Stephen Curry scored 29 points Thursday night to lead Davidson over UNC-Greensboro, 75-54, before 11,687 fans at Greensboro Coliseum.

Stephen Rossiter added 14 points and 13 rebounds while Andrew Lovedale had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats, who took their 20th victory of the season, against just 3 losses. They’re also now 13-0 and have won 43 straight in the Southern Conference. Read the full story

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Davidson College basketball standout Stephen Curry, who leads the nation in scoring, is among 17 top players nationwide in the running for the 2009 Bob Cousy Award, which recognizes the country’s top point guard.

Fans can help decide who wins this year’s honor by voting online at www.cousyaward.com. The award is named for retired Boston Celtics player Bob Cousy, one of the all-time great point guards. Read the full story

Mike Maloy (15) was an All American at Davidson. (Davidson Sports Information photo)

Mike Maloy in 1969, from Davidson College's "Quips and Cranks," 1969. (Davidson College Archives)

Mike Maloy, an All-American basketball star at Davidson College in the late 1960s who went on to play in the old American Basketball Association and in Europe, has died at the age of 59.

An Austrian Press Agency report published on the newspaper website DiePresse.com says Mr. Maloy died of what is described as a serious case of flu at his home in Vienna, where he worked as a teacher and coach at the American International School.

Mr. Maloy, a New York City native, was one of the first standout African American athletes at Davidson and one of the school’s all-time sports greats.  He played at a time when the team was a fixture in post-season NCAA basketball tournaments. He once appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated (see below). And he was on the 1968 and 1969 teams that went to the final 8 of the NCAA tourney, barely losing to the University of North Carolina in both years’ East Regional finals. Davidson lost 70-66 in 1968 and 87-85 in 1969. Read the full story

Stephen Curry glides in for a layup in a December game against College of Charleston. (Tim Cowie photo)

Davidson College Sports Information

Davidson basketball guard Stephen Curry has been named the Southern Conference Player of the Week for his performance in three Wildcat conference wins last week. It’s the seventh time this season he has won the award, which is voted on by the conference’s sports information directors.

Curry’s seventh award marks the most times a player has earned the honor in a season since it was created in 1968. Curry has now earned the accolade 15 times in his career. Read the full story

Stephen Curry guards a Western Carolina opponent Monday. (Tim Cowie photo)

Davidson’s men’s basketball team easily defeated Western Carolina Monday night, 89-65. Five Wildcats hit for double figures in the game at Belk Arena, which lifted Davidson to 19-3 on the season, 12-0 in the Southern Conference.

Stephen Curry had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the Cats, who won their 42nd straight league game. Brendan McKillop, Bryant Barr and Andrew Lovedale had 14 points each, and Max Paulhus Gosselin added 10. Read the full story

Davidson’s men’s basketball team won its 41st straight Southern Conference game Saturday, defeating Samford in Birmingham, 55-52. The win came after a nail-biting finish in which the Bulldogs missed a chance to tie the game in the final seconds.

Stephen Curry had 20 points for the Wildcats, who improved t0 18-3 overall on the year,  11-0 in the conference. Samford is now 11-10 overall, 6-6 in the conference. Read the full story

Curry hits an amazing buzzer-beater

Davidson’s Stephen Curry hits an amazing 3/4 court shot at the half-time buzzer against the Mocs.  ( By Christian Bruce, Chattanooga Times-Free Press) Can’t see the movie? Go to the YouTube video

Davidson College Sports Information

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Stephen Curry tallied 32 points and eight assists to lead Davidson to a 92-70 SoCon victory over Chattanooga Wednesday night in front of a crowd of 9,234 at McKenzie Arena. It was Davidson’s 40th consecutive regular-season conference victory. Read the full story

The Carolina Copperheads baseball team is planning tryouts this month for 9-year-olds and ages 13-18. Tryouts will be Feb. 7-8 and Feb. 14-15 from 4-6 p.m. at the Denver Batting Cage, 2643 N. Highway 16 in Denver. Also, the organization is looking for people to fill paid head coach and assistant coaching positions.

(Updated Thursday, 1/29/09, 7:42 a.m. The Copperheads have changed the tryout time to 4-6 instead of 3-5.)

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