The North Carolina basketball teams grabbed half of this week's ACC honors as shooting guards Joseph Forte and Nikki Teasley were named Men's Rookie of the Week and Women's Player of the Week, respectively.
Forte scored 40 points in the Tar Heel wins against N.C. State and Wake Forest. The D.C.-area native had 16 points and five rebounds against the Wolfpack and scored 24 points against the Deacons.
Teasley was honored after three stellar performances last week, including a 24-point barrage against the Cavaliers. The six-foot junior averaged 17.7 points and 6.0 assists in games against Virginia, Clemson and Georgia Tech.
Splitting ACColades
Shooting guards Will Solomon of Clemson and Juan Dixon of Maryland were named ACC Co-Players of the Week yesterday.
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Solomon, who faces the Cavaliers tonight, poured in 62 points in two games last week, while Dixon averaged 26 points against a pair of ranked opponents.
Leader of the 'Pack
N.C. State point guard Terah James earned ACC Women's Rookie of the Week honors after racking up 30 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in a pair of Wolfpack wins last week. She shot 60 percent from the floor and 75 percent from the free throw line in victories over Maryland and Clemson.
This Czech good for another year
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek, who announced in July that he would retire after the NHL season, changed his mind yesterday and will play for at least one more year.
The 35-year-old Czech Republic native is 2-0-2 since returning from a groin injury that caused him to miss 40 games this season.
Hasek opted not to play in the All-Star Game Feb. 6. He was the top vote-getter among goaltenders on the World All-Star squad even though he had played in only nine games.
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