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Day one of the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament is nearly over. With a record breaking performance from a freshman Boston College advances, along with NC State, Florida State and Maryland. As the 9th seed the UNCW women's basketball team knocked off 8th seed George Mason in the CAA Tournament. Plus more! Full story...

On Wednesday night we showcased NC State swimmer Stephen Coetzer on our sports segment on WWAY. This wasn't our first time featuring the former Laney standout. In fact we went down memory lane with the former Buccaneer who's now one of the top swimmers on the nationally ranked Wolfpack swim team. Full story...

Turnovers troubles continue to haunt UNCW. On Wednesday night the UNCW men's basketball turned the ball over 21 times against James Madison. The Duke downed the Seahawks 78-50 in Harrisonburg. UNCW is now 0-3 in the CAA this season. NC State manged to hold off Georgia Tech. Wake Forest won along with the Cape Fear Community College women. Full story...

Hoggard and New Hanover both enter their regular season finale with identical 8-1 records. On Thursday on WWAY we set the stage for Friday's big showdown in Wilmington.... On Thursday we also checked out state playoff volleyball action.... We previewed the Landfall Tradition.... Plus more! Full story...

On Tuesday night on WWAY we checked in on a special ceremony at Fenway Park in Boston. Trot Nixon and several of his 2004 World Series teammates were honored prior to the Red Sox-Rays game.... On Tuesday we checked out the UNCW-Duke soccer game. The Seahawks made a comeback victory.... On top of that we had local high school soccer action involving Laney and New Hanover...Plus more ! Full story...

Wilmington's Connor Barth used to hold the career field goal record at North Carolina until Saturday. That's when brother Casey Barth broke Connor's record. The field goal record stays in the family, but the Demon Deacons won the game. The Barth brothers are both Hoggard High graduates. Full story...

On Tuesday we checked in with New Hanover football coach Kevin Motsinger. His Wildcats will face defending state champion Scotland County on the road on Friday.... We provided a Joe Gore update through Gore's former high school coach at East Columbus....Plus more ! Full story...

An 8-pound monkey escaped from a North Carolina university research facility is avoiding traps and tranquilizer guns as it traipses through treetops to live on the lam. Full story...

As the City of Wilmington considers possibly using tax money to build a ballpark, another North Carolina city is looking to unload some tax-funded arenas. "We own a large coliseum and a large football stadium/racetrack," Winston-Salem City Manager Lee Garrity said. "Owned them for many years. They're well used, but they lose money like almost every other facility in the country." Full story...

Winston-Salem officials are determined to sell two city-owned sports arenas to universities in town. Full story...

Ty Walker's collegiate career is not ending the way he wanted it to. The former New Hanover basketball standout has been dismissed from the Wake Forest basketball team one day before the Demon Deacons final regular season game. Full story...

The UNC Wilmington men's basketball team hasn't won a game at the CAA Basketball Tournament since 2008. Will 2012 be the year of the Seahawk? UNCW certainly hopes they can win four games in a row in order to get into the NCAA Tournament. The madness begins on Friday when UNCW tangles with James Madison in Richmond. Full story...

On Thursday night WWAY went to Durham in order to check out Wake Forest center Ty Walker. The former New Hanover standout got his 13th career start on Thursday against the 4th ranked Duke Blue Devils. Click play video to check out the slam of the game. It's Ty Walker. On Thursday we also featured a one point win by the UNCW women's basketball team at Trask Coliseum. On top of that the Ashley girls basketball team won our team of the week award. Full story...

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons lost on Wednesday night, but Wilmington's Ty Walker had one of the best games of his career despite the loss. The former New Hanover Wildcat had 8 points, 8 blocked shots & 9 rebounds against Maryland. Click play video to see our Ty Walker highlights. You'll also see Buzz Peterson talk about the recent UNCW turnaround. The Seahawk men's basketball team will be shooting for their fifth win in a row on Thursday. Georgia State will host UNCW on Thursday in Atlanta. Full story...

State Rep. Larry Womble remains in critical but stable condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following a head-on collision in Winston-Salem near his home that killed another driver. Full story...