60 South Stanly defensive end Justin Taylor has committed to Virginia Tech, picking the Hokies over fellow finalist N.C. State. www.newsobserver.com/1592367 N.C. State gymnast Taylor Seaman hasn't returned home for Easter in four years. The holiday typically comes during the heart of the Wolfpack's spring season, and spending that weekend with family conflicts with the team schedule. www.newsobserver.com/1591980 The dominance of men's basketball in ACC athletics can be measured by how thoroughly the sport has ruled the league's athlete-of-the-year awards. www.newsobserver.com/1592021 North Carolina has signed a new 10-year, $37.7 million contract with Nike, with the majority coming in the form of apparel and equipment for the school's 28 sports teams. www.newsobserver.com/1591985 Lauren Crandall thought her field hockey-playing days had ended when she graduated from Wake Forest in 2007. www.newsobserver.com/1592000 Florida State says it's unfair to take wins off the individual records of football coach Bobby Bowden and other coaches and athletes who had no role in an academic cheating scandal. www.newsobserver.com/1591978 Clemson's 7-foot-2 center, Catalin Baciu, is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. www.newsobserver.com/1591983 Mike Krzyzewski left no doubt Tuesday that he plans to spend the rest of his coaching career at Duke. www.newsobserver.com/1590420 Mike Krzyzewski was talking about the ACC on Tuesday when he best expressed the challenges he faces with his own men's basketball team this season. www.newsobserver.com/1590418 The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators will honor the late Kay Yow, the former N.C. State women's basketball who died Jan. 24 after a long battle with cancer, with its 2009 Award of Distinction. www.newsobserver.com/1590457 Offensive lineman Corey Robinson (6-7 275) of Havelock High committed to South Carolina at a news conference at the school today. www.newsobserver.com/1589717 Gastonia Forestview's Shannon Smith, an all-state basketball point guard last season as a junior, committed to North Carolina. www.newsobserver.com/1589604 Just before he left for summer break, Duke's Vince Oghobaase bench-pressed 440 pounds, easily a personal-best for the 6-foot-6, 300-pound defensive tackle. www.newsobserver.com/1589082 Nate Irving survived a horrific one-vehicle crash before dawn Sunday morning, suffering a broken leg and collapsed lung. N.C. State sports information director Annabelle Myers said Monday that Irving's surgery late Sunday was successful and proceeded as expected. www.newsobserver.com/1589084 Learn more about Logan Winkles, the latest Wolfpack commitment. www.newsobserver.com/1589722 North Carolina has gone from a shortage of football scholarships to a surplus. www.newsobserver.com/1589096 N.C. State has received two football commitments in the last week from Georgia high school players. www.newsobserver.com/1589097 If N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving's injuries from a Saturday car accident lead to a lengthy competitive absence, the Wolfpack's bright 2009 outlook will take a hard hit. www.newsobserver.com/1587435 N.C. State linebacker Nate Irving was scheduled for surgery Sunday evening after suffering non-life-threatening injuries in a car crash early Sunday morning. www.newsobserver.com/1587431 Last spring, while A.J. Ferguson sat on his couch at home, N.C. State special teams coach and recruiting coordinator Jerry Petercuskie called with an opportunity the incoming defensive end could not turn down. www.newsobserver.com/1587432 The ACC is making gradual progress in its college football quest to evolve from a punch line to a power. It's still not the juggernaut the conference powerbrokers envisioned, but the ACC is improving on the field. www.newsobserver.com/1586498 When Chase Jones was diagnosed with a brain tumor his freshman year at the University of North Carolina, his teammates on the Tar Heels baseball team "completely wrapped their arms around me," he says. www.newsobserver.com/1586549 North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough was the second ACC player taken in Thursday night's NBA draft. But he ultimately might be the conference's biggest winner in the annual hoops sweepstakes. www.newsobserver.com/1586533 Tyler Hansbrough's path to the NBA looks familiar to Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird. www.newsobserver.com/1585683 A sure sign of intelligence is knowing what you don't know. Gerald Henderson gets that. www.newsobserver.com/1585681 As high school and college football practices begin in the summer heat, it has become especially important to monitor health and the effects of heat stroke, according to a report on catastrophic injuries in sports released Tuesday. www.newsobserver.com/1584019 If the decision to relocate closer to home means Duke's Elliot Williams will soon play basketball for Memphis, it would be another sign the school easily can survive the losses of coach John Calipari and player Tyreke Evans, plus possible NCAA sanctions. www.newsobserver.com/1584101 Desmond Scott arrives at Duke today for the start of his college football career. He'll unpack, meet his roommate and start classes on Monday. www.newsobserver.com/1584018 N.C. State's success in football recruiting this spring and summer was a factor in the Wolfpack getting a commitment from 6-foot-2, 315-pound defensive lineman Thomas Teal on Wednesday. www.newsobserver.com/1584030 Duke wing Gerald Henderson was the first of seven conference players taken in the first round. He was chosen 12th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough went 13th, the first of four Heels to go in the draft. www.newsobserver.com/1584217