The Panthers have signed all five of their draft picks. Carolina announced Thursday it has signed fifth-round draft pick A.J. Klein from Iowa State and sixth-round selection Kenjon Barner from Oregon, assuring all of their draft picks will be at training camp on time.
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Kent Emanuel threw eight scoreless innings, while Cody Stubbs and Brian Holberton each drove in three runs to help North Carolina beat Miami 10-0 on Thursday in pool play of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is back as the U.S. men's national team coach and ready for another run at Olympic gold. During a news conference at Duke on Thursday, Krzyzewski called it the "ultimate honor'' to represent his country.
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The Colonial Athletic Association is getting a new member as Elon is joining the CAA for the 2014-15 season. Elon, which is leaving the Southern Conference, will join as an all-sports member. That gives the CAA 10 basketball schools and 12 in football.
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Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
05/23/2013 09:08 PM
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Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly says he broke into a big smile when Carolina selected Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei with the 14th overall pick in last month's NFL draft. Kuechly knew right then his job just got a lot easier.
05/23/2013 04:23 PM
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Matt Kenseth is ready to get back to work. Kenseth and his first-year team at Joe Gibbs Racing have had plenty to celebrate this season with a Sprint Cup-best three victories and seven top-10 finishes in 11 events.
05/23/2013 04:19 PM
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High Point Wesleyan's Theo Pinson had some of the top programs in the country after him including Indiana, Louisville, Georgetown and Duke, but on Wednesday, the class of 2014 small forward announced he'd be joining the Tar Heels.
05/23/2013 09:46 AM
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The agent for first-round draft pick Star Lotulelei says his client has signed a four-year contract with the Carolina Panthers. Financial terms were not released but the deal includes a team option for a fifth season.
05/23/2013 09:44 AM
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Former Sprint Cup champion Dale Jarrett and master mechanic Maurice Petty headline the latest group of inductees in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Dale Jarrett Wednesday joined his father Ned in the hall while Maurice becomes the fourth member of the storied Petty family to get in.
05/23/2013 08:02 AM
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Charlotte Bobcats chairman Michael Jordan announced that the team will change its name and become the Hornets once again. The team will officially become the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014-2015 season.
Updated 05/22/2013 10:26 AM
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Charlotte Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith says a report about a possible move of one of the track's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races is false. Smith said Tuesday that no final decision has been made, but with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, the thought of the race leaving the speedway made many nervous.
05/21/2013 08:08 PM
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Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season. Mitchell was granted his release from the Razorbacks earlier this month, following a spring competition for the starting position that ended with the senior listed as the second-team quarterback to sophomore Brandon Allen.
05/21/2013 09:19 AM
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After about three-years of negotiations, the Winston-Salem City Council on Monday voted 5-2, approving the sale of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum to Wake Forest University. The council also unanimously approved an intent to sell Bowman Gray Stadium to Winston-Salem State University.
05/21/2013 09:12 AM
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The Charlotte Bobcats will hold a news conference Tuesday evening, where the team is expected to announce it is bringing the Hornets nickname back to the city. Former point guard Muggsy Bogues, arguably the most recognizable person to ever put on a Hornets jersey, said bringing the nickname back to Charlotte is a good move.
Updated 05/20/2013 05:50 PM
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North Carolina third baseman Colin Moran is the Atlantic Coast Conference's player of the year and teammate Kent Emanuel is its pitcher of the year. Moran leads the nation with 83 RBIs and hit .376 while becoming the seventh UNC player to win the ACC award.
05/20/2013 03:40 PM
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David Lawson scored his career-best fifth goal with 2:16 remaining to lift Duke to a 12-11 win against Notre Dame in the lacrosse quarterfinals Sunday.
05/19/2013 05:49 PM
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Eric Law scored with 13 seconds left to cap Denver's big comeback in a 12-11 win over North Carolina in an NCAA lacrosse quarterfinal Sunday. Denver trailed by as many as six goals and was down five at halftime.
05/19/2013 04:49 PM
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Jimmie Johnson became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
05/19/2013 01:20 PM
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Kyle Busch snapped a seven-race drought on the NASCAR Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
05/18/2013 11:41 AM
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