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ELDER: Flashback to 2009: Obamacare creates a mess for others to clean up

December 19, 2025 Larry Elder

The Affordable Care Act passed upon a mountain of lies about “bending the cost curve” and phony cost estimates. Not a single Republican in the House or Senate voted for it. The subsidies Obamacare shoveled […]

East Carolina comes up short in upset bid vs. No. 21 Tulane

November 4, 2023 The Associated Press

GREENVILLE — Michael Pratt threw a short touchdown pass to Lawrence Keys III while No. 21 Tulane’s defense turned in a smothering effort to help the Green Wave beat East Carolina 13-10 on Saturday. Tulane […]

Charlotte set to face Tulsa on the road

November 3, 2023 Jesse Deal

Charlotte and Tulsa will link up on the gridiron for the first time on Saturday as the 49ers head to Oklahoma to weather the Golden Hurricane. Both teams have failed to lock into a groove […]

Charlotte prepares to host Florida Atlantic in ninth meeting since 2015

October 26, 2023 Jesse Deal

Fresh off their first-ever American Athletic Conference win (in a 10-7 victory over ECU), coach Biff Poggi and the Charlotte 49ers will now host Florida Atlantic in a Friday night showdown between two former Conference […]

Biff Poggi, Charlotte look to silence doubters in new conference

July 31, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Biff Poggi left quite a mark at last week’s American Athletic Conference Media Days — a symbolic one but also possibly an actual mark as he pounded his hand on the lectern, frustrated […]

Charlotte football turns over new leaf as Poggi era begins

May 10, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — As the Charlotte 49ers football program prepares for a transition to a tougher conference with a new coach and a renovated roster, the upcoming 2023 football season will mark the beginning of a […]

Bids await NC schools in conference tournaments

March 8, 2023 Ryan Henkel

The AAC, Atlantic 10, Conference USA and MEAC tournaments all take place this week. As teams start to punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament, the remaining schools across the state are beginning their conference […]

American Athletic Conference rebuilding with 6 C-USA schools, including Charlotte

October 21, 2021 Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press

The American Athletic Conference is adding UAB, Texas-San Antonio, Rice, North Texas, Charlotte and Florida Atlantic to the league, replacing three schools that are leaving for the Big 12 Conference and growing to 14 teams. […]

ECU uses big plays, stingy D to beat Temple

November 21, 2020 Cory Lavalette

East Carolina overcame a delay and played its most complete game of the season, using big plays and a stout defense to snap a six-game losing streak against Temple and win 28-3 at Lincoln Financial […]

Fake punt irks ECU in blowout loss at Cincinnati

November 13, 2020 Shawn Krest

No. 7 Cincinnati delivered a message to the College Football Playoff selection committee with a 55-17 blowout of East Carolina in their final home game of the regular season on Friday night. The Bearcats, who […]