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December 4, 2022

No. 10 Clemson handles No. 24 UNC with ease in ACC title victory

December 4, 2022

CHARLOTTE — Falling short of an ACC Championship Game appearance last year after six consecutive title game wins, the Clemson Tigers returned to their throne on Saturday night by knocking off UNC in a 39-10 […]

Necas, Aho lead Hurricanes to 4-2 win in LA

December 4, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night. Brady Skjei, Sebastian Aho […]

Giannis-less Bucks cruise past Hornets

December 4, 2022

CHARLOTTE — Bobby Portis scored 20 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-96 on Saturday night, despite missing star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. “Everybody gives themselves up for the betterment of the team,” […]

Half-dozen turnovers sink Gardner-Webb in FCS playoff loss

December 3, 2022

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Darius Wilson threw three touchdown passes and William & Mary turned turnovers into three consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter, and the fifth-seeded Tribe rolled to a 54-14 win over Gardner-Webb in […]

THE WORD: In pursuit of entertainment

December 3, 2022

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 2:1 We must test all our pleasures and amusements by this […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 17 Duke powers past Boston College

December 3, 2022

DURHAM — It took almost 29 minutes of Saturday’s game for No. 17 Duke to have a player reach a double-figure point total. And it simply didn’t matter with the Blue Devils. Mark Mitchell scored […]

Protests over China’s COVID controls spread across country

December 2, 2022

BEIJING — Protests against China’s pervasive anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes spread to Shanghai and other cities after complaints they might have worsened the death toll in an apartment […]

Speed Sport to launch motorsports television channel in 2023

December 2, 2022

One of the oldest motorsports publications in the United States has partnered with a network development group to launch a television channel dedicated to racing in 2023. Speed Sport, which began as National Speed Sport […]

US knocked out of World Cup, loses to the Netherlands 3-1

December 3, 2022

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 […]

ST. LOUIS — Jordan Martinook had a hat trick to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Thursday night. After a turnover, Martinook scored the winning goal with 4:35 left, beating […]

Williamston native Gaylord Perry, 2-time Cy Young winner, dies at 84

December 1, 2022

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball and telling stories about the pitch, died Thursday. He was 84. Perry died at […]

Duke responds to adversity with physical win

December 1, 2022

DURHAM — Duke bounced back from a blowout loss at the hands of one Big Ten team with a hard-fought win over another team from that conference. The Blue Devils lost to Purdue in the […]

College Basketball Roundup: UNC loses 3rd straight, falls at No. 10 Indiana

December 1, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trayce Jackson-Davis had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Xavier Johnson scored 20 points and No. 10 Indiana beat No. 18 UNC 77-65 on Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. The Hoosiers […]

Dwindling marbles: Stakes lowered for UNC, Clemson

November 30, 2022

Make no mistake, Clemson and UNC will still be playing for all the marbles in Saturday’s ACC Championship Game in Charlotte. It’s just that both teams hoped the number of marbles would be much greater. […]

2024 Volvo EX90: South Carolina-built electric Volvos are coming next year

November 21, 2022

STOCKHOLM — The Volvo EX90 is the all-electric replacement for the venerable XC90 SUV, and it’s going to be built in South Carolina and starts under $80,000. Assembled in America and under $80,000 are two […]

THE WORD: Obtaining the help of God

November 19, 2022

“I have had God’s help to this very day, and so I stand here and testify to small and great alike.” Acts 26:22 When Paul stood before Agrippa, it was twenty-five years after his conversion. […]

Leno has surgery for burns from car fire, in good condition

November 17, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Jay Leno underwent surgery for serious burns suffered when flames erupted as he worked on a vintage car and remains hospitalized for further treatment, the physician overseeing his care said Wednesday. The […]

THE WORD: Speak with grace

November 12, 2022

“Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt.” Colossians 4:6 The New Testament has a great deal to say about speech. Jesus spoke of men’s words — idle words which have to be […]

Kevin Costner: Returning ‘Yellowstone’ is a hit on own terms

November 12, 2022

LOS ANGELES — While a healthy slice of America awaited Sunday’s return of the hit series “Yellowstone,” star Kevin Costner was in Moab, Utah, scouting locations for yet another Western epic, “Horizon.” Costner’s 60-some film […]

Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday

November 7, 2022

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday — there won’t be another like it for three years. The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours […]

THE WORD: All we need to do

November 5, 2022

“And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” — Luke 10: 37 In Luke 10, famous for the parable of the Good Samaritan, a […]

Pumpkins can be composted, donated to farms, fed to wildlife

November 5, 2022

Hold off before throwing that porch pumpkin into the trash along with Halloween candy wrappers. Those jack-o’-lanterns don’t have to end up in the local landfill. Consider composting pumpkins in the garden, donating them to […]

THE WORD: In pursuit of entertainment

December 3, 2022

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 2:1 We must test all our pleasures and amusements by this […]

US knocked out of World Cup, loses to the Netherlands 3-1

December 3, 2022

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 17 Duke powers past Boston College

December 3, 2022

Protests over China’s COVID controls spread across country

December 2, 2022

Speed Sport to launch motorsports television channel in 2023

December 2, 2022

North Carolina closes out COVID-19 relief fund allocations

December 2, 2022

RALEIGH — On Nov. 16, the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office (NCPRO) announced the closeout of $3.6 billion in Coronavirus Relief Funds. “Coronavirus Relief Funds were among the first to get into the hands of […]

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