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Selection Sunday is part of ‘the magic carpet ride’

Scott Fowler: I always feel good the day that the NCAA tournament bracket is announced. As Wofford coach Mike Young said, inclusion in the NCAA tournament “is the magic carpet ride.”
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UNC's hopes rest on McAdoo, Paige
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Option 1, 1A lead Duke’s title quest
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Elevation Church to build in University City, discloses audit
By Rick Rothacker and Tim Funk | E-mail | March 16, 2014
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Elevation Church plans to open a new 1,200-seat campus in University City’s Innovation Park – the former IBM headquarters – by Easter 2015. A new audit of the church’s 2013 finances says a total of $13,000 was paid to church board members for speaking at Elevation events.
Hundreds gather to remember Kilah Davenport
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. | E-mail | March 16, 2014
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Nearly 200 hundred people huddled under an awning outside a Mint Hill restaurant Sunday night to remember Kilah Davenport, a child-abuse victim who died last week and whose beating sparked legislative changes.

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Some NC charter schools violate open meetings law
By Ann Doss Helms | E-mail | March 16, 2014
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While many Charlotte-area charter schools encourage public participation, some don’t meet the N.C. Open Meetings Law requirements for posting meeting schedules, an Observer review of websites shows.

Shelby Vietnam veteran to attend posthumous award of Medal of Honor to fallen sergeant at White House
By Joe DePriest | E-mail | March 16, 2014
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John Rankin’s 82nd Airborne sergeant is getting the award because of a 2002 Congressional Act that ensures some veterans weren’t overlooked because of prejudice.

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Charlotte’s weekend weather remains tempestuous

The weekend weather was a tale of two systems: unseasonably warm before winter reasserted itself.

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Final words from missing jet came after shutdown

New evidence is adding to suspicions that one or both of the pilots were involved in the disappearance.

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Reporter loses locks but raises bucks

Elisabeth Arriero: Two days before shaving my head as part of a fundraiser, I seriously questioned my decision to participate.

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Shhhh! Baby oysters are always listening

Ashlee Lillis, a Ph.D. candidate at N.C. State, is diving into a little-explored aspect of oyster settlement.

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Panthers put focus on receivers

Steelers’ Jerricho Cotchery to visit Monday; team has also contacted Packers’ James Jones.

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Carl Edwards wins in surprise finish

Is it surprising a rain-delayed, day-turned-to-night race at Bristol Motor Speedway had a surprise ending?

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Virginia beats Duke for ACC title

The top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers deliver its first ACC title since 1976, beating Duke 72-63.

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Neal rescues the Bobcats from sloppy matinee

Gary Neal scored 18 points off just six shots from the field against his former team in a 101-92 victory over the Bucks.

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Davidson has NIT date at Missouri

The No. 7-seeded Wildcats will travel to No. 2 Missouri to play the Tigers at 9 p.m. Thursday.

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