University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Their families and coaches brought them to Storrs when they were 9, 10, 11 years old. Long before they grew their first whiskers, Max Wasserman, Colin Bradley, Sean Weir — Connecticut's kids — wanted to play soccer at UConn for the coach...

If Denzel Irvin decides that his college football path will take him the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, he could certainly draw from past experience when it comes to trying to help put a budding football program on the map. That’s exactly...

Eric Jackson picked up his first two college scholarship offers from Football Bowl Subdivision schools this week and it did not matter to the Apopka defensive lineman that the schools aren’t exactly on the map of who’s who in college football....

Cornelius “C.J.” Jennings is just trying to take it all in right now. The Orlando Jones High athlete believes his talent will eventually carry him to the next level. He has college football in his sights and with each scholarship offer,...

Mike Williams recalls having only one black, male teacher during his K-12 education in Montgomery County, Md. “I felt a bit isolated. That’s coming from me, and I was fairly popular. I was an athlete,” said Williams, 43, now a social...

Before he walked into a radio booth on Wednesday morning, Wichita State pitching coach Brent Kemnitz said the past two days have been pretty draining. The longest serving assistant to Gene Stephenson with the Shockers is the only one left in uniform...

Christian Cox will play Division I baseball at his dream school.  The Aberdeen Roncalli graduate recently signed a national letter-of-intent to play baseball at Division I Nebraska. Cox will be a sophomore this season for the Hutchinson (Kan.) Community...

Randi Ansell and Brian Asher, both of Charlotte, N.C., are announcing their engagement.   Miss Ansell is the daughter of Tammy Ansell and the late Rick Ansell, Rockwood. She is a 2001 graduate of Rockwood Area High School, and a 2005 graduate of the...

An extra year at junior college and a torn ACL seven months before his Texas Southern debut were just two of the many obstacles standing between Omar Strong and Division I basketball. The challenges that Strong faced before college didn’t end...

Virginia Commonwealth University will switch athletic conferences this summer.  The Rams made an official announcement Tuesday afternoon. Here is the complete news release from the university: VCU to Join Atlantic 10 Athletic Conference RICHMOND, Va....