January 29, 2012
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Andre Young had 19 points, including three 3-pointers, to lift Clemson to a 71-60 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum. Devin Booker scored 16 points and Tanner Smith added 13 for the Tigers (11-9, 3-3 ACC), who sho...
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January 16, 2012
WASHINGTON -- Dmitry Orlov broke a third-period tie with his first NHL goal, and the Washington Capitals moved into a tie for the Southeast Division lead with a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday at the Verizon Center. The rookie defenseman, p...
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January 4, 2012
RALEIGH -- Frans Nielsen scored the deciding goal in a shootout, and the New York Islanders earned their third consecutive victory by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference's worst teams.
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December 31, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Playing in the Southeastern Conference dimmed Mississippi State's high expectations this year. With the two longest touchdown runs in the program's bowl history, senior Vick Ballard gave the Bulldogs plenty to celebrate in capping the...
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CHARLOTTE -- The Panthers have won four of their last five games. That has some wishing Carolina could keep playing and others looking to fast-forward to next season and a clean slate. The Panthers may be 6-9 entering Sunday's season finale at New Orleans...
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DURHAM -- Seth Curry scored a season-high 22 points, Austin Rivers added 20 and No. 7 Duke routed Western Michigan 110-70 on Friday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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December 27, 2011
Panthers wide receiver Legedu Naanee broke a small bone in his right foot during Saturday's 48-16 win over Tampa Bay and is done for the season. Naanee started 10 games this season for the Panthers, with 44 receptions for 467 yards and one touchdown. Coac...
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December 26, 2011
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers had the first five-touchdown game of his career, and the Green Bay Packers clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs with a 35-21 victory over the rival Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
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December 25, 2011
CHARLOTTE -- Cam Newton had no shortage of doubters coming into the NFL. They're much harder to find now.
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December 24, 2011
CHARLOTTE -- Jordan Senn is quietly making a name for himself with the Panthers despite not having the size, speed or quickness of most NFL linebackers. In fact, the fourth-year linebacker is playing so well in the first starting opportunity of his career...
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December 21, 2011
The Memphis Grizzlies have tendered an offer sheet to restricted free-agent forward Dante Cunningham, the NBA team announced Tuesday, giving the Charlotte Bobcats three days to match the offer. The 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward averaged 9.0 points and 4.0 r...
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December 20, 2011
CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte has one pretty good player who wears No. 1. Now it may have another. Like his NFL counterpart Cam Newton of the Panthers, Bobcats guard Kemba Walker showed a knack for the big play Monday night in his pro debut.
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December 18, 2011
WEST ALLIS, Wis. -- High Point's Heather Richardson won the 1,500 meters Saturday to complete a sweep of her three events at the U.S. speedskating long track championships. Richardson also won the 500- and 1,000-meter events during the meet at the Pettit...
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December 17, 2011
CHARLOTTE -- Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith said when it comes to comparing Cam Newton to Tim Tebow there is no comparison. Smith said time will prove Newton is by far the better NFL quarterback. "If Tebow is standing next to me I would tell it to his...
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December 13, 2011
CHARLOTTE -- Olindo Mare's future with the Carolina Panthers is in doubt. Coach Ron Rivera said the Panthers are considering bringing in kickers for tryouts today after Mare missed another crucial field-goal attempt in Carolina's 31-23 loss to the Atlanta...
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December 11, 2011
NEWARK, N.J. -- Senior forward Herb Pope continued his dominant play by scoring 26 points and grabbing 14 rebounds, leading Seton Hall to a 68-54 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday night. The victory was the fifth straight for the Pirates (8-1), with al...
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Colt Ryan scored 29 points and Evansville used hot shooting to beat N.C. A&T 86-65 on Saturday night. The Purple Aces (4-4) were strong in each shooting category -- 49 percent from the floor, 63.2 percent from 3-point range and 92.
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LANDOVER, Md. -- Playing his last game before he goes to SEAL training, Alexander Teich absolutely, positively, emphatically did not want to be known as a member of the Navy team that finally lost to Army.
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WINSTON-SALEM -- Wayne State's Road Warriors are one victory from completing a storybook season and winning the first national championship in school history. Wayne State knocked off previously undefeated Winston-Salem State 21-14 on Saturday in the NCAA...
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December 6, 2011
CHARLOTTE -- Kurt Busch and Penske Racing parted ways Monday after six bumpy seasons, a split that clouds the 2004 Cup series champion's future in NASCAR.
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November 28, 2011
OTTAWA -- Jason Spezza scored twice, including his 200th regular-season goal, to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- After two straight losses, Wake Forest turned things around with a solid victory over Texas Tech. Travis McKie and C.J Harris scored 20 points each to help Wake Forest beat Texas Tech 70-61 Sunday in the seventh-place game of the...
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November 24, 2011
PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. — The Navy’s Blue Angels have been thrilling audiences for more than six decades with their acrobatic flying in fighter planes, but a new era of federal budget worries and proposed deficit cutting has some ins...
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CHARLOTTE -- Ron Rivera is not used to losing. In his last 11 seasons as an NFL assistant coach, Rivera's teams have finished with winning records 10 times and been to the playoffs nine times. So struggling to a 2-8 record is foreign territory for the Pan...
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November 20, 2011
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Nationwide Series title long before the checkered flag dropped Saturday at the season finale. Stenhouse clinched his first championship about 30 laps into the 200-lap race, securing the title when six cars o...
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