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From HERE ClemsonClemson, S.C. — Junior linebacker Sammy Brown is again the constant on a Clemson defense getting ready for a noon road kickoff at Syracuse on Nov. 7. He piled up 106 stops last fall and already has 51 tackles plus two sacks in 2026 for…
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…
From Merger Monday
Private markets put two very different price tags on flying machines in the same news cycle. Shield AI raised money at a $28.8 billion valuation to buy radar maker Echodyne for $5.3 billion. Zipline raised $1.5 billion at $21.5 billion to push drone delivery from dozens of sites toward hundreds.…
From Merger Monday
Voters in Buncombe County, N.C., approved $70 million of new local bonds for affordable housing and open space, clearing the way for a municipal debt sale that county officials say will cost the median homeowner a few dozen dollars a year. Unofficial returns showed the $40 million housing question passing with…
From Merger Monday
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. priced an upsized $1.05 billion convertible note offering as the centerpiece of a broader refinancing that will retire $2 billion of higher-coupon bonds and extend its bank facilities into 2031. The 2.75% convertible senior notes due Dec. 1, 2031, were increased from a planned $1 billion and…
Crime
Raleigh, N.C. — An active-duty Army captain now faces a slate of felony counts tied to two 2019 sexual assault reports at North Carolina State University after Wake County prosecutors reopened the matter this week. Michael Kranzburg, 27, was charged Tuesday. The counts include kidnapping in the first degree, strangulation…
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
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…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein pressed Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly on Wednesday to work across the aisle in the next session, saying Tuesday's election left voters expecting lower living costs, public safety and a finished state budget. Speaking outside the Governor's Mansion a day after Democrats…
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