Ken Watlington

1 month ago | wnct.com | Ken Watlington |Brian Bailey |Zach Kaplan |Jordan Honeycutt

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCT) — The 2025 Men’s Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament rolled into the semifinals Friday night with four of the top five seeds taking the court. No. 1 seed Duke met up for a third time with rival No. 5 seed North Carolina and No. 2 Louisville faced off against third-seeded Clemson. The postseason rendition of The Battle of the Blues lived up to tradition as Duke built a 24-point lead before UNC stormed back to cut it to a single point at 72-71 with 32 seconds left.

1 month ago | wnct.com | Brian Bailey |Zach Kaplan |Ken Watlington |Jordan Honeycutt

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCT) — The 2025 men’s ACC Basketball Tournament quarterfinal games got underway Thursday in Charlotte with four more games on the slate. To get things started Thursday, No. 1 seed Duke took on No. 8 Georgia Tech with a noon tip. The Blue Devils started ice cold, 0-for-13 from 3-point range and fell behind 26-12. Duke cut the lead to 31-26 at the half but lost two players to injuries, Cooper Flagg to a hurt ankle and Maliq Brown with a hurt shoulder.

1 month ago | wnct.com | Brian Bailey |Ken Watlington |Jordan Honeycutt

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCT) — Four more games tipped off in the men’s ACC Basketball Tournament Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025. In the day’s opener, No. 9 Virginia took on No. 8 Georgia Tech with the winner moving on to take overall top seed Duke Thursday. Isaac McKneely did his best to lead the Cavaliers to victory with 27 points but Georgia Tech, behind 21 from Duncan Powell and 16 from Baye Ndongo, was too much. The Yellow Jackets got the 66-60 win and will move on to take on the Blue Devils.

2 months ago | wnct.com | Ken Watlington |Courtney Layton

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A time change and some cold weather didn’t keep Pirate nation away from the ballpark for East Carolina University baseball’s season opener. Some fans that WNCT spoke to on Friday morning were tailgating before 9 a.m. Younger fans lined up on the outfield wall about an hour before the game even started, most of them bundled up, trying to stay warm. Even with the early start and cold temperatures, one fan says there’s no way he’d miss first pitch.

Dec 6, 2024 | wnct.com | Brian Bailey |Zach Kaplan |Davis Suppes |Ken Watlington

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The list of teams still playing is shrinking as several get closer to state championship dreams coming true. Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, was the Eastern and Western Regional Semifinals, three games away from that banner and ring. Several matchups were highlighted Friday including a rematch between conference foes Havelock and Jacksonville, this week’s Game of the Week.