Sports

On Monday we found out Ryan McCleney will be returning to the Wilmington Sharks as field manager for the second summer in a row. On Monday we checked out action on the hardwood between two of Wilmington's private high schools. As expected Duke is no longer ranked number one in the nation in college hoops. The Blue Devils lost to the NC State Wolfpack on Saturday. Full story...

Only four NFL teams remain in the hunt for a Super Bowl title. The Atlanta Falcons lost their lead, but they didn't lose their NFC playoff game against Seattle. In Wilmington the UNCW women's basketball team couldn't keep up with the Drexel Dragons. Plus more! Full story...

Rasheed Brown of Trask was the frontrunner for WWAY's play of the night with a sensational slam dunk in the second quarter for Trask. It didn't end up being the play of the night though. Ashley's T.J. Williams ended up with that honor after he slammed home a dunk at the buzzer to give Ashley a one point win over New Hanover. On Friday we featured action from seven different venues with eleven games in all on WWAY's Full Court Press. 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...

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...

If things had gone as planned, Alfy Hill would have won a second straight national championship with Alabama Monday night. Instead, the former West Brunswick High School star is heading to a school closer to home. 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...

The Carolina Panthers have hired New York Giants senior pro personnel analyst David Gettleman as their new general manager. Full story...

Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa have been denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades. Full story...

On Tuesday night we had high school hoops from Shallotte, Boiling Spring Lakes and Wilmington. The boys basketball team at South Columbus is on a roll. Pharoah McKever led the Stallions to a 22 point victory on Tuesday with an 18 point effort. The UNCW women's basketball team snapped an eight game losing streak. Plus more! Full story...

About a hundred parents and students, many spinning lacrosse sticks, crowded the New Hanover County Board of Education meeting room tonight. They were all there to rally for junior varsity lacrosse teams in New Hanover County high schools. Full story...

The crew of the fishing charter boat Citation landed a record 880-pound marlin in one of the country's richest deep-sea fishing tournaments, but the fight continues for the $910,000 prize. Full story...

On Monday the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes and the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots faced each other on the hardwood in a high school basketball affair featuring two of Wilmington's private schools. It's official, Andy Reid is the new head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Buffalo Bills have a new head coach too. Full story...

There was plenty of hype, but only one team played up to the billing. Alabama crushed Notre Dame on Monday night to win the BCS national championship football game in Miami. Full story...

North Brunswick High School Athletic Director Randy Fennel says the school is interviewing students and reviewing tape of Friday's basketball game to figure out who threw a bottle at a Whiteville player. Full story...