Former Duke standout Ana Gold will return to her home field as Athletes Unlimited is bringing pro softball to Durham.

The Carolina Blaze were officially introduced as a franchise in a Wednesday press conference at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

The team, which begins play this summer, will play home games at Duke and features several former ACC standouts.

Among minor-league staff hired away were Blake Butera, who was senior director of player development and is now the Nationals’ manager; Steven Souza Jr., who was a scout hitting-research adviser and ...

Seventeen of women’s basketball’s brightest stars are in the Triangle this weekend. The USA Basketball Women’s National Team is holding a closed training camp at Duke University Friday through Sunday, ...