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Thursday's action from the Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament is in the books. All four of the girls teams from Wilmington won. Only two of the four boys teams from Wilmington will be able to move onto the winner's bracket on Friday. We have first round highlights, postgame reaction, scores and pairings for Friday. Plus scores from other regional holiday tournaments. Full story...

This season the UNCW men's basketball team has two players on the team that call Wilmington home. Former Hoggard Viking Zack Allen and former New Hanover Wildcat Freddie Jackson both reside in the Port City. Allen is a walk-on. He's in his first season at UNCW. Allen has only played in one game this season, but that may change soon if he keeps knocking down shots in practice from behind the arc. Full story...

On Monday night on WWAY we had an encore presentation from the "Singing Seahawks", or you call them the UNCW men's basketball team. Hoggard head basketball coach Brett Queen gave us a quick preview of the upcoming Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament. Plus we previewed Tuesday's NBA action that will be shown on WWAY. Full story...

The Carolina Panthers keep racking up victories late in the season, but it's too little too late for a run at the playoffs. In the 2012 home finale the Panthers held off the Oakland Raiders in a penalty-filled game. It's the fourth win for Carolina in their last five games. The UNCW men's basketball team is in the holiday spirit. Check out the Seahawk singers! Full story...

Due to the holidays, Friday night was a light night for high school basketball in our region. We did manage to find hoops in Wilmington and Hampstead, but it wasn't a good night for the home teams. Full story...

Thursday was a fairly full night of high school basketball around our neck of the woods. We had a nail-biter in Whiteville between the Wolfpack and the West Brunswick Trojans. Plus we had action from Boiling Spring Lakes and Wilmington. This included New Hanover's most impressive win this season. Plus more! Full story...

Prized prospect Jabari Parker of Chicago's Simeon Career Academy, one of the most highly touted recruits in years, is headed to Duke. 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 Tuesday on WWAY we covered six different basketball games. This included high school basketball action from Lake Waccamaw, Whiteville and Shallotte. It also included hoops from a holiday collegiate tournament at Brunswick Community College. Full story...

'Tis the season for helping others, and the UNCW men's basketball team did just that today. The team helped distribute gifts collected for Toys for Tots. Full story...

On Monday the East Carolina Pirates held their final Greenville practice before heading to New Orleans for their upcoming bowl game. On Monday WWAY had high school hoops from Pender High. It was a backyard rivalry game between the Patriots and the Topsail Pirates. Duke is now #1 in the country in men's basketball. Full story...

On Sunday the Carolina Panthers looked like a playoff team. Unfortunately the playoffs aren't a possibility for Carolina, but the guys in black, silver and blue won consecutive games for the first time since last December. The UNCW men's basketball team on Saturday lost on the road against the Davidson Wildcats. Check out our game action from Sunday's 6pm newscast. Full story...

Friday night hoops! That's what the Full Court Press is all about. WWAY is the place to be for scores, highlights and analysis. 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...