Wake Forest Demon Deacons Basketball

(By JOEDY McCREARY, AP Sports Writer) Al-Farouq Aminu scored 23 points, fellow sophomore Tony Woods matched a career high with 12 and Wake Forest routed East Carolina 89-58 on Sunday.Ishmael Smith scored 14 points for the Demon Deacons (2-0). They never trailed, shot 54 percent, held East Carolina to 24.6 percent shooting and turned 22 turnovers into 25 points.  

Jermaine Thomas rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, E.J. Manuel was effective in his first career start, and Florida State kept its bowl hopes alive with a 41-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.This Week in ACC Football  

WINSTON-SALEM -- Twenty-two seniors, including four-year starting quarterback Riley Skinner, played their final home game at Wake Forest on Saturday. Now, they have an off week to wait — and wonder "what if?" — before playing their final college contest, period. Florida State's 41-28 victory at BB&T Field officially eliminated the Demon Deacons (4-7, 2-5 ACC) from bowl contention. Wake, which has now lost five games in a row, won't play...  

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest has plenty to play for this afternoon against Florida State. Whatever happens, it will be the final home game for 22 seniors who’ve helped redefine the program. “I played here when the field was grass (rather that...  

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS n Coach: Dino Gaudio (109-144 in nine seasons overall, 41-20 in two seasons at Wake Forest) n Home court: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem (14,665) n 2008-09: 24-7 overall, 11-5 ACC (T-2nd)read more  

WINSTON-SALEM — Soon after the Wake Forest mascot motored in amid the dimmed house lights atop his customary Harley Davidson, the Demon Deacons’ season-opening intentions were on full display. Attack. And keep attacking. It was a ferocious...  

Virginia was unbeaten in 12 previous Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Championship matches against Wake Forest entering Friday's contest at WakeMed Soccer Park. The top-seeded Demon Deacons did all they could to end that streak in the night's first semifinal game, but the fifth-seeded Cavaliers prevailed, advancing to Sunday's championship game with a 5-4 edge on penalty kicks.  

Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder will miss Saturday's game against Wake Forest with a separated right, throwing shoulder suffered in Saturday's loss to Clemson, the Seminoles said.  

After an historic season in which Wake Forest returned to national prominence, the undisputed silliest member of the Demon Deacons claims he has taken a vow of seriousness.     IshmaelSmith,thejetquick senior guard who might even sleep with a...  

Rusty LaRue owes his new job as an assistant coach at Wake Forest to Lute Olsen's decision to retire at Arizona. No, there isn't a direct link between the Demon Deacons and Wildcats. But when the Hall of Fame coach abruptly departed the desert last fall, he... Coach - Hall of Fame - Wake Forest University - Rusty LaRue - Health  

The 10th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will attempt to maintain their stranglehold on first place in the ACC's Coastal Division, as they welcome the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to town this weekend. Wake Forest has suffered three consecutive ...  

Wake Forest senior forward Kim Romansky and senior midfielder/forward Raisa Schiller each scored a goal and notched an assist as the Demon Deacons defeated Boston College, 4-3, in the first game of the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship in Charlottesville, Va. today. The fourth-seeded Demon Deacons advance to the semifinal round and will play top-seeded Maryland on Friday.  

One thing Wake Forest quarterback Ryan McManus has going for him is that he has come a long way. All the way from the off the depth chart to potentially a starter for the Demon Deacons Saturday at Georgia Tech. “I’ve seen my progression as a...  

Riley Skinner threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns for ... The four-year starter sat out the rest of the game, watching backup, and former DH Conley standout Ryan McManus direct Wake Forest's desperate final drive. McManus got the Demon Deacons ...  

Yet none of that mattered, thanks to Jacory Harris and his opportunistic Hurricanes teammates. Harris threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:08 left and No. 18 Miami rallied past the Demon Deacons 28-27 on Saturday. Harris threw for ...