By a close vote, and with some 500 union members not participating, NFL players have approved a new labor agreement with the league. It features a 17-game regular season, higher salaries, increased roster sizes and […]
Linebacker Luke Kuechly announced that he’s retiring from the NFL at age 28, after eight seasons with the Panthers. “It’s never the right time to step away,” Kuechly said in a video posted on the […]
CHARLOTTE — With 41 seconds to go, the Carolina Panthers reached the 1 yard line. Trailing 29-21 to the 2-9 Redskins that has already fired its coach, Carolina needed a touchdown and two-point conversion to […]
CHARLOTTE — Joe Gibbs is a retired Hall of Fame NFL coach with three Super Bowl titles who changed course in his early 50s to wade into NASCAR and see if he couldn’t build a […]
CHARLOTTE — It was a day of firsts for Christian McCaffrey. The Panthers running back ran for 146 yards in the 30-20 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. That was nothing new. It was […]
CHARLOTTE — Late in the first quarter of the Carolina Panthers’ 30-27 opening day loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the Panthers’ offense faced third and 7. The team huddled at the 29-yard line as […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Redskins will become the first NFL team to have a gambling-focused telecast of their games, offering cash prizes to viewers who correctly predict in-game outcomes during the preseason. The telecasts […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers take time to honor their sports heroes almost daily, but Thursday’s welcome to the Carolina Panthers carried higher stakes: Some legislators are trying to entice the North Carolina team […]
Players from eight North Carolina schools, including six from NC State, have been invited to participate in the NFL’s predraft Scouting Combine in Indianapolis later this month. Heading the list of local talent scheduled to […]
ATLANTA — Oh sure, there’s plenty of evidence to support the soothsayers who are predicting the slow, inevitable death of live television. And there’s plenty of proof to bolster theories about the NFL’s slipping popularity. […]
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