Basketball

Hornets: LaMelo Ball Out For Season After Ankle Surgery

Third-year point guard LaMelo Ball underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a fracture in his right ankle and will miss the remainder of the season.

March Madness Takes Over Bojangles Coliseum For 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships

Bojangles Coliseum Ready For 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships

Bojangles Coliseum Ready For 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships. Five Day Men's And Women's Conference Tournament Runs March 1st - March 5th At Bojangles Coliseum.

Hercules Tires Big South Tournament Tips Off Today

Tickets for the 2023 Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships are on sale now.

Rising's March Madness Brewery Bracket Tip-Off

March Madness doesn't get going for another two weeks, but here on Rising, we're launching our own March Madness tournament this week!

Ball Fractures Ankle In Hornets' 117-106 Win Over Pistons

LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 on Monday night.

Lake Norman Rides Undefeated Wave To Sweet 16

The Lake Norman girls were relentless in their pursuit of an 80-61 second round playoff win over Mallard Creek.

Talking With Big South Championships Commissioner One Week Ahead Of Tournament

Big South Commissioner Talks Excitement One Week Out From Tournament

"We had a great event last year and we're looking to build on those positives and make it even better this year", says Kyle Kallander.

Big South Championships: Talking With Winthrop's Women's Basketball Coach

Winthrop's Lady Eagles Preparing For The Big South Championships

Despite having a short bench due to an injury-riddled season, Head Coach, Semeka Randall Lay, says her team has been giving everything they got.

At 103, Sister Jean Publishes Memoir Of Faith And Basketball

At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — "I’ve got too much to do,” she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet.

Big South Interview With Gardner Webb Women's Head Coach

Gardner-Webb Women's Basketball Coach Talks Big Win over Winthrop and Excitement Ahead of Big South Championships

Gardner-Webb Women's Basketball head coach, Alex Simmons and her team are feeling confident heading into the Hercules Tires Big South Basketball Championships. The Runnin’ Bulldogs clinched the outright regular-season title Wednesday night after a 68-56 win over Winthrop.