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Wake Forest athletics director John Currie in a statement called the cancellation and the Oregon State series "the right business decision." Kiffin had said Wake Forest broke "an unwritten rule" by backing out of next year's return trip to Oxford and forcing the school to search for a replacement game. The school didn't specify how much it must pay to buy out of that game.

The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. North Carolina has seven teams in regionals, most among the 28 states represented in the tournament.

Duke star big man Kyle Filipowski was hobbled after a collision with a fan rushing onto the court to celebrate Wake Forest's win against the eighth-ranked Blue Devils. The 7-footer had ice on his right knee when talking to reporters afterward.

Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes says his wife is regaining movement on her left side following a stroke last month and he plans to continue with his coaching duties entering preseason practices.

Wake Forest University is hosting its 14th annual Read-In Day on Jan. 21st to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and promote literacy.

Charlotte lawyer and Wake Forest University benefactor Porter B. Byrum has died.

Byrum grew up in Wilmington and Edenton, and graduated from Wake Forest in 1942.