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Trubisky returns to NC, beats Panthers
CHARLOTTE — Mitch Trubisky knew his grasp on the Steelers’ starting quarterback job was tenuous at best when he took the field on Sunday. But the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft turned in […]
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Jokic’s triple-double sends Hornets to 8th straight loss
DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 40 points and a career-high 27 rebounds in yet another triple-double to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 119-115 on Sunday night. Jokic also had 10 assists for […]
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College Basketball Roundup: UNC Wilmington beats High Point
WILMINGTON — Trazarien White had 19 points in UNC Wilmington’s 85-82 victory against High Point on Sunday. White added six rebounds for the Seahawks (9-3). Noah Ross scored 15 points and added six rebounds. Shykeim […]
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Staal leads Hurricanes to win over Penguins, tie for 1st in Metro
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes and Penguins entered Sunday’s game as the NHL’s two hottest teams. Carolina came in with points in 10 straight, while Pittsburgh had won seven in a row. And both teams had […]
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Legacy cemented: Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties
LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi, wearing a black Qatari robe over his blue-and-white Argentina shirt, kissed the World Cup, shuffled toward his teammates and hoisted the golden trophy high in the air. It was an […]
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N. Carolina voter ID still void after Supreme Court ruling
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A 2018 law requiring photo identification to vote in North Carolina remains invalidated after a narrow majority on the state Supreme Court agreed Friday with a lower court decision that struck […]
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N. Carolina justices: State Senate map must be drawn again
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that state Senate boundaries drawn by Republican legislators — under which the court permitted this year’s elections to be conducted — remain tainted by partisan bias […]
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NC Supreme Court dismisses suit to return Confederate statue
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the local chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy lacks standing to challenge the city of Winston-Salem’s removal of a Confederate monument on private property, but […]
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NC Central spoils Deion’s Jackson State finale, wins Celebration Bowl in OT
ATLANTA — Deion Sanders was sentimental before his final game at Jackson State, and those emotions grew after coming up short in the Celebration Bowl for the second straight year. Quarterback Davius Richard ran for […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Nance’s buzzer-beater forces OT, Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State
NEW YORK — Down two with under 2 second left, UNC assistant Jeff Lebo drew up a play the Tar Heels hadn’t even run in practice — and it worked perfectly. Pete Nance made a […]