60 Kristine Bechtholdt hit a solo home run, and Lindsay Campana held one of the nation's top offenses to three quiet hits as N.C. State stunned No. 13 North Carolina 1-0 in the semifinals of the ACC Softball Tournament in College Park, Md., on Saturday. www.newsobserver.com/1068354 Freshman right-hander Jake Buchanan tossed a complete-game five-hitter, and Jeremy Synan and Nick Stanley hit three-run home runs on Saturday as the N.C. State baseball team defeated Maryland 12-1 to earn a split of their ACC doubleheader in College Park, Md. www.newsobserver.com/1068353 N.C. State pitching coach Tom Holliday was chatting with a friend recently when it was casually mentioned that the Wolfpack was third in the nation in earned run average, behind North Carolina and California-Irvine. www.newsobserver.com/1066489 If you thought the ACC was bad last year, or the year before, or the year before ... brace yourself for 2008. The league could be even worse, if that's possible. www.newsobserver.com/1065795 When the ACC spring meetings begin Sunday at Amelia Island, Fla., discussions of expanded conference scheduling will not be limited to men's basketball. www.newsobserver.com/1065645 Ace right-hander Clayton Shunick allowed only two hits in seven innings as No. 18 N.C. State handled visiting Campbell 8-2 on Friday night. www.newsobserver.com/1059259 Former N.C. State and Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz is among 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Hall of Fame. www.newsobserver.com/1057800 It was a trying year for N.C. State basketball coach Sidney Lowe. The Pack finished 15-16 in his second season, closing with nine straight losses. www.newsobserver.com/1049431 With spring practice completed, N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien sat down Wednesday for questions and answers with staff writer Chip Alexander. www.newsobserver.com/1048042 The UNC-Greensboro baseball team rallied to tie the score with two runs in the ninth inning before beating visiting N.C. State 8-7 in 10 innings on Wednesday. www.newsobserver.com/1047961 When Wolfpack safety DaJuan Morgan first announced for the draft, he was projected as a fourth-round pick. But he steadily has moved up the board to a potential second-rounder and rated by some behind only Miami's Kenny Phillips at safety. www.newsobserver.com/1046872 North Carolina is rolling again with a 34-7 record. N.C. State's rocking with 13 wins in its past 16 games. Most seasons, that's tough enough. But not this spring in the ACC, a baseball power conference led by formidable Miami (33-4) and Florida State (34-5). www.newsobserver.com/1045547 With a strong Red-White performance, Justin Burke makes his case to be considered in N.C. State's quarterback mix. www.newsobserver.com/1043541 Here's the perfect way to end a spring football game and have your fans buzzing with excitement: throw a Hail Mary pass on the last play for the winning touchdown. www.newsobserver.com/1043151 Although the so-called 'jock dorms' have been made a remnant of the past by the NCAA, the College Inn still gets its share of athletes. www.newsobserver.com/1042743 Wolfpack coach Tom O'Brien prefers a game to a controlled scrimmage, saying, "Something always happens within the framework of the game that you just can't simulate on the practice field, even though you try." www.newsobserver.com/1042738 The partnership will establish a cancer therapeutics training program at the school. www.newsobserver.com/1042722 At N.C. State's Red-White spring game, the first and second quarters will be just like a game, with the clock stopping. www.newsobserver.com/1042693 Distance runners make the difference. www.newsobserver.com/1042691 The V Foundation for Cancer Research is making a $1 million award and teaming with N.C. State to establish the Jimmy V-N.C. State Cancer Therapeutics Training Program. www.newsobserver.com/1042002