SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas –  Senior guard Tim Green scored 11 of his 15 points in a crushing 20-2 run midway through the second half as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi cruised to a 97-64 men’s basketball victory over UNC Wilmington Saturday afternoon at the South Padre Island Convention Center.

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After Nick Novak made just 6 of 10 field goals, the Kansas City Chiefs dropped their veteran kicker and replaced him with rookie Connor Barth.  Since then, the Wilmington native has nailed all six of his field goals including a 2-for-2 effort Sunday in the Chiefs’ 20-13 win over the Oakland Raiders.

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The newest BCS standings were released Sunday afternoon and despite pounding rival Texas A&M this weekend, Texas was passed by Oklahoma after the Sooners’ win at Oklahoma State.  

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CANCUN - Freshman Lakeisha Sutton hit a desperation jumper with 30 seconds remaining in the second half to break a 54-all tie and lift South Carolina to a 57-54 victory over UNC Wilmington in the championship game of the Cancun Thanksgiving Classic Saturday at the Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium.

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Ashley High School is extending special congratulations to Erin McDaniel and David Thumser, who were named School Winners for the prestigious Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. To be eligible for this award, students must display academic aptitude, athletic talent and community leadership.

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Box Score : FORT MILL, SC - Hoggard used a strong defensive effort on Friday night to defeat Fort Mill 48-37 to advance to Saturday afternoon’s Championship Game against Box Hill Senior from Australia.  The Vikings never trailed in moving to 2-0 on the season.  

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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas –  Sophomore forward Dominique Lacy, pictured, notched his third double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds as UNC Wilmington snapped a three-game losing streak with a 79-64 men’s basketball victory over North Carolina Central Friday at the South Padre Island Convention Center.

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CANCUN - Sophomore Brittany Blackwell posted a game-high 18 points and added 11 rebounds to record her second double-double in as many contests and lead UNC Wilmington to a 53-48 victory over Fordham in the opening game of the Cancun Thanksgiving Classic Friday at Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium.

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DeAngelo Williams, left, had a historical day Sunday, but the Carolina Panthers came up short.  With their four game winning streak now history after last week’s loss at Atlanta, the Panthers will try to begin anew in one of the NFL’s toughest venues when they play the Green Bay Packers Sunday at Lambeau Field. 

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The following is a press release from Major League Baseball… editorial comments follow.
Time Magazine has named Major League Baseball’s instant replay system as one of its “50 best inventions of the year.” Major League Baseball is the only major professional sport with an innovation included on Time’s list.

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Sophomore guard Stilman White stole a pass and raced downcourt to make a layup as time expired in overtime to lift Hoggard to a 46-44 win over Wakefield in Raleigh on Tuesday night in their season opener. 
White, who with three other Vikings were playing in their first Varsity game, scored 11 points.  Senior forward Logan [...]

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COLLEGE STATION, TX – Junior center Chinemelu Elonu registered career-highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds to power Texas A&M over visiting UNC Wilmington, 84-65, in the second round of the South Padre Invitational Tuesday night at Reed Arena.

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Gridiron losses let us turn our attention to high school basketball just as the action is about to get warmed up.  Tuesday, three of the four Wilmington high schools will be in action, but it will all take place on the road.

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KENT, Ohio —The Kent State men’s basketball team set a program record with its 18th consecutive home win, posting an 83-64 victory over UNC Wilmington at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday evening.  The Golden Flashes  improve to 3-0 on the season behind a stout defensive effort that held the Seahawks (2-2) to 37 points below their [...]

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At this point, just about everyone in the ACC has “controlled their own destiny” at some point during the last few weeks.  Just two weeks ago, UNC was in the driver’s seat, but after back-to-back losses, they could finish as low as fifth place in the Coastal Division.  
Carolina isn’t the only team to lose [...]

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In a role reversal, Hoggard was shocked Friday night by Apex, losing a heartbreaker 6-3 in the second round of the NCHSAA Playoffs.
In recent years, Hoggard has excelled on wearing their opponents down; if they don’t blow them out, they pull away late.

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