CHARLOTTE — With Ryan Finley taking snaps at quarterback, the NC State offense wasn’t that hard to plan. Give Finley the chance to make plays with his arm. “Our offense is built to be balanced, […]
Brandon Lowe can be excused for forgetting the exact timeline. Things have been going high speed for him. “A year ago today, I think I’m still in Montgomery,” he said. After thinking about it for […]
CLEVELAND — It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows him, but Marcus Stroman is not backing down from trade rumors. “Would you like to pitch in the playoffs?” he asked reporters surrounding […]
CLEVELAND — Kirby Yates had a very simple plan for his career in 2017. “I didn’t want to suck,” he said. “I wanted to be better. Plain and simple.” Yates had earned a promotion to […]
College basketball is practically the state religion in North Carolina, and area fans are used to their favorite team needing to replace most of the previous season’s production. That experience should help everyone cope with […]
NBA free agency opened with a bang last week as teams combined to spend more than $3 billion in the first 24 hours. The spending frenzy helped fatten the wallets of several players with ties […]
With the Charlotte Hornets’ free agent activity likely focused on finding ways to keep key contributors Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb — or replace them — the team’s easiest path to significant improvement was through […]
In 2011, Kyrie Irving was selected first overall in the NBA Draft. He was the first Blue Devil taken in the first round since Gerald Henderson, two years earlier, and he started an incredible run […]
MOREHEAD CITY—Good things come to those who wait, as Top Dog proved with an overtime win at the 61st annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament. The Maryland-based boat was one of five competitors with a […]
MOREHEAD CITY — If we’ve learned anything in the first day of competition at Big Rock, it’s that the marlins have been eating well. The 61st annual Big Rock Tournament is in full swing, and […]
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