Sports in Winston-Salem has always been defined by the success of the teams at Wake Forest University. But as one program, football, declines, another, basketball, is ascendant.

With a win over Vanderbilt this weekend, Wake Forest ended a 2008 season that had high promise on a positive note but also with a feeling that it could have been much better.

Wake Forest meets North Carolina State in a critical game for the Deacons to keep their championship hopes alive.

With the win over Virginia this weekend, Wake Forest is in a position to win the Atlantic division of the ACC depending on how certain games go their way.

Week 8 of the college football schedule see Wake Forest playing against Maryland on the road this Saturday. After a less than inspiring win against Clemson, the Deacons really need a strong offensive performance. The team has not really racked up any real strong numbers since the Baylor game on week 1. It is the [...]

In previewing the season, many promoted the game between Clemson and Wake Forest as the critical games in each of their schedules. Whoever won this game would have a virtual lock on winning the Coastal Division of the ACC and thereby play in the championship game on who will be going to the Orange Bowl [...]

There has been plenty of commentary this week on the rather lackluster performance of many of the ACC teams last week highlighted by the loss by Clemson to Alabama. So much so, Wake Forest is in the unenviable position of carrying the pride of ACC into its game against the SEC’s Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Ole Miss [...]

After a superlative season last year that saw them with a 9-4 record and a Meinke Car Bowl win, a more mature team is ready to step onto the field with several pre -season polls putting them around 23rd - 24th position and the third highest ranked team in the ACC. Rivals have them [...]