On the office desk of his Chapel Hill home, next to the portraits of his wife and children, North Carolina coach Roy Williams keeps a framed 8-by-10 picture of a young man drenched in his own blood. No, Ol' Roy doesn't harbor a soft spot for slasher films. But he does for Tar Heels junior forward Tyler Hansbrough, and to Williams the photograph -- taken a half hour after Duke's Gerald Henderson
Ned David and Glenda Floyd Johnson of Loris announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Glenda Johnson, to Timothy Wally Tyler, son of Nancy Smith Johnson of Galivants Ferry and the late Ralph Eugene Tyler. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Elnita Floyd of Conway and the late Richard Floyd, the Rev. Dock and Mary Jane Rabon of Aynor and the late Ervin Grant and Effie Brown Johnson
Grant Burns scored in the final seconds to give the Des Moines Area Community College Bears a 74-72 win over Iowa Lakes Community College at the Boone Campus Den Tuesday night.
LEXINGTON -- "Vertically-challenged" is not a term 6-foot-5 Grant Weaver can identify with. He couldn't as a player for Lexington and he can't now as the South coach in the 30th News Journal All-Star Classic.
Vancouver's Said The Whale are using Canadian Music Week to launch their Ontario tour. As Canada's answer to The Shins, the indie pop band are truly poised to make a major splash (and inspire ocean metaphors from low-brow music writers around the world).
Salisbury's season-opening tennis match against East Rowan's boys featured notable newcomers from top to bottom. The Hornets, with five experienced players returning and one talented freshman rounding out the top six, earned a 9-0 victory against visiting East on Monday afternoon.