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SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State has fired football coach Dave Doeren in Raleigh in the middle of his 14th season, ending the longest run of any head coach in program history one day after a home loss to Stanford. Athletics director Boo Corrigan announced Saturday…
From the HERE City State DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — The defending Stanley Cup champions get one more chance to finish their annual State Fair road swing on a winning note. The Carolina Hurricanes face the Blues on Saturday at Enterprise Center, with the puck dropping at 7 p.m. Eastern. Carolina…
From the HERE City State DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Gainey gets his first home game as NC State's head coach Saturday, when the Wolfpack close their preseason against Division II Lenoir-Rhyne at the Lenovo Center. Tipoff is at noon. Admission and parking are both free, but there is no stream…
From the HERE City State DeskCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — After three straight league games away from home, North Carolina finally plays an ACC opponent at Kenan Stadium. The Tar Heels host Syracuse at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with the game on ACC Network. UNC arrives at 4-2 and 2-1 in the…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee Brewers had to win the opener of the World Series twice on Friday night, holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 at American Family Field after a replay review erased what everyone in the ballpark thought was the final out.…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — It took Jacob Misiorowski exactly one throw to put his name in the World Series record book. The Brewers right-hander began Friday night’s opener against Tampa Bay with a four-seam fastball clocked at 103.5 mph by Statcast, the hardest pitch thrown in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — The NFL has docked Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams $11,941 for the cleats he wore in Atlanta, ruling that the shoes broke league uniform and equipment rules because they carried a logo the league has not approved. The league notified Williams by letter…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Dalton Knecht has a new NBA home. The New York Knicks finalized a two-way contract with the 25-year-old forward on Friday and put Kevin McCullar Jr. on waivers to clear the spot. Knecht became available when the Los Angeles Lakers let him…
From the HERE City National DeskTALLADEGA, Ala. — Sammy Smith picked the last trip through the tri-oval to make his move Friday, slipping past Ty Majeski in a two-lap overtime dash to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, his first victory in the series. Smith drove the…
From the HERE City National DeskMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff, the sharpshooting guard who spent last season at West Virginia, intends to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal while he presses a court case to win one more year of college basketball. His representatives announced the plan Friday.…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley landed another of the top prospects in the 2027 class on Friday when Jordyn Palmer, a five-star wing from Westtown School in suburban Philadelphia, announced she will play for South Carolina. Palmer is rated among the top 10 players in…
From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — Britt McHenry, the former sports television reporter who joined the State Department as a press adviser this fall, is out of the job after a confrontation in the stands at a Washington Wizards game went viral. McHenry resigned Friday, two days after the…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Filling up in North Carolina keeps getting cheaper. AAA's daily survey put the statewide average for regular unleaded at about $3.51 a gallon Saturday, down 2 cents from Friday and roughly 13 cents from a week ago. The bigger swing is over the past month. A month…
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