Category Archives: Sports
Andy Dalton’s success in win over the Raiders increases concern about Bryce Young
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers’ stunning 36-22 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday showed coach Dave Canales was correct when he said Andy Da...
Sep 23, 2024
UNC’s Mack Brown ‘disappointed in me’ after locker-room comments following James Madison loss
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s Mack Brown said Monday he was "disappointed in me" for making emotional postgame locker-room comments - including whether...
Sep 23, 2024
North Carolina coach Mack Brown says ’embarrasing’ 70-50 loss to James Madison is his fault
By NATE RYAN Associated PressCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mack Brown has spent 35 years as a major college football coach. He knows what an unacceptable performance looks like.North Carolina’s 70-50...
Sep 22, 2024
Klubnik, No. 21 Clemson beat NC State 59-35 in Atlantic Coast Conference opener
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports WriterCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Cade Klubnik threw for three touchdowns and added a 55-yard scoring run as No. 21 Clemson continued its offensive revival with a 59-35 victory ov...
Sep 21, 2024
Journalist Ron Green dies at 95. He spent six decades as an award-winning sports writer in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Ron Green, an award-winning journalist who covered the Masters for 60 consecutive years, has died. He was 95.Green died Wednesday, according to his son, Ron Green Jr., who ...
Sep 20, 2024
Panthers QB Bryce Young says he was surprised to learn he’d been benched, needs to get better
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young said he was surprised to learn from head coach Dave Canales that he’d been benched and accepted bla...
Sep 19, 2024
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace signs contract extension with Jordan-owned 23XI Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bubba Wallace signed a multi-year contract extension with 23XI Racing, the team announced Wednesday."From day one Bubba has been an integral part of 23XI," the team said in ...
Sep 18, 2024
ACC eyes revenue distribution models that could quell disputes with FSU, Clemson, AP sources say
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football WriterAtlantic Coast Conference leaders are discussing new ways of divvying up media rights revenue that could potentially resolve legal disputes with Florida Sta...
Sep 18, 2024
Dave Canales’ decision to bench Bryce Young raises questions about No. 1 pick’s future in Carolina
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Dave Canales’ decision to bench Bryce Young raises serious questions about the 2023 No. 1 overall pick’s future with the Carolina Panth...
Sep 16, 2024
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an ‘unwritten rule’ in buying out 2025 game
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports WriterMississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated "an unwritten rule" by buying its way out of next year’s matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another ma...
Sep 16, 2024