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UConn-Gonzaga, Flagg and Calipari highlight MSG college hoops schedule featuring 11 national champs
NEW YORK (AP) — Back-to-back NCAA champion UConn returns to Madison Square Garden next month for a marquee matchup against Gonzaga, highlighting this season's college basketball schedule at “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina are also...
North Carolina offers schools $1 million to help take students on field trips
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public schools can seek financial assistance from the state to take students on field trips to state museums, aquariums and historic sites through a $1 million pilot project unveiled on Wednesday by Gov. Roy Cooper's administration. The...
Chloe Kitts available for No. 1 South Carolina after sitting out a game due to academic suspension
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina forward Chloe Kitts will be available to play Thursday after missing the top-ranked Gamecocks last game due to an academic suspension. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said everyone, including Kitts, would be ready to play when the team opens its...
Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme to defraud insurance regulators, policyholders and others through a myriad of companies from...
Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Trump won the election
Hours after Donald Trump was elected president for the second time, Dr. Clayton Alfonso had two messages from patients seeking to replace their IUDs. Over the next few days, three women inquired about getting their tubes tied. All of them said the election was the reason they were...
US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
NEW YORK (AP) — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to...
Driver dies after crashing off hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A driver has died after going around a barricade and driving off the edge of a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes washed out by Helene near the...
Jones leads Coastal Carolina against NC State after 20-point game
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (1-1) at NC State Wolfpack (2-0) Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolfpack -18.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Coastal Carolina takes on NC State after Rasheed Jones scored 20...
Buchanan scores 20 as George Washington downs N.C. A&T 85-80
WASHINGTON (AP) — Darren Buchanan Jr.'s 20 points and 11 rebounds helped George Washington defeat N.C. A&T 85-80 on Tuesday night. Jacoi Hutchinson scored 18 points, shooting 4 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Revolutionaries...
Decker scores 18 as Liberty beats Carolina University 81-45
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Brett Decker Jr.'s 18 points off of the bench helped Liberty to an 81-45 victory against Carolina University on Tuesday night. Decker shot 5 of 12 from the field, including 4 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Flames (3-0)....
