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‘Silent Petty’ built engines that roared
By Scott Fowler | E-mail | May 22, 2013

When your big brother is known as “The King,” you live in a pretty large shadow. Maurice Petty emerged from that shadow on Wednesday night, however, earning a membership into the fifth class of NASCAR’s Hall of Fame.

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OK, you’re the Hornets again. Here’s what you need to do.
May 18, 2013
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Columnist Scott Fowler’s 10-point plan for how Charlotte’s NBA franchise should handle the name change

Driver Dick Trickle’s life was rowdy fun on track, pain off it
By Scott Fowler | May 17, 2013
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Many people only knew racecar driver Dick Trickle because he had one of the most unusual names in NASCAR history.

Bruton Smith has seen it all, talks about it
By Scott Fowler | May 16, 2013
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Our 30-minute phone conversation this week with Bruton Smith veered from Danica Patrick to Kyle Busch, from ticket-sale issues to Elizabeth Taylor issues and from what car he drives to work every day to the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s induction process. Some highlights:

Lochte a bit out of practice
May 10, 2013
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There are screams and then there are screams, and it is the second kind that Ryan Lochte inspires whenever he shows up at a swim meet like he did Friday at the UltraSwim in Charlotte.

Retirement wasn’t Berens’ cup of tea
May 9, 2013
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After a brief retirement that lasted about as long as a bad celebrity marriage, Charlotte’s Ricky Berens is back in the pool and will compete Friday through Sunday at the UltraSwim meet at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

John Kasay: Forever a Carolina Panther
May 7, 2013
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Signing a one-day contract so he could retire a Panther, Kasay leaves the NFL with a special thank you to the Carolina fans.

'I remember the first playoff game'
Kasay retires a Panther
Kasay through the years
Fowler: A weird day for Quail Hollow, a wild win for Ernst
By Scott Fowler | E-mail | May 5, 2013
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On a day that looked like it would belong to Phil Mickelson, a PGA Tour rookie named Derek Ernst walked away with the Wells Fargo Championship trophy Sunday. Ernst, who only made the field as an alternate, beat journeyman David Lynn on the first playoff hole to cap a rainy, chilly day at Quail Hollow Club.

Fowler: Unknown Australian's g’day has him flirting with lead
By Scott Fowler | E-mail | May 3, 2013
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If you want someone obscure to root for this weekend at the Wells Fargo Championship, I’ve got the guy for you. Australian Scott Gardiner, 37, the oldest rookie on the Tour, is as stunned as anyone he is tied for second place, only two strokes behind leader Phil Mickelson.

Compton’s heart beats for cause of a lifetime
By Scott Fowler | April 30, 2013
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Erik Compton’s first heart transplant came in 1992, when he was only 12. That heart lasted 16 years. Then Compton nearly died in 2008 and ended up getting a second heart transplant.

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Erik Compton at Quail Hollow 04.30.13
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