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Bashaud Breeland, a former NFL cornerback and Super Bowl champion, was arrested in Charlotte for the second time in less than a year. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department incident report sai...

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Former Wake Forest power forward Andrew Carr announced his commitment to Kentucky on Sunday night. The 6-foot-10 senior has one year of eligibility remaining and chose the Wildcats over Villanova...

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The Denver Broncos acquired defensive end John Franklin-Myers from the New York Jets in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, both teams confirmed Monday. Franklin-Myers, 27, recorded 3.5 sacks, ...

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April 29 (UPI) -- More than a dozen players with fathers who previously played in the NFL were picked up through the 2024 NFL Draft and/or signed as undrafted free … Click to Continue »

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Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch sustained a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee during a sideline collision Sunday night. Multiple reports Monday said Finch will likely have surge...

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Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms are out at CBS Sports as analysts on the network's Sunday pregame show "The NFL Today." Both former NFL quarterbacks announced Monday that they were … Click to Con...

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The Philadelphia Union have signed homegrown player David Vazquez through the 2027 MLS season. The deal announced with the 18-year-old midfielder on Monday includes a team option for 2028. "David...

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Former Florida Atlantic big man Vladislav Goldin has committed to Michigan, following coach Dusty May from Boca Raton to Ann Arbor, ESPN reported Monday. Goldin also withdrew his name from … Cl...

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April 29 (UPI) -- Romantic Warrior rules in Hong Kong, T O Royal got his first Grade 1 win in Japan, the European Group 1 season got underway in France … Click to Continue »

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Ezekiel Elliott agreed to rejoin the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, NFL Network and The Athletic reported. Elliott played for Dallas from 2016-22 after the team selected him with the No. … Click to ...

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The Carolina Panthers were quite busy during NFL Draft weekend. The team brought in seven rookie draft picks, and they are still in the middle of adding another dozen or … Click to Continue »

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It never stops. Long before Charlotte’s first season under Biff Poggi came to a close, which saw three victories, nine losses, and a smorgasbord of new faces, the 49ers were … Click to Contin...

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Denny Hamlin waved his checkered flag to a mix of cheers and boos. It wasn’t necessarily a chorus of dismay from the spectators in the grandstands at Dover Motor Speedway, … Click to Continue...

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Joe Moore will never forget April 28, 1993. That was the day Jim Valvano died of cancer. Moore lost a friend that day. He also lost a patient. Moore was … Click to Continue »

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North Carolina is getting one of the nation’s top college basketball transfers. Cade Tyson, a Union County native, is transferring from Belmont to North Carolina. He’ll take his final exam �...

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Denny Hamlin has won at Dover Motor Speedway. His dominance throughout the final stage of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race secured Hamlin his third win of the season, tying him … Click to Cont...

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The Carolina Panthers closed out the first draft of the Dan Morgan-Dave Canales era Saturday. The selection process led to four trades and seven draft picks. And with the dust … Click to Contin...

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In case you don’t have time to read this entire column, let me give you a quick evaluation of the Carolina Panthers’ 2024 NFL Draft in four words: Bryce will … Click to Continue »

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Alonso Martinez scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time as New York City FC rallied to a 2-1 win against Charlotte FC on Saturday at Yankee Stadium to … Click to Continue »

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Carolina Panthers leadership made clear that the NFL Draft was less about building around second-year quarterback Bryce Young and more about elevating the entire team. Young appears to be pretty ...

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The Carolina Panthers added seven rookies to their roster during draft weekend. But general manager Dan Morgan isn’t done crafting his roster just yet. Following the conclusion of Saturday’s ...

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Whatever else happened, the opportunity was there. Jesperi Kotkaniemi was denied an empty net by the shaft of Semyon Varlamov’s stick. Jordan Staal, set loose down Broadway by Teuvo Teravainen,...

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Ardrey Kell football coach Greg Jachym had a feeling long ago that Cedric Gray might be an NFL player one day. Turns out that feeling was right. Gray, who graduated … Click to Continue »

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The Carolina Panthers have added to their NFL Draft haul on Saturday after wheeling and dealing during the first three rounds. Carolina came into Day 3 with four draft picks, … Click to Continu...

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There are no laws that protect feral hogs in South Carolina. And thank goodness. They are ugly varmints. At best, they go through your trash and munch on your Halloween … Click to Continue »

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The Carolina Panthers have drafted a defensive player — and it comes in inside linebacker Trevin Wallace. The 6-foot-1, 237-pound athletic hybrid playmaker with renowned closing speed was chose...

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The Carolina Panthers made another Day 2 trade and selected an intriguing linebacker prospect with their third selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. On Friday, the Panthers traded the 65th … Click t...

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The Carolina Panthers selected a promising running back prospect with the 46th overall pick following a pair of second-round trades. On Friday, the Panthers traded the 39th overall pick to … Cl...

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On the first day of the NFL Draft, I was in Detroit talking with a Michigan reporter when he asked me about Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper. Tepper had been … Click to Continue »

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Reports of David Tepper at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille are not exaggerated one bit. On Thursday evening, a few hours before the 2024 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers’ owner stopped by … Clic...

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