Pat Chambers' opinion on the possibility of an NCAA tournament expansion is influenced more by his heart than his head.

North Carolina and Duke added defensive linemen to their football -recruiting classes yesterday before today's start of the NCAA's signing period, but North Carolina's class also took a hit with the loss of a commitment.

ZANESVILLE -- The Zanesville bowling team sent its seniors out in style Thursday as all four squads downed visiting Zane Trace on Senior Night at Sunrise Bowl.

A Duke football coach David Cutcliffe said he was looking for speed on both sides of the ball and addressed that need with the 19 players who signed national letters of intent on Wednesday.

EL PASO, Texas -- Sporting News draft expert Russ Lande and his team of former NFL scouts will provide news, notes and analysis this week from the Texas vs.

Stratford guard Russell Payton summed up his first-half play in Friday night's game against New Fairfield with one word: "Passive." After picking up two offensive fouls in the first five minutes, Payton, in fear of drawing a third personal, contently fired away -- and missed -- jumpshots for the remainder of the opening half.

David Cutcliffe has had a busy offseason and it has nothing to do with his decision not to leave Duke and take the Tennessee job.

GRANVILLE -- Erika Savage posted a career best 280-429 series, and the Zanesville girls bowling team topped host Granville 2,000-1,595 on Thursday at Valley Lanes in Newark.

Ugh! The price you pay for being good in college basketball these days. A whole bunch of poor Clemson students had to wake up early on a precious Saturday morning.

With both the dual and traditional formats used this season in the Carroll County Championships for wrestling, the possibility existed for the county to have two champions.

East Carolina's next head coach will not be Rick Stockstill . Stockstill, who led Middle Tennessee to a 10-3 record and a win over Southern Mississippi in the New Orleans Bowl in 2009, announced yesterday that he has withdrawn his name from ECU's coaching search.

DURHAM, N.C. a ' Former Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis will participate in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Texas vs.

Three Duke University football players have been charged with felony possession and discharge of a weapon after gunshots were fired early Sunday morning near a residence hall on East Campus, Duke officials said.

Duke Head Football Coach David Cutcliffe says the three football players charged with felonious possession and discharge of a weapon have been kicked off the team.

Three Duke freshmen from Georgia who were kicked off the school's football team were due in court to face felony gun charges.

Officials at Duke University said three members of the North Carolina school's football team are facing felony firearm charges.

Three Duke University football players have been charged with felony possession and discharge of a weapon following an early-morning incident Sunday on the Durham campus, according to university spokesman Keith Lawrence.

Three players have been kicked off the Duke football team for conduct unbecoming of members of the program.

Duke coach and former Tennessee assistant David Cutcliffe may be a target in the Volunteers' search for a new head coach.

Football coach David Cutcliffe is staying at Duke . Amid reports that he was a candidate for the opening at Tennessee , the two-time Volunteers assistant coach said Friday he would remain with the Blue Devils.