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SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — Thousands of runners and spectators packed Glenwood Avenue in downtown Raleigh on Sunday for the annual City of Oaks Marathon, a charity race that started at 7 a.m. Crowds were already lining the street more than an hour before the start. Glenwood…
SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State tips off the 2026-27 men's basketball season at home Monday night, Nov. 2, when the Wolfpack face Campbell at 7:30 p.m. in Raleigh. It is the regular-season debut for coach Gainey, a Raleigh native who came home to take over…
SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — Pyotr Kochetkov is still perfect. The Carolina Hurricanes goalie turned aside all 26 shots he faced Sunday at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, and Carolina buried the Winnipeg Jets 7-0 for its fourth win in a row. The shutout made Kochetkov 10-0-0 this…
From the HERE City State DeskCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets get a familiar face back Monday night as they try to stop a three-game losing streak against one of the hottest teams in the East. Former North Carolina Tar Heel Coby White is expected to play his first game…
From the HERE City State DeskPARIS, France — North Carolina's women's basketball team starts its season an ocean away from Chapel Hill on Monday, taking on No. 21 Oklahoma at Adidas Arena in the 2026 Oui Play event, with tipoff set for 2:30 p.m. Eastern. The Tar Heels come in…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Tipoff Club released its preseason Naismith Trophy watch list for men's college basketball on Monday, Nov. 2, naming 50 players who will be tracked for national player of the year honors this winter. Iowa State senior guard Tamin Lipsey is…
From the HERE City National DeskDALLAS, Texas — The Sacramento Kings are winless no more. The last NBA team without a victory this season knocked off the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 on Monday night at American Airlines Center. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr., the seventh overall pick out of Arkansas, led Sacramento…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Milwaukee will be well represented when baseball hands out its biggest individual honors next week. The Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed its top three vote-getters for each major award on Monday, and the Brewers placed four people among the finalists.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — Three sons of former NBA All-Stars put their stamp on the USC season opener Monday night, as the No. 21 Trojans ran away from Milwaukee 95-63 at the Galen Center. Freshman forward Adonis Ratliff scored a game-high 25 points in his…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana took the floor Monday night with exactly one substitute, and the Atlanta Hawks still had to sweat out a 108-104 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Eleven Pacers were unavailable because of injuries, illness or rest, a group that accounts for roughly 93…
From the HERE City National DeskNORMAN, Okla. — East Texas A&M opened its season with one of the biggest surprises of the first night of college basketball, beating Oklahoma 68-64 on Monday at Lloyd Noble Center. The loss ended a 30-game home winning streak for the Sooners, who were heavy…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — Chicago let a double-digit lead shrink to three early in the fourth quarter Monday night, then answered with two touchdown drives to beat the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 34-17 at Lumen Field. The win was the third straight for the…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — A planned data center expansion in west Raleigh will be reviewed under the city's old rules because the application landed four days before the City Council froze approvals for large data centers. American Tower, a Massachusetts cell tower company, wants to add about 10,000 square feet to…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. today in Raleigh and across North Carolina for the midterm election, and Wake County voters have more than a U.S. Senate race to settle. Two county bond questions worth a combined $829 million-plus are also on the ballot. Voting runs until 7:30…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — The governor and top Republican lawmakers have submitted closing briefs in two separation-of-powers cases that the North Carolina Supreme Court will hear on Nov. 10, a week after the general election. The court has blocked out 150 minutes of argument for Stein v. Berger and Stein v.…
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