Category Archives: Sports
Tar Heels' Caleb Wilson makes 1-and-done leap official as top NBA prospect
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson is headed to the NBA draft after what he called "the most fun year of my life" playing for the Tar Heels. The program released a video sta...
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Flyers beat East top seed Hurricanes 3-2 in SO and secure their first playoff berth since 2020
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tyson Foerster scored the only goal in the shootout to send the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Eastern Conference top seed Carolina Hurri...
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Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy joined more elite company Sunday at the Masters when he pulled away with a pair of birdies around Amen Corner and, as usual, saved a li...
Apr 12, 2026
Metropolitan champion Hurricanes beat Mammoth 4-1 for 6th win in 7 games
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Jordan Staal scored and reached 20 goals in a season for the first time in a decade, and the Carolina Hurricanes killed four of five penalties i...
Apr 12, 2026
Dodgers great Davey Lopes, an infield fixture and record-setting base stealer, dies at 80
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball's premier base stealers, died Wedn...
Apr 09, 2026
Hurricanes overcome Geekie's hat trick, top Bruins in OT to claim the Metropolitan Division title
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jaccob Slavin scored at 1:13 of overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 on Tuesday night and claimed their fourth Metropolitan Division title in six years. ...
Apr 07, 2026
Michael Malone takes over at North Carolina as the Tar Heels turn to an outsider from the NBA
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Michael Malone acknowledged that he's an outsider as North Carolina's basketball coach. "I did not play here. I'm not from Carolina," he said Tu...
Apr 07, 2026
Michigan muscles its way to program's 2nd national title, beating stubborn UConn 69-63
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - This title for Michigan's newest Fab Five will look better in the trophy case than a time capsule. Hard to be too picky - this new-age group of ballers in maize and blue showed the...
Apr 07, 2026
Malone expected to get UNC hoops job
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WPTF) - A number of news outlets are reporting that UNC is expected to hire former Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone to replace Hubert Davis as head basketball coach. ESPN was first ...
Apr 06, 2026
Senators beat the Hurricanes 6-3 to move into the second wild-card spot in the East
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Brady Tkachuk scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Sunday night to move into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa move...
Apr 05, 2026