Carolina Hurricanes

Former Carolina Hurricanes player Ron Francis is one of 11 new inductees to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Full story...

On Thursday UNCW head basketball coach Buzz Peterson gave a quick glimpse on the future of his Seahawk squad. Brett Blizzard will be taking his coaching talent to Atlanta this weekend. We checked out Blizzard's team. On Thursday former UNCW & Rutgers guard Tyree Graham provided insight on Mike Rice's coaching style during practices at Rutgers. Plus more! Full story...

On Monday UNCW announced that two of Buzz Peterson's assistant coaches will not be returning to the Seahawk bench next season. In the NBA the winning streak for Miami is now 23. It's the second longest in the history of the NBA. Plus more! Full story...

UNCW's Keith Rendleman has been named the player of the year in the CAA by CollegeInsider.com The official Colonial Athletic Association player of the year award will be announced on Friday. Tournament play is underway for the Brunswick Community College men's basketball team and the Cape Fear Community College team. Plus more! Full story...

The start of Sunday's Daytona 500 belonged to Danica Patrick, but Jimmie Johnson stole the show at the end edging out Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sunday was a fairly busy sports day at UNCW. It included the final home women's basketball game of the season for the Seahawks and a baseball doubleheader. Plus more! Full story...

Monday was a good night for North Carolina's pro sports teams. The Charlotte Bobcats snapped a seven game losing skid in the NBA. The Carolina Hurricanes moved into first place in their division in the NHL. In Wilmington the UNCW baseball team is just four days away from the start of the 2013 season. Check out WWAY's pre-season preview. Full story...

On Monday night two of Wilmington's private schools took center stage on the hardwood at Cape Fear Academy. As it turns out, the visitors from Coastal Christian defeated Cape Fear Academy in both boys and girls varsity basketball. On Monday night the road woes for UNC Wilmington continued in men's college basketball. Towson defeated UNCW 81-68. Full story...

On Monday the Laney boys basketball team picked up their first win of the season. Laney defeated New Bern. Laney also won the girls game. Unfortunately, the UNCW men's basketball team did not have similar results. Buzz Peterson's squad suffered their second home loss of the season. James Madison beat UNCW 63-56 at Trask Coliseum. Full story...

On Thursday the New Hanover Wildcat boys basketball team improved their league record to 3-1 with a 49-38 victory over Rose. We had action from Greenville. The UNCW women's basketball suffered another CAA setback. The Carolina Hurricanes picked up their first win of the 2013 season. Plus more! Full story...

The streak is over. West Bladen had a 17 game winning streak over East Bladen in boys basketball until Tuesday night. East Bladen's Hastin McGill hit the game winner to give East Bladen a 46-44 win. It was the first victory for East Bladen over West Bladen since 2005. Pender defeated Trask in boys hoops. Wake Forest edged NC State. The Carolina Hurricanes lost their home opener. Full story...

For the first time ever Miami is off to a 2-0 start in ACC men's basketball. That's bad news for the UNC Tar Heels because the Hurricanes knocked off UNC on Thursday. The NHL season is finally about to start. We have an update from Raleigh. The Carolina Panthers have an offensive coordinator position opening. Rod Chudzinski is about to be an NFL head coach. Full story...

On Friday night on WWAY we featured a local softball tournament, boxing, Wilmington Sharks baseball, Wilmington Hammerheads soccer and a US Olympic Trials swimmer who calls Wilmington home. Full story...

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded defenseman Tomas Kaberle to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek. Full story...