Category Archives: Sports
Brandon Bussi makes 17 saves for his 18th win as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres 2-1
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brandon Bussi made 17 saves for his 18th win of the season, Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the third period and the C...
Jan 19, 2026 FILE - Brandon Bussi #32 of the Carolina Hurricanes plays the puck during the third period of the game against the Dallas Stars at Lenovo Center on January 06, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Stroud's four interceptions for a score and the New England Patri...
Jan 18, 2026 Drake Maye #10 of the New England Patriots celebrates with Garrett Bradbury #65 after a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on January 18, 2026 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
California hands No. 14 North Carolina its second straight loss in Bay Area, 84-78
By STEVE KRONER Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Car...
Jan 17, 2026 Lee Dort #34 of the California Golden Bears slam dunks over Caleb Wilson #8 and Henri Veesaar #13 of the North Carolina Tar Heels in the first half at Haas Pavilion on January 17, 2026 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Ehlers' hat trick leads Hurricanes to 9-1 rout of Panthers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers had three goals for his sixth career hat trick and first with Carolina, and the Hurricanes scored six times in the third period to cruise past the Florida Panthers ...
Jan 16, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes' Nikolaj Ehlers celebrates his hat trick goal against the Florida Panthers with teammates Seth Jarvis (24) and Sebastian Aho during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Hurricanes acquire defenseman Kyle Masters and a 4th-round pick from Sharks for 5th-round pick
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes acquired minor league defenseman Kyle Masters and a fourth-round pick this year from the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round selection in 2027. The teams mad...
Jan 16, 2026 FILE - A general view the Carolina Hurricanes logo projected onto the ice during game two of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the Carolina Hurricanes on June 7, 2006 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
NASCAR community mourns driver Greg Biffle, 6 others killed in plane crash at memorial service
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum on Friday for former driver Greg Biffle, his fa...
Jan 16, 2026 Chaplain Billy Mauldin speaks during the NASCAR Plane Crash Memorial memorial in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Duke QB Darian Mensah says he'll enter transfer portal, reversing plan to return
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Duke quarterback Darian Mensah says he's entering his name into the transfer portal, reversing an original announcement that he would return after leading the Blue Devi...
Jan 16, 2026 Darian Mensah #10 of the Duke Blue Devils passes the ball during the second half of the 2025 ACC Football Championship against the Virginia Cavaliers at Bank of America Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
A scheme to rig college basketball games has been uncovered. Here's what we know
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to fix basketball games stretched from the Chinese Basketball Association to the NCAA and h...
Jan 15, 2026 An employee sweeps the NCAA March Madness Logo in the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Oregon State Beavers in the NCAA Basketball Tournament First round at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 19, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Stanford's freshman phenom Ebuka Okroie leads 95-90 win over No. 14 North Carolina
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Freshman Ebuka Okorie had 36 points and nine assists and Stanford rallied from 12 points down in the second half to beat No. 14 North Carolina 95...
Jan 15, 2026 Stanford guard Ebuka Okorie, right, drives to the basket against North Carolina guard Seth Trimble during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's North Carolina home burglarized weeks after plane crash, officials say
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies are investigating an alleged break-in and theft last week at the North Carolina home of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, one of seven people who died in a...
Jan 14, 2026 Greg Biffle, driver of the #51 Toyota Toyota, stands on the grid during US Concrete Qualifying Day for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on June 07, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)