RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) β Abdul-Malik Abu is determined to give North Carolina State some help inside after the Wolfpack lost the top player in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The freshman power forward has joined a crowd of young big men at N.C. State, which must replace at least some of the production lost when league player of the year T.J. Warren left early for the NBA.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) β Former Duke and NBA star Grant Hill and his wife are giving $1.25 million to the school. President Richard Brodhead announced the donation Wednesday. He says $1 million will go to the athletic department with the remainder going to the school’s annual fund in support of Trinity College.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Greg Ives will return to Hendrick Motorsports next season as crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ives was race engineer for Jimmie Johnson’s record five consecutive championships. He moved to JR Motorsports in 2013 for his first crew chief job, with Regan Smith in the Nationwide Series.
DETROIT (AP) β The Detroit Lions have claimed wide receiver Quintin Payton off waivers from Tampa Bay. Detroit made the move Wednesday, adding the undrafted rookie from North Carolina State two days after he was cut by the Buccaneers.
