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Sports hosts Kelli Bartik and Bruce Snyder of Fox affiliate WCCB-TV in Charlotte surprised Davidson College men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop Sunday with a video message from former players, including Stephen Curry, Bryant Barr, Jason Richards. The Wildcats will play Louisville in the NCAA tournament’s first round on Thursday.

Can’t see the video? Click here: http://www.twitvid.com/ABUDU

Golden State Warriors’ star and former DavidsonWildcat Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha are expecting their first child, and they got some big news this week – which they shared via Twitter on Monday:

@StephenCurry30: Me and @ayeshacurry got some great news today http://bit.ly/xSIuak

Curry remains on the sidelines while his ankle heals. (Warriors.com photo)

Former Davidson star Stephen Curry is on the sidelines right now for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. This season, he has re-sprained his right ankle, which required surgery last spring. There may be a bit of good news, though: Examinations this week showed that Curry’s injury is not serious – “no structural damage” was found in the latest exams.

The question is, will he be ready when the Warriors play the Bobcats on Saturday?
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DURHAM – Davidson stayed even with No. 6 ranked Duke and held a 1-point lead at half time, but the Blue Devils poured it on in the second half to walk away with a 82-69 point victory Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Seth Curry – brother of former Davidson star Stephen Curry – had 17 points, and so did Austin Rivers to aid the Blue Devils win. Read the full story

Stephen Curry posed with Lauren Biggers, Davidson College's assistant sports information director, as he headed off to class in August. (Bill Voth photo)

By SCOTT GRAF
WFAE

The NBA is in jeopardy. This week, the league canceled the first two weeks of its season. Players would normally be in training camp now but a labor dispute has kept them off the court. For Stephen Curry it’s meant the chance to return for some unfinished business at Davidson College.

Curry’s mother drilled him the importance of education. Back in seventh grade at Charlotte Christian, Stephen brought home a 2.8 GPA. His mom, a head master at a Montessori school in Huntersville, wasn’t impressed.
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The first Kicks from Cats: The Andrew Lovedale 5K will be held on the Davidson College cross country trail on Saturday, September 10 at 9 a.m, with all proceeds benefiting Access to Success.
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Stephen Curry (Warriors.com photo)

The National Basketball Association locked out its players last week after the players and owners failed to negotiate a new contract. The NBA seems likely to miss games this fall, and that has players like former Davidson Wildcat Stephen Curry devising alternate plans.

The Warriors’ star says he might re-enroll at Davidson College to finish his degree, according to news reports. Read the full story

NBA star Stephen Curry talks to reporters at the 2011 Curry Celebrity Classic at River Run CC in Davidson, NC. He talked to DavidsonNews.net about why he chose Ada Jenkins Center as the charity to benefit from the tourney, his ankle surgery, his new coach Mark Jackson, and about what he planned to do on the sidelines of the golf tourney.

Stephen Curry (left) "interviewed" his father Dell with a golf club for a mic before Monday's Curry Celebrity Classic at River Run. (David Boraks/© 2011 DavidsonNews.net)

Fathers can pass down many attributes to their sons, and in the case of Stephen Curry, those traits show up both on and off the basketball court. On Monday, father and son were at River Run Country Club in Davidson hosting their 2nd annual Curry Celebrity Classic fundraiser, when Dell Curry looked over at his son.

“It makes a father proud to to know that his son wants to give back, and understands the importance of community,” said Dell Curry, the former NBA basketball star. Read the full story