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SportsASHEVILLE, N.C. — Western Carolina left Kimmel Arena with an 83-75 men's basketball win Saturday after UNC Asheville had erased an early 13-point deficit and even briefly gone in front. The Catamounts improved to 1-1 behind 19 points from Jaxon Prunty, who was most effective…
SportsKERNERSVILLE, N.C. — Asheville High's Judah Hall crossed the line first Saturday at the NCHSAA 6A boys cross country state championship, winning the individual title with a time of 15:48.34 on the state course in Kernersville, at the Ivey Redmon complex. Hall finished about six…
From the HERE City State DeskEAST HARTFORD, Conn. — North Carolina beat UConn 38-21 on Saturday at Rentschler Field, using three takeaways for 21 points and snapping a two-game slide in front of 36,901 fans. Billy Edwards Jr. finished 29 completions in 38 attempts, piled up 255 passing yards, threw…
From the HERE City State DeskWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — No. 16 Wake Forest rolled past Merrimack 77-0 on Saturday at Allegacy Financial Stadium, posting its highest modern-era point total against a nonconference visitor on Saturday afternoon. Steele Pizzella made his first career start and piled up 495 yards of offense, completing…
From the HERE City State DeskFAIRHOPE, Ala. — Philip Rivers said after a 42-35 loss to Glenwood on Friday night that he recently interviewed with North Carolina State about becoming the Wolfpack’s next head coach, and that there is nothing further to announce. The former Wolfpack quarterback and longtime NFL…
From the HERE City National DeskOXFORD, Miss. — No. 2 Georgia raced to a 28-0 lead by the break and handled Ole Miss 42-7 on Saturday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, with quarterback Gunner Stockton responsible for five touchdowns, four through the air and one on the ground. The Bulldogs scored…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON, Texas — Center back Lukas MacNaughton waited until the last attack of the MLS regular season to deliver, scoring in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night as St. Louis CITY SC edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Shell Energy Stadium and…
From the HERE City National DeskHONG KONG — American Claire Liu captured the first WTA Tour singles title of her career Sunday, closing the Hong Kong Tennis Open final with nine straight games to beat second seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-3, 6-0 at Victoria Park. The opening set…
From the HERE City National DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Top-ranked Miami is unbeaten no more. Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 cushion early in the third quarter Saturday night and then survived a frantic Hurricanes comeback for a 31-24 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. Both teams now sit at…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
From the HERE City National DeskMADRID, Spain — The NFL takes over one of the most famous soccer venues on the planet Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons meet at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor arrived with a bold claim about his quarterback. At his…
From Merger Monday
The New Orleans City Council approved a 45-year tax arrangement on Thursday for the planned Omni New Orleans, one of the last local steps for a $625 million convention headquarters hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Rather than paying a conventional property-tax bill, the Dallas-based developers would make…
From Merger Monday
Fox Corp. borrowed $10.4 billion on Friday as it completed its roughly $22 billion purchase of Roku Inc., drawing $2 billion under an amended term loan and $8.4 billion under a new bridge facility to cover part of the cash it owed Roku holders. An 8-K filed with the Securities and…
Politics
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville is adding a familiar face from county government to its top management team. The city announced Friday that Rafael Baptista, now Buncombe County director of strategy and innovation, will become an assistant city manager on Nov. 30. City Manager DK Wesley made the pick. In the…
From the HERE City State Desk
BOONE, N.C. — Rep. Virginia Foxx said Friday she has asked for congressional monitors to watch the continuing count in North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, where Democrat Chuck Hubbard led by 99 votes on election night. State elections board figures listed Hubbard at 139,034 and Foxx at 138,935 on election…
From the HERE City National Desk
NEW YORK — Four days after winning a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, Democrat James Talarico walked onto the Saturday Night Live stage, appearing unannounced in the show's first cold open since the midterm elections. The sketch opened with cast members playing Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic…
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