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SportsCARY, N.C. — A spot in the ACC men's soccer championship game will be settled between two old rivals on Thursday, with kickoff set for 5:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park as the 12th-ranked Tar Heels take on the Wolfpack. The ACC Network will carry…
SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State never let Presbyterian get comfortable Tuesday night, building a 27-point halftime lead and cruising to a 94-60 victory in front of the home crowd at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh to improve to 3-0. Ven-Allen Lubin led the Wolfpack with…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was voted National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday for the third season in a row, making him the first manager in big-league history to win the Baseball Writers' Association of America award three straight times. Murphy,…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — Georgia climbed to the top of the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night, replacing Miami at No. 1 in the selection committee's second list of the 2026 season. The 8-1 Bulldogs are followed by unbeaten Utah at No. 2, two-loss Alabama at…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox is the 2026 American League Manager of the Year, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Tuesday night, capping a season in which a club that had lost 100 or more games three years running climbed…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Boston turned the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and former teammate Jaylen Brown into a lopsided night, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Paul George, who went to Boston in the offseason deal that sent Brown to…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday named Pedro Guerrero a hitting coach on their major league staff, filling the lone opening on manager Dave Roberts' coaching group for 2027. Guerrero, 37, comes over from Miami, where he led the Marlins' hitting group…
From the HERE City National DeskHENDERSON, Nev. — Kirk Cousins is headed back to Minnesota. The Las Vegas Raiders announced Tuesday that they have shipped the 38-year-old quarterback to the Vikings, getting a 2027 third-round draft choice back. The Raiders said the deal will not be final until Cousins passes…
From the HERE City National DeskWINNIPEG, Manitoba — Dawson Mercer scored twice in his first meeting with his former club, including the go-ahead power-play goal late in the third period, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. The night was…
From the HERE City National DeskBROOKLYN, N.Y. — A new league for the country's best under-18 boys basketball players, with LeBron James and Kevin Durant among its founding backers, was unveiled Tuesday and plans to start playing in April 2027. The Futures Basketball League will split 120 prospects, members of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL trade deadline closed at 4 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday after a busy final day in which several contenders added pieces for the second half of the season. Kansas City pried receiver Josh Downs loose from Indianapolis, getting a 2027 seventh-rounder…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson needed a strong final eight minutes to put away North Dakota on Monday night, Nov. 9, winning 92-77 at Littlejohn Coliseum to stay unbeaten. The Tigers came in 2-0 after an 82-73 win over American, while the Fightin' Hawks arrived at…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson cornerback Ashton Hampton picked up the first ACC Defensive Back of the Week award of his career on Monday, Nov. 9, after a strong outing in the Tigers road win at Syracuse. Hampton shared the team lead with eight tackles, broke…
Education
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Students at North Carolina's two largest public universities could pay more starting in fall 2027, as trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State take up tuition and fee proposals this week. NC State is asking its board for a 3 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduates…
Events
The City of Raleigh, N.C., has received an event permit application that hints at a music festival in 2027, though nothing has been announced. A city spokesperson said people connected to Live Nation and the Dreamville Foundation turned in the paperwork in October. On the form, the event goes by…
Business
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Homes that burn oil for heat are heading into winter facing some of the highest fuel bills North Carolina has seen. Federal energy data put the statewide residential average at $5.87 a gallon last week, compared with $3.27 a gallon at the same point a year ago.…
Business
DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina's hemp industry is entering a two-step federal crackdown with no clear answer on what comes after it. The first piece takes effect Thursday, Nov. 12, and a much broader limit follows on Dec. 11. Both changes trace back to the 2025 federal tax and spending…
From the HERE City National Desk
BARCELONA, Spain — Workers across Spain walked off the job Wednesday in the country's first general strike since 2012, a nationwide protest built around the cost of housing that slowed transit, idled factories and shut down ports with a national vote under three weeks away. The 24-hour stoppage was called…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — Most North Carolina counties that asked voters for a higher local sales tax this month came away empty-handed, with increases failing in nine of the 11 counties that put the question on the ballot. The outcome fits a long trend. Roughly one in four local sales tax…
Politics
LOUISBURG, N.C. — A regional water fight that spilled into the General Assembly this spring has been settled at the local level. Franklin County commissioners on Monday approved an amendment that raises the fast-growing county's daily purchase limit from the Kerr Lake Regional Water System by as much as 1…
Politics
ELON, N.C. — Close to half of North Carolina adults would welcome another impeachment of President Donald Trump, but not a majority, according to an Elon University Poll released Tuesday as Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers of Congress. Asked how they would feel about an impeachment push,…
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