Smith Named ACC Player of the Year

Duke University men's basketball player Nolan Smith was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.

Two Outlets Name Nolan Smith National Player of the Year

FoxSports.com and Yahoo.com released their postseason honors with Duke senior guard Nolan Smith being named the National Player of the Year by both national media outlets.

Duke Seniors Selected for First-Team All-ACC

Duke senior Nolan Smith was the only unanimous pick for first-team All ACC and teammate Kyle Singler was also selected for the first team. It was the second straight year Singler made the first team, and he is just the fourth Blue Devil to be a four-time All-ACC pick as he was also on the second team (2009) and third team (2008).

Durham, NC MSA Third Healthiest Housing Market

The Durham, NC MSA ranked the third healthiest on Builder Magazine's list of the 100 largest U.S. housing markets.

Duke Women's Basketball Reigns

The Duke University Women's Basketball team successfully defended their ACC Regular Season and ACC Tournament Championships and will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

NCSSM Break World Record

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics have officially broken the world record for the amount of nonperishable food collected in one day at one location by collecting 540,508 pounds of food.

Hope Valley Country Club Chef Honored

Clyde "Jay" Christmas, executive chef of the Hope Valley Country Club, was one of three chefs awarded the American Culinary Federation, Inc. Cutting Edge Award at the 2011 ACF Southeast Regional Conference.