SOUTHERN PINES — After day one of play at the 2022 NCHSAA 3-A girls golf state championships at Longleaf Golf and Family Club, the Fike High girls golf team is one step closer to its goal of repeating as the 3-A state champion. The Golden Demons sit first of 10 teams, with a 53 over par after one day of […]
2022-10-24
WYSA keeps rolling with shutout in Apex
APEX – The Wilson Youth Soccer Association 06 U-17 Girls team remained unbeaten on the season with yet another complete team effort Sunday, coming up with a 5-0 win over National League Piedmont Conference foe Trinity Soccer Academy at Hunter Street Soccer Park. The Explosion, which improved to 11-0-1 overall and 8-0-1 in National League Piedmont play, built a 3-0 […]
Firebirds keep it rolling with rivalry win
ROCKY MOUNT — The Southern Nash High boys soccer team moved one game away from a perfect finish in 2-A/3-A Big East Conference play Monday with a 3-1 road win over arch rival Northern Nash. Isidro Leon led the Firebirds (18-3, 13-0 Big East) with a goal and an assist against the Knights (9-5-1, 8-5), followed by Frank Gonzalez with […]
Oscar Tshiebwe, Drew Timme top AP preseason All-America team
Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensus men’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA. Kentucky’s big man decided to take a different route. He’s coming back — and he may be even better this season. “He’s a better passer. He’s a better dribbler. He has a better feel. He talks,” […]
Panthers’ Walker earns another start at QB vs. Falcons
CHARLOTTE — P.J. Walker has earned another start for the Carolina Panthers following a 21-3 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. “I feel like P.J. would be our starter this week,” against the Atlanta Falcons, Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks said Monday. Wilks said he’s still unsure of where Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold are in their […]
World Series teed up: Harper, Phillies go deep, face Astros
Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber breaking the Bank in Philly. Yordan Alvarez launching moonshots in H-Town. Dusty Baker trying for a most elusive win. Justin Verlander, too. A fired-up Harper and All-Stars J.T. Realmuto and Zack Wheeler, stepping onto baseball’s biggest platform for the first time. Yo! The Philadelphia Phillies, of all teams, are headed to the World Series. Against […]
Column: 7 desperate drivers have NASCAR season on the line
Joey Logano has little stress headed into Martinsville Speedway, where his results won’t make a difference in his march toward the NASCAR championship. The rest of the field? Well, expect chaos. There are still three spots open in the title-deciding finale and seven drivers head into Sunday’s race at NASCAR’s smallest and oldest track with a chance. Only 58 points […]
US heads to World Cup with players struggling for game time
NEW YORK — The United States team’s top player has been buried on his club’s bench, starting only two matches this season. Two goalkeepers took demotions to England’s second division and the third hasn’t gotten a single Premier League minute. The Americans return to the World Cup following their failure to reach the 2018 tournament with what likely will be […]
No McCaffrey? No problem for emboldened Panthers run game
CHARLOTTE — Christian McCaffrey had been the lone bright spot on the league’s 32nd ranked offense through six games this season, accounting for 39.8% of the Carolina Panthers’ yards from scrimmage. So when the Panthers traded the 2019 All-Pro running back to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night, the only logical expectation was the Panthers would go from bad […]
