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Hamlin won't appeal fine for criticizing new car
Denny Hamlin and NASCAR settled their censorship flap Thursday when he announced he would not appeal the $25,000 fine levied against him for ...
NASCAR reinstates driver Jeremy Clements
NASCAR has reinstated Jeremy Clements following completion of stipulations set after the driver made insensitive remarks in an interview. Clements is ...
Notre Dame to join ACC next season
Goodbye Madison Square Garden, Georgetown and Villanova. Hello Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina and Duke. A year from now, Notre Dame men's ...
Feds bust up $100M NC crop insurance fraud ring
Federal investigators have unraveled a massive scheme among dozens of insurance agents, claims adjusters, brokers and farmers in eastern North ...
College tuition stipends for US airmen suspended
The U.S. Air Force joined other military branches Tuesday in suspending tuition assistance that thousands of active-duty service members rely on to ...
Brooks leads Davidson to SoCon championship 74-55
De'Mon Brooks has had a difficult time this year playing up the high expectations he set following a sensational sophomore season. Or, perhaps he was ...
Warrant: Agent provided ex-UNC players cash
Investigators in North Carolina say a Georgia-based sports agent violated sports agent laws by sending cash payments to former Tar Heels football ...
No. 3 Duke hammers North Carolina 69-53
Seth Curry kept burying shots against helpless North Carolina defenders to give No. 3 Duke a big lead, then Mason Plumlee dominated inside to keep the ...
No. 6 Miami beats Clemson for outright ACC title
Miami coach Jim Larranaga mounted the ladder last and went to the basket hard, scissors in hand. The net came off with one final snip, and he twirled ...
Thomas leads Terp women past Wake in ACC tourney
Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament history, and No. 10 Maryland beat Wake Forest 92-81 in overtime in ...
Goodell: NFL 'can and must' make football safer
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will continue to do "everything we can" to make football safer. Goodell has talked a lot recently about ...
Michael Jordan wants paternity lawsuit dismissed
Basketball hall of famer Michael Jordan asked a Georgia court on Monday to dismiss a paternity suit against him, calling it a "shameless, bad faith ...
Kelly lifts No. 3 Duke past No. 5 Miami 79-76
Ryan Kelly had waited two months for the chance to help his Duke teammates reclaim the form that made them the nation's top-ranked team. He returned ...
Justices voice skepticism of voting rights law
The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of ...
$1 million bonus offered in NASCAR's All-Star race
NASCAR's All-Star race format has been changed again, but this time to discourage drivers from riding around at the back of the field. Charlotte Motor ...
Kyle Larson has no hesitation about racing again
Kyle Larson won't have a second thought about getting back in a race car following his frightening crash at Daytona International Speedway. More than ...
Can escape clause save voting rights provision?
The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by pointing ...
No. 2 Miami knocked off by Wake Forest 80-65
Shane Larkin noticed during warm-ups that something was off with No. 2 Miami. The go-go, uptempo Hurricanes seemed a step slow, and not entirely ready ...
Skill position stars use combine as proving ground
Matt Barkley and Landry Jones made some tough calls last season. Instead of taking first-round money and leaving school early, they decided to stick ...
Most charges dismissed against ex-Blackwater execs
The federal prosecution of five former employees of the private security firm Blackwater has crumbled after the defendants said they were acting at ...
In artist's show, creation merges with destruction
It took Ryan Travis Christian four days to fill the paper sheet stretching 6½-by-30 feet and push-pinned to the white museum wall. Spreading charcoal ...
Pink stripe on NC illegal immigrant licenses eyed
A new North Carolina driver's license set to be issued to some illegal immigrants has a bright pink stripe and the bold words "NO LAWFUL STATUS," ...
DNA confirms skull that of NC disabled girl
A skull found a year ago by hunters in the woods is that of a disabled girl who was killed and dismembered by her stepmother, North Carolina police ...
Former NC State coach Lowe arrested on tax charges
Former North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe was arrested Monday and charged with failing to file his North Carolina state income taxes ...
Airline merger could squeeze some hub airports
A merged American Airlines and US Airways will carry more passengers around the world than any other, but even the biggest airline flying doesn't need ...