Durham (North Carolina)

Name: Lauren McKinney Hometown: Durham, N.C. School: North Carolina State University Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology and Spanish

DURHAM, N.C. -- While Coach K was in Beijing with the Redeem team, he could rest assured that his college crew was on its own mission.

Name: Amber Bagwell School: University of North Carolina Birth Date: 8.29.86 Hometown: Durham, NC Year: Senior Major: Psychology

With college sports on summer hiatus, SIOC opened up the mailbox and answered some reader questions.

After seeing a good player for the first time at Duke this year, all the fans wanted to be the first one to touch him. -- Brian, College Park, Md.