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A former Tar Heel football player won't get to take his lawsuit against the University of North Carolina to trial. The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit by Michael McAdoo in 2011. 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...

North Carolina's athletic department has released a three-year strategic plan for the 28-sport program, including a focus on concerns that developed following an NCAA investigation of the football program in 2010. Full story...

On Sunday the UNCW women's basketball team opened the CAA part of their schedule with a defeat. The UNC Tar Heel men's basketball squad opened the ACC part of their schedule with a setback. The Washington Redskins also lost on Sunday. Despite a knee injury Robert Griffin III tried to play through pain, but the Seattle Seahawks prevailed to advance in the NFL playoffs. Full story...

A months-long investigation of academic fraud at The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill finds the problems go back a decade earlier than an earlier probe uncovered. Full story...

On Wednesday night the UNCW men's basketball team hit the court with a rhythm and they never looked back against UNC Greensboro. Check out our coverage from Trask Coliseum. We also had high school basketball action from Ashley High School and Laney High School. Full story...

On Thursday on WWAY heard from UNC Tar Heel basketball coach Roy Williams. His nationally ranked squad will host East Carolina on Saturday. It'll be the first game ever for ECU against UNC in Chapel Hill. On top of that we also checked out high school hoops on Thursday between South Brunswick & Cape Fear Academy. Full story...

This morning the NAACP took its Wilmington 10 pardon campaign to Chapel Hill in an effort to prove its case. The Wilmington 10 were convicted in 1971 of arson and conspiracy. They are now asking Gov. Bev Perdue for a pardon. Full story...

On Tuesday on WWAY we checked out the home opener of the 4-A defending state champion New Hanover Wildcats. Tuesday marked the beginning of the Nathan Faulk era at Laney High School. Tuesday also marked the final game for Coastal Christian at their current basketball facility. The Centurions move into a new gym on Friday.

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On Sunday on WWAY we checked out college basketball action from Trask Coliseum. The UNCW Seahawks won their third home of the game of the season despite trailing most of the game against Hampton....The accolades for former Hoggard Viking Jonathan Cooper continue..... Wolfpack nation has a head coaching vacancy for football.... Full story...

A University of North Carolina professor is complaining his conviction on drug smuggling charges in Argentina is an injustice. Full story...

A district attorney says criminal investigators will need until at least next year to pore over emails and financial documents in the academic scandal at North Carolina's flagship public university. Full story...

Wednesday on WWAY we checked out the UNCW men's basketball team in Big Ten country. The Seahawks had the lead until a buzzer beater right before halftime against Purdue. The South Columbus Stallions are getting ready for another high school football state playoff game, and more! Full story...

On Tuesday night on WWAY we checked out high school basketball action from Shallotte, Rocky Point and Hampstead. This includes the first game of the season for the 4-A defending state champion New Hanover Wildcats.... On Tuesday the UNC Tar Heels were cold on the court in Hawaii, especially in the first half. The Tar Heels are no longer undefeated... Plus more, including a 138 point performance from one player on the basketball court ! Full story...

An information technology employee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been arrested on a weapons charge. Full story...