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Hansbrough, Hamilton and Isner headline NC Sports HOF 2026 class

May 11, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

A new set of local sports icons now have their memories and impact forever enshrined. The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inducted 10 new members in its 2026 class in Greensboro on May 1. […]

College baseball enters the home stretch

May 11, 2026 Shawn Krest

Call it “come what May”. It may not have the same poetry as March Madness, but the start of May means crunch time for college baseball. We are two weeks out from the ACC baseball […]

Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby

May 11, 2026 The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back of […]

Blake’s OT winner sends Hurricanes back to Eastern Conference final

May 10, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes are perfect through eight games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re also off to their third Eastern Conference final in four seasons. Jackson Blake’s overtime goal handed the Flyers a 3-2 […]

Category 5: Hurricanes eye chance to return to conference final

May 9, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes will look to close out their second round series with the Flyers and become the fifth team to win their first eight playoff games. Carolina has outshot its opponent in all […]

Hurricanes win again, move to 1 win away from conference final

May 8, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes have spent most of the postseason suffocating the opposition. In Thursday’s Game 3, they let their special teams do the work. Jalen Chatfield scored the go-ahead shorthanded goal late in the […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look to keep rolling in Game 3 in Philly

May 7, 2026 Cory Lavalette

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes hit the road for the first time in the second round when they play the Flyers on Thursday. Carolina leads the series 2-0 and will look to take full control against […]

Hall’s overtime goal keeps Hurricanes perfect in playoffs

May 5, 2026 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said before Game 2 that his team hadn’t yet faced adversity this postseason. Now they have — and they passed the test with flying colors. Taylor Hall drove the […]

NC products picked in later rounds of NFL Draft

May 4, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

For most of North Carolina’s 2026 NFL draftees, their big moment took a bit of patience. Nearly all draftees coming directly out of the state’s college programs were selected after the third round, and for […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look to duplicate effort in Game 2

May 4, 2026 Cory Lavalette

The Hurricanes will look to hold serve at home when they host the Flyers in Game 2 of their second round series Monday at Lenovo Center. Carolina took the lead 91 seconds into Game 1 […]