News & Observer sports columnist Luke DeCock is serving as an Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll voter for the 2018-19 basketball season. This is his ballot for December 17, 2018.
The Carolina Panthers are about to host New Orleans on “Monday Night Football.” In 16 previous MNF games, the Panthers have performed well more often than not.
But few teams can outgun Gonzaga in a contest of firepower. Few would even try. North Carolina is one of them. On the right night, North Carolina has as much firepower as anyone. And this, a 103-90 win, was absolutely the right night for the Tar Heels. Finally.
There were a million frustrations large and small in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 6-5 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday, but the one that’s going to stick is watching six rounds of a shootout and not seeing Sebastian Aho or Andrei Svechnikov get a chance
Two years after Roy Williams told Mark Few in the aftermath of the 2017 national championship that Few would win a national title someday, Gonzaga might be on the verge of delivering.
The more than 200 current and former North Carolina athletes who have signed a letter denouncing the university’s plans to build a $5 million pavilion for Silent Sam are tapping into power and influence they may not have realized they had.
Dougie Hamilton was on the ice for all four opposing goals in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but his chronic defensive issues are more of a concern than anything that happened Tuesday.
After serving nearly 19 years in prison for his part in the murder of his pregnant girlfriend Cherica Adams, Rae Carruth says he “will eagerly accept” a chance to meet with his son, Chancellor Lee Adams.
Former Carolina Panther Rae Carruth did an exclusive, multi-part interview with the Charlotte Observer. This was his first interview since his prison release in October. Here are excerpts from Carruth’s interview.
Author John Feinstein’s latest book, “Quarterback,” is an exploration of the pressure and privilege of the position, seen through the lens of a handful of quarterbacks: Doug Williams, Joe Flacco, Andrew Luck, Alex Smith and Ryan Fitzpatrick.
News & Observer sports columnist Luke DeCock is serving as an Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll voter for the 2018-19 basketball season. This is his ballot for December 10, 2018.
Carolina coach Ron Rivera fired two defensive assistant coaches on Monday and said he was going to take over defensive play-calling duties from coordinator Eric Washington. Will any of it make any difference?
News & Observer sports columnist Luke DeCock is serving as an Associated Press Top 25 basketball poll voter for the 2018-19 basketball season. This is his ballot for December 3, 2018.
The Carolina Panthers have crumbled with four straight losses, going from 6-2 to 6-6. If this continues, David Tepper is going to face his toughest decision as the team’s new owner so far.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who has played mostly mistake-free football in 2018, threw four interceptions for the first time since 2011 as Carolina lost to Tampa Bay.
Amid all the records set and touchdowns scored in the Wolfpack 58-3 victory over ECU that wasn’t as close as the score would indicate, there were moments of pure joy sprinkled everywhere, like blueberries in a muffin.
