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SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — No. 25 NC State is back on its home floor in Raleigh on Wednesday, when the Wolfpack women host Campbell at 6 p.m. just two days after opening the season. NC State rolled past Wofford 80-50 on Monday. Zoe Brooks led the…
From the HERE City State DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State's women improved to 2-0 with an 80-45 win over Campbell on Wednesday night at Reynolds Coliseum, a blowout that also gave the program its 1,100th all-time victory before an announced crowd of 4,912 at Reynolds. Forward Khamil Pierre paced the…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO, Texas — Victor Wembanyama turned in the biggest game of his career Wednesday night, piling up 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs survived a late Dallas rally and won 112-111 at Frost Bank Center. The deciding…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State Valkyries fans turned out by the thousands along the city waterfront on Wednesday, cheering the newest champions of the WNBA during a two-hour victory parade down The Embarcadero. The route ran from the Ferry Building near Mission Street south…
From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds have a new pitching coach, and manager Terry Francona went back to his Cleveland roots to find him. The club announced Wednesday that it hired Joe Torres, who has been the No. 2 pitching coach for the Guardians since…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — Down two quarterbacks, the Baltimore Ravens are closing in on a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran passer Jacoby Brissett, with the deal expected to be wrapped up over the weekend. Neither club has announced the move, and the terms have…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luka Doncic made sure arena security noticed a courtside spectator who hurled the ball at a referee Wednesday night, and the man was escorted out of Golden 1 Center as the Los Angeles Lakers went on to beat Sacramento 116-103. The incident…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND, Ohio — The hottest team in the Eastern Conference heads to Cleveland on Friday night. The Philadelphia 76ers, 8-1 and atop the East, take on the 4-4 Cavaliers in an NBA Cup group-stage game, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. It is the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — With its new manager in place, the Seattle Mariners now have to build the staff around him. The club formally introduced Jason Kanzler on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, and team leaders say roughly half of the major league coaching jobs are still…
From the HERE City National DeskCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Miami will head to Notre Dame this weekend without its most productive receiver. Malachi Toney hurt his ankle during practice Wednesday and is expected to have surgery for a high ankle sprain. There is hope inside the program that the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk, the San Francisco 49ers receiver who has spent months on the team's reserve/left squad list, has asked to be reinstated and intends to report to the club's training facility on Friday afternoon, a step that will force the club…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said in a statement released by his club on Wednesday that he is living through the hardest days of his life, two days after his collision with Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel ended in…
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TRENTON, N.J. — A lone ticket bought in New Jersey matched every number in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, landing a jackpot of $847 million, the ninth-biggest top prize the game has ever paid. The numbers drawn on Nov. 4 were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, and the red Powerball…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fuel costs helped drive voters away from Republicans on Tuesday, but drivers hoping the incoming Democratic Congress will bring quick relief at the pump are likely to be disappointed. GasBuddy's weekly survey of more than 150,000 stations put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.12 a…
Crime
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Raleigh Police Department says a planned stickup on Foxhound Road near Buffaloe Road ended with one 18-year-old dead Monday night. Wake County prosecutors are charging the dead teen's brother and a second young man, and they are not charging the person the group tried to rob.…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell cruised to a second term Tuesday, every City Council incumbent on the ballot kept a seat, and engineer and entrepreneur Sana Siddiqui won the one council seat that was guaranteed to change hands. Cowell, a Democrat who previously served as state treasurer and…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh voters gave a clear yes on Tuesday to two city bond questions worth a combined $203 million, one for housing and one for transportation. With results in from all 111 city precincts, the housing bond won close to 65% of the vote and the transportation bond…
Politics
LUMBERTON, N.C. — Control of the North Carolina Senate may hinge on a Robeson County-centered race that remains unfinished, as election boards keep counting provisional and overseas ballots that could erase Republican Sen. Danny Britt's slim lead. Unofficial returns with every precinct in show Britt ahead of Democrat Catina Hamm…
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