Athletics Archive

Women’s team enters ACC tournament

March 4, 2010  |   Athletics

The women’s basketball team enters today’s first-round ACC Tournament game against Miami with high hopes after finishing the regular season with its second-best league record ever and with a chance to make the NCAA Tournament for only the second time.

Super Bowl ads worth it, expert says

February 4, 2010  |   Arts & Culture, Athletics

Ads for Sunday’s Super Bowl cost as much as $3 million for every 30-second spot, but the exposure is worth the expense, says marketing professor Sheri Bridges, an expert on branding and advertising.

Deacons run past Virginia, 69-57

January 23, 2010  |   Athletics

Ishmael Smith scored 21 points, and Wake Forest jumped on Virginia early, taking a 19-point halftime lead before holding on for a 69-57 victory over the first-place Cavaliers at Joel Coliseum Saturday.

Deacons run away from Tar Heels

January 20, 2010  |   Athletics

Wake Forest ran away from North Carolina in the second half behind senior Ishmael Smith and freshmen Ari Stewart and C.J. Harris to defeat the Tar Heels, 82-69, in Chapel Hill Wednesday night.

Women’s basketball team upsets Miami

January 17, 2010  |   Athletics

The women’s basketball team upset No. 25 Miami, 67-64, on Sunday, the Deacons first win over a ranked opponent since 2007. In Durham, No. 8 Duke went on a run in the second half to break open a tight game to defeat the men’s basketball team, 90-70.

Four players taken in pro soccer draft

January 15, 2010  |   Athletics

Four Deacons were selected in the first round of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft on Thursday — Ike Opara, Zack Schilawski, Corben Bone and Austin da Luz — the first time that one school has had four players taken in the first round.

Wake Forest falls to Miami, 67-66

January 9, 2010  |   Athletics

Wake Forest missed three shots in the last 13 seconds and Miami held on for a 67-66 victory Saturday night. Senior L.D. Williams scored 17 points to lead the Deacons.

Deacons resume ACC play at Miami

January 9, 2010  |   Athletics

After a week-long break, Wake Forest resumes ACC play at Miami tonight, hoping to put bad memories of its last two trips to South Florida behind.

Freshman having an impact on Deacons

January 8, 2010  |   Athletics

Freshman C.J. Harris was expected to have an impact on the Wake Forest basketball team, but no one expected him to have so big an impact so soon in his first year.

News

‘The holy land of racing’

January 7, 2010  |   Athletics, Student

Should Grant Kahler’s instincts for the continuing craze of real-life-meets-television prove accurate, racing at Winston-Salem’s Bowman Gray Stadium could become the next big thing on television. “Madhouse,” an hour-long weekly series following the personal lives of race-car drivers and their racing highs and lows on […]