60 Lauren Crandall thought her field hockey-playing days had ended when she graduated from Wake Forest in 2007. www.newsobserver.com/1592000 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 Now that we know who'll be playing in the ACC, let's take a second look at the 2009-10 basketball season. www.newsobserver.com/1571162 Wake Forest star Jeff Teague is staying in the NBA draft, ending his college career after just two seasons. www.newsobserver.com/1570767 Wake Forest point guard Jeff Teague will stay in the NBA Draft, the school announced today. www.newsobserver.com/1570086 North Carolina's home game against East Carolina on Sept. 19 will begin at noon and will be televised by ESPN or ESPN-2, according to an ACC schedule for the first three weeks of the football season released Thursday. www.newsobserver.com/1555509 N.C. State's Matt Hill shot a 2-under-par 69 to grab a share of the first-round lead at the NCAA men's golf championship inToledo, Ohio, on Tuesday. www.newsobserver.com/1543560 By hiring Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest might have moved to the top of the unusual recruiting chase for Forsyth Country Day School point guard Tyler Lewis. www.newsobserver.com/1528215 As a youngster, Willie Burden spent many afternoons dodging would-be tacklers on the field at Thompson Elementary School near his New Bern Avenue home. www.newsobserver.com/1528141 By hiring Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest might have moved to the top of the unusual recruiting chase for Forsyth Country Day School point guard Tyler Lewis. www.newsobserver.com/1527607 ACC basketball coaches apparently like their conference schedule just the way it is. www.newsobserver.com/1526605 One of the most versatile athletes in Wake Forest history will return to his alma mater as a member of Dino Gaudio's men's basketball staff. www.newsobserver.com/1525866 The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday the pairings for the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge for the third year of a four-year agreement. www.newsobserver.com/1515504 Atlantic Coast Conference champion Wake Forest's Natalie Sheary and Duke's Amanda Blumenhurst took home Co-ACC Player of the Year honors. Wake Forest was also represented by Nannette Hill, who made her third appearance on the All-ACC team. www.newsobserver.com/1513844 The first of three Wake Forest underclassmen has made the decision to jump to the NBA. Sophomore James Johnson is headed for the draft, according to the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. www.newsobserver.com/1472816 We've dabbled in the uneven scheduling business in previous seasons. StateFans Nation has thorough statistical analysis of the four basketball schedules since the ACC went to a 12-team model. Interpreting the data can be complicated but the fourth chart on SFN is the most helpful. www.newsobserver.com/1459316 As the eyes of dozens of NFL scouts, reporters and fans followed his every move Monday on a Wake Forest practice field, Aaron Curry displayed the relaxed good humor of someone who could afford not to be nervous. www.newsobserver.com/1455879 Wake Forest stands as one of the most enigmatic teams in this NCAA Tournament. www.newsobserver.com/1450796 The most popular post on ACC Now in 2008 was the Summer Hoops Preview. With the ACC season in the books, let's go back and see how well J.P. Giglio did. www.newsobserver.com/1447376 J.P. Giglio doesn't believe in Kansas, but he's got his eye on Thad Matta's squad. He expects the Deacs to get to the Sweet 16 and thinks Al Skinner should get some love for his coaching skills. www.newsobserver.com/1446583 In Horizon League champion Cleveland State (25-10), eighth-ranked Wake Forest (24-6) will face a team that has reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 23 years — a program that Coach Gary Waters has turned around in three years. www.newsobserver.com/1444273 The ACC only had four teams in the NCAA Tournament last year, a year after tying a record-high with seven, but it looks like the league will get seven bids tonight. www.newsobserver.com/1443807 Wake Forest's Jeff Teague's curiosity was satisfied one day when he saw teammate James Johnson working a heavy bag hanging in the weight room. www.newsobserver.com/1440800 The 2009 ACC Tournament opened Thursday with four first-round games in a Georgia Dome that was about 10,000 fans short of being sold out in Atlanta. Here's what ACC commissioner John Swofford had to say in an exclusive interview about the tournament, the ACC football championship and other topics. www.newsobserver.com/1439776 The defender knows Tyler Hansbrough's jump hook is coming when the North Carolina forward receives the basketball deep on the block. And when Duke's Gerald Henderson has the ball, the defense is hardly surprised when he drives to the right. www.newsobserver.com/1439012