WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: The Winston-Salem State University Department of Athletics made a huge next step in the reinstatement of its men's golf program as Ryan McManus was named head coach of the Rams golf program. When the Rams return to the greens for the first time since 2012, it will be under McManus' guidance as the team looks to build upon its strong history in the sport. McManus is no stranger   more

GREENCASTLE, Indiana, Aug. 16 -- DePauw University issued the following news: "On August 16, 1978, Bill Rasmussen was stuck in traffic on a sweltering I-84 in Waterbury, Conn, and stuck for an idea on how to fully utilize the satellite transponder he had just secured from RCA," begins an ESPN.com piece marking the anniversary of the network's "gotcha" moment. (top photo by Rich Arden/ESPN) "He and his son Scott were en route to his daughter Lynn's 16th birthday celebration in his air-condition  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 15 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN will continue its unrivaled coverage of fall collegiate sports this season with more than 180 televised men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball and field hockey matchups available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, Longhorn Network and the soon-to-launch ACC Network. An additional 2,500+ games will be available to stream via ESPN3, ACCNX, SEC Network+ and ESPN+--the premium direct  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Cooper appointed Joseph Edgar Brown III and Christopher J. Welch to serve as District Court Judges in Districts 7 and 4, respectively. "Ed has an impressive legal background and is a leader in his community," said Gov. Cooper. "I look forward to seeing him serve his district in this new role." Joseph Edgar Brown III, of Wilson, North Carolina, will fill the seat in Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate: Steven J. Menashi of New York, to serve as Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Steven Menashi is a Special Assistant to President Donald J. Trump and Associate Counsel to the President. He previously served as Acting General Counsel at the Department of Education. Before entering public service, Mr. Menashi was an   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center issued the following news release: There's currently no known way to prevent older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from developing Alzheimer's disease. But there may be a safe and feasible non-pharmacological treatment that may help patients living with MCI, according to a small pilot study in the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease led by a neurologist and researcher with Wake Forest B  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center issued the following news release: A special meeting of the Atrium Health board of commissioners and the board of advisors of The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority was held earlier today at the Innovation Quarter. The board members were in town to learn more about medical education programs at Wake Forest School of Medicine as well as its extensive basic science and translational research portfolio. They to  more