Category Archives: Sports
A deadly hurricane is the latest disruption for young athletes who already have endured a pandemic
By JOHN RABY AP Sports WriterPisgah High School in western North Carolina reopened its football stadium last year after Tropical Storm Fred tore through in 2021.Now it has to be rebuilt again after be...
Oct 04, 2024
Michael Jordan’s 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Two NASCAR teams - one of them owned by Michael Jordan - filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim Fran...
Oct 02, 2024
Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Pete Rose found a home in Las Vegas, where acceptance wasn't a problem. Baseball's career hits leader died Monday in that city at age 83. The man known as Charlie Hustle for his relen...
Oct 01, 2024
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterDikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from...
Sep 30, 2024
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. ...
Sep 30, 2024
Duke rallies from 20 points down, beats rival North Carolina 21-20
By BOB SUTTON Associated PressDURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Peyton Jones ran 20 yards for a touchdown as Duke took its first lead with 5:42 remaining, Star Thomas scored two touchdowns and the Blue Devils ralli...
Sep 28, 2024
Bengals look to avoid 0-4 start, but Panthers and former Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton stand in the way
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are in dire need of a victory as they look to avoid a disastrous 0-4 start to the season.Former Bengals quart...
Sep 26, 2024
Joe Wolf, who played for North Carolina and 7 NBA teams, dies at 59
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterJoe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith and went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before becoming a coach, died unexpectedly Thu...
Sep 26, 2024
UFC reaches $375 million settlement on one class-action lawsuit, another one remains pending
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants. It agreed to pay the former fighters $375 million after a previous agreement was thrown out by a Nevada ...
Sep 26, 2024
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday.Favre made the discl...
Sep 24, 2024