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SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets have settled the future of their top young scorer, agreeing to terms with Brandon Miller on a $209 million extension that runs five years, two days before the team tips off its season. The deal is a rookie-scale extension,…
SportsPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Carolina Panthers left Philadelphia with a 25-14 win over the Eagles on Sunday, a sloppy but effective road victory that lifted Carolina to 3-2 and kept the Charlotte team in first place in the NFC South. Bryce Young passed for 281…
From the HERE City State DeskVANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Carolina Hurricanes take the ice against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night looking to start a new run after their seven-game winning streak came to an end over the weekend. Puck drop is set for 10 p.m. Eastern. The team…
From the HERE City State DeskDURHAM, N.C. — Duke cornerback Kimari Robinson has apologized after video from the rivalry loss to North Carolina showed him knocking away the hand of a female member of the Blue Devils training staff as she rushed in to treat a hurt teammate. It happened…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Baseball will crown a first-time champion this fall. The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays open the World Series on Friday night at American Family Field, the first meeting of two franchises without a title since Philadelphia beat Kansas City in 1980, and…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies let go of a first-round pick from just a year ago on Monday, waiving guard Walter Clayton Jr. along with wing Micah Peavy as they trimmed down to their opening night roster. The cuts brought Memphis to the league limit…
From the HERE City National DeskNISHINOMIYA, Japan — The Hanshin Tigers said Monday they will let reigning Central League MVP Teruaki Sato pursue a move to Major League Baseball through the posting system this offseason, adding one of the most potent bats on the international market to an already crowded…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama headlined a short list of 2023 draftees who locked in long-term money before the NBA's rookie-scale extension deadline passed at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday. Only seven players from that first round agreed to new deals, the smallest group since…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending champion New York Knicks will collect their rings and watch a banner go up at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night before opening the NBA season against a Philadelphia 76ers roster that now includes LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. The…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers released guard Dalton Knecht on Monday to get down to the 15-man limit for the regular season, a move that leaves Bronny James as the only remaining player from the team's 2024 draft class. Los Angeles had…
From the HERE City National DeskORLANDO, Fla. — The College Football Playoff's move toward a 24-team bracket has the rest of the postseason bracing for fallout, with bowl leaders warning that a sizable share of the games outside the playoff may not survive. Roughly 35 bowls currently sit outside the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA is giving fans new ways to find and follow live games this season, unveiling a set of app features and social media links on Monday ahead of opening night. The headline addition is Game Pulse, a live feed inside the…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The state flagship university has struck a deal with the federal government that wraps up a long list of civil rights inquiries, the U.S. Department of Justice and UNC-Chapel Hill announced on Monday. The voluntary agreement with the Justice Department and the U.S. Department of Education…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — High school seniors across North Carolina have until Sunday afternoon to send in college applications without paying the usual fee, as the state annual College Application Week runs its course. This year the window opened Monday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 a.m. and closes Sunday, Oct. 25, at…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is preparing tighter rules for the cash-to-cryptocurrency machines found in gas stations and convenience stores, as fresh cases show how quickly people can lose their savings to scammers who steer them to the kiosks. A Johnston County woman recently fed thousands of dollars into one…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — Drivers across North Carolina are paying noticeably less at the pump now that the suspended state gas tax has worked its way into prices, with the statewide average dropping more than 35 cents a gallon in one week. GasBuddy, which surveyed 6,092 stations in the state, put…
From the HERE City National Desk
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The U.S. Navy is betting bigger on climbing robots and artificial intelligence to keep its warships out of the repair yard, more than quadrupling the cap on a maintenance inspection deal with Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics to $300 million. The expansion, announced Tuesday, comes only six months after…
From the HERE City State Desk
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Two contested rules for counting mail-in ballots will stay in force for the November election after a federal judge on Monday turned down a request to put them on hold. U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder denied a preliminary injunction in a 72-page order, issued five days after…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — With early voting well underway, North Carolina election officials are reminding voters what to do if something goes wrong at a voting site, from a question about procedures to feeling threatened in line. The first stop is the poll worker. Election workers at the site can settle…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Money for political ads in this year’s midterm elections has blown past $10 billion, a record for a non-presidential year, and the total is on track to climb to about $11.6 billion by the Nov. 3 vote, according to the tracking firm AdImpact. The previous midterm high was…
From the HERE City National Desk
OAKLAND, Calif. — Employees inside TikTok spent years pressing company leaders about dangers the app posed to children, from minors appearing in paid sexual livestreams to teens slipping past age limits, and many of them came away frustrated with the response, according to sworn depositions filed in federal court in…
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