October 31, 2009
Kentucky point guard John Wall of Raleigh has been cleared to play by the NCAA. The school announced Friday that the 6-foot-4 freshman must sit out two games and repay almost $800 in expenses incurred during unofficial visits to schools during his junior...
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October 30, 2009
Connecticut picked up right where it left off last season: unanimous No. 1 in the women's basketball poll.The Huskies received all 40 first-place votes Friday from a national media panel. It's the seventh time in school history UConn has held the top pres...
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TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will keep his crew chief next season.Hendrick Motorsports says Lance McGrew will stay with the No. 88 team in 2010.McGrew took over the job on an interim basis in May when Tony Eury Jr. was fired after a hor...
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MOORESVILLE (AP) — NASCAR placed driver AJ Allmendinger on probation Thursday following his arrest earlier in the day on a charge of drunken driving.
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats are picking up the third-year, $1.22 million option on the contract of center Alexis Ajinca for the 2010-11 season.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three North Carolina state agencies will receive a combined $34 million more because Gov. Beverly Perdue's administration is freeing up funds it initially held back this year due to budget worries.
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October 29, 2009
For the second time in its storied basketball history, Kansas is No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason Top 25.The Jayhawks were a runaway choice Thursday, receiving 55 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel to easily outdistance Mich...
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MOORESVILLE (AP) — NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger was arrested early this morning on a charge of drunken driving.Mooresville police said Allmendinger failed a field sobriety test after he was pulled over.
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RALEIGH (AP) — A Raleigh man has left his nearly $1.7 million estate to four North Carolina cat charities.WRAL-TV reported today that Emil Campbell died suddenly last month and left instructions for his lawyer to bequeath his entire estate to cats.
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WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A retroactive change in state law allows thousands of students who came close to getting a high school diploma to finally collect it.
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RALEIGH (AP) — St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray says there's no secret to his team's road success early this season.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A bye week fell at an opportune time for No. 14 Virginia Tech, giving the Hokies a chance to get their loss to No. 11 Georgia Tech out of their heads.
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October 28, 2009
RALEIGH — Gov. Bevy Perdue has signed an emergency declaration to help with cleanup from a rock slide which has blocked traffic on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee border.
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Struggling US Airways said Wednesday it will cut some 1,000 jobs next year, shift nearly all of its flying to its three hubs and Washington, and suspend several international routes.
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RALEIGH (AP) — Even Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina acknowledges that its timing on two recent mailings was unfortunate.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that customers first learned their rates will rise by an average of 11 perce...
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HIGH ROCK LAKE — Thousands of fish have died at High Rock Lake, and North Carolina officials blame a natural occurrence.But the Yadkin riverkeeper blames the deaths on a massive sewage spill this summer.
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GREENSBORO (AP) — A former Army sergeant wounded during a military training exercise was awarded at least $750,000 in his lawsuit against the Moore County Sheriff's Office and the former deputy who shot him.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Quarterback Patrick Pinkney ran for two touchdowns to help East Carolina beat Memphis 38-19 Tuesday night. Dominique Lindsay ran for 139 yards for the Pirates (5-3, 4-1 Conference USA), who warmed up for a game against No. 14 V...
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have waived Keith Lewis and activated fellow special teams player Dante Wesley from the reserved-suspended list.Wesley rejoined the team Tuesday after being suspended one game for launching himself into Tampa B...
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RALEIGH (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of Oct. 27, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and last week's rank as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers. CLASS 4-A
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Former coach Dave Odom is the new chairman of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Odom, who coached at Wake Forest and South Carolina, was chosen Tuesday to replace Big East commissioner Dave Gavitt in running the eight-team invitational celebrating its 26th...
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October 27, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — A wealthy Democratic Party contributor says his donations had nothing to do with obtaining a boat-ramp permit for a coastal development he owned.Gary Allen testified Tuesday at the State Board of Elections investigation into former Go...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Computer giant Dell Inc. has returned more than $1.5 million to the state after the company announced that it was closing a large computer assembly plant in Forsyth County.
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ASHEVILLE (AP) — Engineers have established a $2 million to $10 million plan to clean up a rock slide on Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee line.Gov. Bev Perdue is expected to declare an emergency, which will allow the state to ask for...
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RALEIGH (AP) — A group opposing state incentives for corporations has told the N.C. Court of Appeals the taxpayers it represents should be able to challenge tax breaks used to lure Google to Caldwell County.
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