Fayetteville’s new professional basketball team, Fayetteville Liberty, will make its debut in March 2026 with its inaugural season
Robert Lee Edwards Jr., owner of the new Fayetteville Liberty basketball team, is a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 and hopes the team will make a positive impact off and on the court
Column: Heartbreaking defeat for Kelvin Sampson and his Houston Cougars, and for the little town of Pembroke
PEMBROKE — So close, but the holy grail of college basketball remains the elusive dream for Kelvin Sampson. A heartbreaking end for Sampson’s Houston Cougars, who fell 65-63 to the Florida Gators in the finals of the NCAA Division I National Championship on Monday night in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. And a disappointing…
Trial underway in molestation lawsuit against former Terry Sanford coach Thurston Robinson
A Cumberland County jury is being asked to decide this week whether former Terry Sanford girls’ basketball coach Thurston Jackie Robinson sexually molested a player.
Clark, Wilson named Athletes of the Week
In a win over Gray’s Creek, Clark had 16 points and eight rebounds.
Walker, Gerald named Athletes of the Week
In games with Triton and Pine Forest, Walker scored a total of 39 points, pulled down 12 rebounds, had three assists, two blocks and a steal.
Aponte, Aekins named Athletes of the Week
Samuel Aponte, Cape Fear, wrestling Aponte was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in the recent Boneyard Bash at Jack Britt High School. He won the 120-pound weight class with a technical fall over …
Angel, Cooke named Athletes of the Week
Jayda Angel, Cape Fear, basketball In the Brenda Jernigan Bracket of this year’s Holiday Classic women’s basketball tournament, Angel led Cape Fear to a 61-51 win over Richmond …
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2023: A look back at the year in sports
The late radio great Larry King used to say that people don’t read stories wrapping up the biggest news of the year because everyone already knows what happened. One thing he didn’t …
Veteran basketball coaches return to Pine Forest, prepare for Holiday Classic games
Timing it’s said is everything, and it couldn’t have worked out better this year for a couple of veteran basketball coaches.
Athletes of the week: Cape Fear’s Jayda Angel, Landon Sargent
Here are this week’s high school athletes of the week. Jayda Angel, Cape Fear, basketball In her first two games this season, Angel scored 29 points against Red Springs and 20 against Green Level. In the two contests she …
Douglas Byrd High School women’s basketball team ends its winning dry spell, Earl’s Pearls and this week’s picks
This isn’t the first time I’ve written on this general topic for CityView, but at least for the moment, this time it’s got a happy ending. Ever since the Cumberland County …
Terry Sanford girls basketball triumphs, thoughts on All American Conference team, and this week’s picks
You’d think a basketball coach with control of his own schedule might want to ease into things and put down a few tune-up games at the start of the season so his team could find itself and get …
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