Jerome Miron—USA TODAY Sports
Sports

Batum goes the dynamite

In the early hours of NBA free agency, back on July 1, the Charlotte Hornets made the marquee signing of the offseason’s first day: inking small forward Nicolas Batum to a five-year, $120 million deal. […]

Madeline Gray—North State Journal
News

H.B. 2: What has NC lost?

RALEIGH — The cancellations and dollar figures kept adding up through the summer and capturing headlines and air time: a concert here, a job expansion there, a sternly worded corporate letter and lots of threats. […]