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Ending reign as speaker, North Carolina Rep. Tim Moore won't run for House seat in '24, either
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, who's already said that his record fifth two-year term leading the chamber would be his last, confirmed Thursday that he won't run for reelection to his House seat in 2024, either. The Cleveland County Republican was...
Gil scores his 9th goal of the season and the New England Revolution clinch an MLS playoff spot
CHICAGO (AP) — Carles Gil had a shot deflected up and in for his ninth goal of the season and the New England Revolution tied the Chicago Fire 2-2 on Saturday night to clinch an MLS playoff spot. Each of the last five regular-season meetings between the Fire and the Revolution have...
Nemechek advances to Xfinity playoffs round of 8 with win at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek moved into the round of eight of the Xfinity Series playoffs with a win at Texas, where he took the final lead after front-running Justin Allgaier got moved up the track on the 195th of 200 laps on Saturday. It was the seventh win of...
Gazdag's PK goal helps Union clinch playoff spot in 2-2 draw with Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dániel Gazdag scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time — his league-record 11th PK goal of the season — to rally Philadelphia to a 2-2 draw with Charlotte FC on Wednesday night, clinching a playoff spot for the Union. ...
Preston Stone accounts for 6 TDs in SMU's 69-0 rout of Prairie View A&M
DALLAS (AP) — Preston Stone threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score in SMU's 69-0 rout of Prairie View A&M on Saturday night. Stone completed 15 of 20 passes for 300 yards, and he also had a 5-yard touchdown run. He connected with Roderick Daniels Jr. on a...
Georgia State fends off Charlotte behind Grainger's 3TDs in 41-25 win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Darren Grainger threw for 461 yards and three touchdowns and Georgia State never trailed in a 41-25 win over Charlotte on Saturday. Trailing 34-10, Charlotte got within nine points in just a matter of minutes to close the third quarter. Jalon Jones' 58-yard...
Charlotte, DC United play to scoreless draw
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kristijan Kahlina totaled six saves for Charlotte in a 0-0 draw with D.C. United on Saturday night. Alex Bono saved two shots in his fourth start for DC United (9-12-8). The club has posted three straight clean sheets for the first time since May-June of...
An ex-candidate in a North Carolina congressional race marked by fraud allegations is running again
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina congressional candidate whose 2018 race was linked to allegations of absentee ballot fraud that led to a new election and charges against others is running again for the U.S. House next year. The Rev. Mark Harris, a Republican,...
STAT WATCH: Trojans' third game in a row over 50 points to start the season is a program first
No team in seven years has opened a season scoring at the rate Caleb Williams and Southern California are so far. The Trojans have scored at least 50 points in each of their first three games for the first time in program history. Their 56-10 rout of Stanford on...
Today in History: September 5, first Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2023. There are 117 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. On this date: ...
