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SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brandon Miller put up a career-best 39 points Monday night, and the Charlotte Hornets survived a late Washington push to beat the Wizards 110-103 and move to 3-1 on the young season. Miller did most of his damage in the second and…
SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers gave Tampa Bay far too many gifts on Sunday in Charlotte, and the Buccaneers cashed them in for a 43-13 blowout that dropped Carolina to 3-3. Quarterback Bryce Young, who came in leading the league in passing yards per…
From the HERE City State DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State plays its first game without Dave Doeren in more than a decade on Saturday, when the Wolfpack host California at noon at Carter-Finley Stadium for homecoming. Todd Goebbel, who has coached the running backs and run the special teams, now…
From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers turned Tropicana Field into a road party Monday night, hammering the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 to grab a 3-0 grip on the World Series and put the franchise one victory from its first championship. The…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys finally found the running game they had been missing all season, and it carried them to a 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Javonte Williams did the heavy lifting. He carried 25 times for 155 yards and…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Defense has defined these WNBA Finals, and it pushed the Golden State Valkyries to the brink of their first championship Monday night. Golden State held the Atlanta Dream to 55 points at Chase Center and won Game 5, 64-55, for a 3-2…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis got good news and bad news Monday about Nemanja Popovic, the veteran Serbian big man expected to anchor its frontcourt this winter. The university said the NCAA has cleared the 24-year-old for two seasons of college eligibility, one more than many…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI — Cooper Flagg made the play that saved the night for Dallas, then finished it off himself. The second-year star blocked a late Miami 3-point try and scored the clinching layup as the Mavericks won 113-109 on Monday at Kaseya Center. With 31 seconds…
From the HERE City National DeskLONDON — Harry Kane ended a quarter-century wait for English soccer on Monday night, taking home the Ballon d'Or at the London Palladium after a season in which goals seemed to follow him everywhere. The 33-year-old England captain and Bayern Munich striker found the net…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — After seven years of helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show from behind the scenes, Jay-Z is taking the stage himself. League officials, together with Apple Music and Roc Nation, revealed Monday night that the rapper and entrepreneur will headline the Super…
Business
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — American Airlines wants more mechanics for its Charlotte hub, and it is paying to help train them. The carrier has teamed with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance on a program that puts scholarship money and a tuition break toward aircraft maintenance careers in Charlotte. High school seniors…
Politics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte and Mecklenburg County voters have one week left to cast a ballot early, and county election officials are using the final stretch to knock down a rumor that keeps coming back. In-person early voting across North Carolina wraps up at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, ahead…
Politics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte voters will find three city bond questions on their ballots in the Nov. 3 election, together asking permission for the City of Charlotte to borrow $425 million for roads, housing and neighborhood work. The largest question covers $280 million in transportation bonds. That money would go…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — Every seat in the North Carolina General Assembly, all 50 in the Senate and all 120 in the House, is on the Nov. 3 ballot, and the outcome will decide how much room Gov. Josh Stein has to push his agenda over the next two years. Republicans…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — The board that oversees health insurance for North Carolina teachers, state workers and retirees takes up a proposal Tuesday to pull roughly $415 million from a retiree reserve fund, as the State Health Plan warns its cash on hand could run dry around the turn of the…
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