LeCroy, Wimmer lead South Carolina to regional championship with 16-7 win over Campbell
June 5, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Talmadge LeCroy drove in five runs, Braylen Wimmer had four hits, and South Carolina defeated Campbell 16-7 on Sunday to win the Columbia Regional and advance to the super regionals.
Penn gives Ivy League an NCAA regional finalist for 2nd year in row; No. 2 Florida faces tall task
June 4, 2023 GMTPenn has given the Ivy League a team in an NCAA Tournament regional final for the second straight year and another surprise, Oral Roberts, extended its nation-best winning streak to 20 games Saturday night to move a step closer to the super regionals.
Wimmer, Casas drive in two each, South Carolina defeats NC State 6-3 in Columbia Regional
June 4, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Braylen Wimer hit a two-run home run, Gavin Casas drove in two with a single, and South Carolina defeated North Carolina State 6-3 on Saturday in a winner’s bracket game at the Columbia Regional.
Carlson, Pence one-hit Wright State, North Carolina wins 5-0 to stay alive in Terre Haute Regional
June 3, 2023 GMTTERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Max Carlson and Dalton Pence combined on one-hitter and Mac Horvath belted his 23rd home run of the season to carry North Carolina past Wright State 5-0 in an elimination game at the Terre Haute Regional on Saturday afternoon.
Arnold, Belbin home runs lead Campbell to 10-5 win over Central Connecticut in Columbia Regional
June 3, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bryce Arnold tied the game with a grand slam, Jarrod Belbin added a three-run home run, and Campbell defeated Central Connecticut 10-5 on Saturday in an elimination game at the Columbia Regional.
Llewellyn nails down Iowa’s 5-4 regional win over North Carolina
June 3, 2023 GMTTERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Sam Hojnar gave Iowa the lead for good with a two-run single in the first inning, but it took a pair of strikeouts by reliever Luke Llewellyn to nail down the Hawkeyes' 5-4 victory over North Carolina on Friday night in the nightcap of the Terre Haute Regional.
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 3, 2023 GMTSamford 4, Southern Miss. 2, 10 innings
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 3, 2023 GMTSamford 4, Southern Miss. 2, 10 innings
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 2, 2023 GMTSamford 4, Southern Miss. 2, 10 innings
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 2, 2023 GMTSamford 4, Southern Miss. 2, 10 innings
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 2, 2023 GMTSamford 4, Southern Miss. 2, 10 innings
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 2, 2023 GMTGame 1 - Southern Miss. (41-17) vs. Samford (36-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 2, 2023 GMTGame 1 - Southern Miss. (41-17) vs. Samford (36-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 2, 2023 GMTGame 1 - Southern Miss. (41-17) vs. Samford (36-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases
June 2, 2023 GMTFORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
June 2, 2023 GMTGame 1 - Southern Miss. (41-17) vs. Samford (36-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legalized sports gambling starting next year in North Carolina now seems a better bet as the state House's top leader said Thursday he expected his chamber would accept alterations to its own proposal made by the Senate.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legalized sports gambling in North Carolina cleared what could be one of its last remaining legislative hurdles on Wednesday as a measure to authorize and regulate betting and tax revenues received a strong affirmative vote in the state Senate.
Limits on politics, race discussion in N. Carolina gov’t worker hiring, training advance
June 1, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government personnel laws would prohibit job applicants from being forced to opine about politics and culture to get hired and forbid employee trainers from promoting certain concepts in Republican legislation getting close to Democratic Gov.
North Carolina GOP negotiations likely next to curb appointment powers of Gov. Roy Cooper
May 31, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House and Senate Republicans are likely headed to negotiations over how to retool the composition of several key state commissions controlled by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's appointees after the House approved its version of the changes on Wednesday.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The organization that runs the Holiday Bowl is suing the Pac-12 Conference and the University of California Regents because UCLA backed out of the 2021 game citing COVID-19 concerns.
Toyota to invest $2.1 billion more in N.C. battery plant, will build big SUV at factory in Kentucky
May 31, 2023 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that's under construction near Greensboro, North Carolina.
The plant will supply batteries to Toyota's huge complex in Georgetown, Kentucky, which will build Toyota's first U.S.-made electric vehicle, a new SUV with three rows of seats.
Edmunds: The top five EV startups you need to know about
May 31, 2023 GMTShopping for a new electric vehicle can seem a bit like the Wild West. While most people are familiar with Tesla and established automakers, they’re less likely to know much about all-new companies looking to replicate the success of Tesla and take a share of the quickly growing market.
North Carolina House committee OKs bill to shift appointments on boards away from governor
May 30, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The composition of several North Carolina state commissions would shift away from gubernatorial appointees and toward the choices of legislators and others in a measure that cleared a House committee on Tuesday.
North Carolina transfer Caleb Love commits to Arizona
May 30, 2023 GMTCaleb Love is now headed to Arizona.
The North Carolina transfer tweeted Tuesday, less than a month after decommitting from Michigan, that he will play next season with the Wildcats.
“Caleb is a tremendously talented guard who has significant experience playing college basketball at a high level,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said in a statement.
North Carolina senator pushing medical marijuana bill describes smoking pot during cancer fight
May 30, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly's chief advocate for legalizing medical marijuana in the state revealed publicly on Tuesday how he smoked pot over 20 years ago to withstand discomforts of intense chemotherapy during a fight with cancer.
DENVER (AP) — Gone, but never forgotten, the ABA is enjoying a curtain call this season — all thanks to the Denver Nuggets.
Nearly 50 years after the breakup of the old, renegade league, with its red-white-and-blue basketballs and the 3-point arc that has redefined the modern game, the Nuggets finally broke through to become the last of the four ABA teams — Spurs, Pacers, Nets and Nuggets — who survived the 1976 merger to make the NBA Finals.
NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals Glance
May 29, 2023 GMTGame 1 - Southern Miss. (41-17) vs. Samford (36-23), 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 2 - Auburn (34-21-1) vs. Penn (32-14), 7 p.m., ESPN+
USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll
May 29, 2023 GMTThe USA TODAY Sports Top 25 baseball poll, with team's RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in the last poll and first-place votes received in parentheses.
Frick’s bases-clearing double helps UNC eliminate Virginia 10-2
May 25, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Frick went 3 for 5 with five RBIs to help No. 7 seed North Carolina advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament with a 10-2 victory over second-seeded Virginia on Thursday.
Auburn, USC, Alabama, Miami among the spring transfer window winners in college football
May 25, 2023 GMTThe spring transfer window lasts just 15 days and is not nearly as active as the 45-day period that comes after the college football season — unless you're Colorado.