has been narrowed to three victories, you'd think they'd be celebrating in Mount ...

Staff report CHINA GROVE — First games are for learning, so what did Carson boys coach Brian Perry learn from his team's 74-70 loss to J.M. Robinson o ...

By Bill Kiser sports@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — At this time of the season, A.L. Brown head coach Ron Massey doesn't care about stats or who does ...

By Beth Harris Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Ty Lawson led six players in double figures with 19 points, including Tyler Hansbrough who had ...

From staff reports Mistakes wiped out an early West Davidson lead and sent the Green Dragons to a 37-13 loss at Starmount in the second round of the 2 ...

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com Catawba's baseball team has three frontline senior pitchers in Blake Ketner, Alex Fairweather and Tim Holme ...

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com West Rowan's football team plays host to Statesville tonight at 7:30 p.m. in a second-round 3A game. West ...

Common Sense says 100 football wins at one high school is special. West Rowan's Scott Young will accomplish the feat tonight if the Falcons beat State ...

By Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com Phil Hogue sits with his wife and grandson and watches K.P. Parks roll every Friday, and it takes him back ...

From staff reports A jumper by Barton's Janetta Robinson with 3.2 seconds left in regulation forced overtime, and the visiting Bulldogs outlasted Ca ...

Associated Press CHARLOTTE — With five sacks and three forced fumbles in the last two games, Julius Peppers is looking like a Pro Bowl player again. ...

Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers know exactly how to beat the Cincinnati Bengals — with or without Chad O ...

Associated Press The NASCAR notebook ... While Jimmie Johnson has now matched Cale Yarborough's record of three straight Cup titles, and Richard Pet ...

ATLANTA (AP) — This is the way they draw up the triple option. Ruining Miami's return to national prominence, Georgia Tech ran for a staggering 472 ya ...

Associated Press The NFL notebook ... ARLINGTON, Texas — The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sai ...

Associated Press NEW YORK — Southern Illinois coach Chris Lowery warned his team before playing Duke that Gerald Henderson was due for a breakout per ...