WVU Men’s Hoops To Face Tar Heels In Charlotte

August 7, 2026

MORGANTOWN -- It’s taken 61 years, but it appears North Carolina has finally gotten over Ron “Fritz” Williams and is set to play West Virginia once again. The two schools announced Thursday they would meet this season, on Nov. 27, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. The game is part of the Dick Vitale Invitational. ESPN will televise the game on one of its networks. The last time the two schools met was in 1965, with Williams going for 25 points on 9 of 11 shooting and adding six assists in the Mountaineers’ 102-97 victory inside the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, ...

Luke Kuechly’s Game Film Study, Preparation Helped Shape Panthers Linebacker’s Hall Of Fame Career

August 7, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There were mornings when St. Xavier High School football coach Steve Specht would walk into his office and find his young linebacker, Luke Kuechly, sitting in front of the television studying game video of the team's next opponent before sunrise. Kuechly would hit ...

NASCAR Changing Stage Break Rules To Limit Laps Run Under Caution, Create More Green Flag Racing

August 7, 2026

NASCAR plans to implement a new stage-break procedure for its Cup Series races beginning this weekend at Iowa Speedway and continuing through the remainder of the season. Under the new rules, when a natural caution occurs with 10 or fewer laps remaining in Stage 1 or Stage 2, it will be ...

Jaylen Brown Processing How He Became A Former Celtic. Ready To Win With LeBron, Embiid And 76ers

August 7, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown got the call that Boston — the franchise that drafted him as a teenager and where he blossomed into an NBA Finals MVP and champion — had traded him and heaved his phone across the room. No, it wasn't a prank call. Brown was indeed headed to the ...

Detroit Makes Jahmyr Gibbs NFL’s Newest Highest-Paid Running Back With 3-Year Deal

August 7, 2026

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have agreed to a contract extension with Jahmyr Gibbs, a three-year deal worth up to $75.7 million that his agents say makes him the NFL's newest highest-paid running back. Athletes First announced the deal Thursday, hours after Gibbs took the ...

Colts Keep 2021 League Rushing Champ Jonathan Taylor With 2-Year, $44 Million Deal

August 7, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor got his wish. A little more than a week after reiterating he wanted to stay with Indy for the rest of his career, Taylor took a big step toward fulfilling that pledge by signing a two-year, $44 million contract extension, a ...