Tulane up first for ECU at C-USA tourney

By Ronnie Woodward | May 23, 2012 - 3:35am

East Carolina enters the Conference USA baseball tournament as the No. 6 seed, and while ECU coach Billy Godwin admitted Monday that he and his players are not pleased with that, he added that it shows the parity at the top of the league.

Spurs next for upstart Thunder

By JEFF LATZKE | May 23, 2012 - 3:30am

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder haven’t found any shortcuts as they try to climb to the top of the Western Conference.

Commentary: Only Woods can measure his progress

By Doug Ferguson | May 23, 2012 - 3:25am

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The trouble with trying to measure the progress of Tiger Woods is that by his own definition, he never really gets there.

Breathtaking record for Benson

By Jenna McGrath | May 22, 2012 - 3:35am

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Greenville’s Steve Benson held his breath for seven minutes, 43 seconds, setting a men’s U.S. record in the freediving discipline of static apnea on May 8 at an international freediving competition.

Griffin: I can help this team win

By Howard Fendrich | May 22, 2012 - 3:30am

ASHBURN, Va. — The question put to Washington Redskins receiver Santana Moss by a reporter after Monday’s first full-squad workout made no reference to Robert Griffin III by name: “What were your impressions of the kid?”

Clemens’ accuser gets to name names

By Joseph White | May 22, 2012 - 3:25am

WASHINGTON — Brian McNamee finally got to name names in front of the jury. Andy Pettitte. Chuck Knoblauch. Mike Stanton.

Patriots repeat as softball champs

May 21, 2012 - 3:35am

CHARLOTTE — Tyndall Brock tossed six shutout innings and chipped in an RBI at the plate to help lead the Arendell Parrott Academy softball team to its second straight NCISAA 2-A state championship on Saturday.

I’ll Have Another looks to complete rare feat

By Richard Rosenblatt | May 21, 2012 - 3:30am

BALTIMORE — I’ll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.

Sandbagging in All-Star race irritates fans

By Jenna Fryer | May 21, 2012 - 3:25am

CONCORD — It didn’t take teams long to figure out their best shot at winning the All-Star race would be in the first 20 laps.

Youth lacrosse in growth spurt

By Ronnie Woodward | May 20, 2012 - 3:35am

According to Pitt County Youth Lacrosse President Steve Sullivan, planning for the 2013 East Carolina Youth Lacrosse League tournament will begin in the coming weeks.

Peele: Stewart takes 2nd at amateur event

May 20, 2012 - 3:30am

Greenville’s Angela Stewart just missed out on claiming another major Carolinas tournament title last week, finishing second in the Senior Division of the 86th Women’s Carolinas Amateur held at Yeaman’s Hall Club in Hanahan, S.C.Stewart lost out in the final round to Patty Moore of Charlotte, who claimed her ninth senior title with the one-shot victory.

Vikes eliminated by C.B. Aycock

By Ronnie Woodward | May 20, 2012 - 3:30am

D.H. Conley intentionally walked C.B. Aycock softball standout Meredith Burroughs every time she stepped to the plate Saturday.

Pirates reach NCAA Championships

May 20, 2012 - 3:30am

ATHENS, Ga. — The East Carolina men’s golf team secured its first-ever berth in the NCAA Division I Championships with a second-place finish at the NCAA Athens Regional on Saturday.

I’ll Have Another wins Preakness

May 20, 2012 - 3:25am

BALTIMORE — I’ll Have Another overtook Bodemeister, blazing down the stretch to win the Preakness in the final strides Saturday and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown.

Season ends for North Pitt

May 19, 2012 - 3:35am

BETHEL — In a season of many highs for the North Pitt baseball team, it picked a bad night to have a down game.

Thompson, Bass help ECU hammer VMI

May 19, 2012 - 3:30am

RICHMOND, Va. — East Carolina’s baseball team cranked out 18 hits and the Pirates began the Terry Sisisky Classic with a 14-8 victory over VMI on Friday.

Verlander no-hitter foiled but Tigers roll

May 19, 2012 - 3:29am

DETROIT — Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third career no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison’s ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers’ 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Big 12, SEC announce New Year’s Day bowl

May 19, 2012 - 3:29am

The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences announced a deal Friday that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year’s Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff.

Dufner’s chip on 18 leaves him in Nelson lead

May 19, 2012 - 3:29am

IRVING, Texas — Standing over his ball in a swale behind the 18th green, Jason Dufner would have been content with a par and a spot in the big group tied for the lead in the Byron Nelson Championship.

Derby winner wants another at Preakness

By Richard Rosenblatt | May 19, 2012 - 3:20am

BALTIMORE — No one is loving the run up to today’s Preakness more than Doug O’Neill.

ECU finishes out in Virginia

By Nathan Summers | May 18, 2012 - 3:35am

Just because they said goodbye to their home stadium last Tuesday night doesn’t mean the East Carolina baseball team is in a farewell sort of mood.

Bogey-free 64 leaves Palmer atop leaderboard

May 18, 2012 - 3:30am

IRVING, Texas — Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the Byron Nelson Championship, and a chance at home to hold up that trophy.

NCAA examining transfer restrictions

By Eric Olson | May 18, 2012 - 3:30am

The NCAA is examining transfer rules after a spate of high-profile cases that has critics saying too much power is in the hands of athletic directors and coaches.

At Preakness, Motion is the hunter, not the target

By David Ginsburg | May 18, 2012 - 3:30am

BALTIMORE — A year ago, Graham Motion was one of the most popular figures at Pimlico Race Course.

Old Dominion joining C-USA

By Hank Kurz Jr. | May 17, 2012 - 3:42pm

NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion President John R. Broderick said leaving the Colonial Athletic Association and joining Conference USA is a “game changer” for ODU.The president discussed the move during a press conference Thursday afternoon after the university announced earlier Thursday in a release that ODU was making the jump effective July 1, 2013.“The move places our athletic programs on a national NCAA Division I stage,” the president said.