CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Patrick Cantlay drained a putt from deep on one of the toughest par-4s on the course, Hideki Matsuyama and Tom Kim shook their heads and exchanged a smile as if to say, “What else can we do?” It’s a legitimate question. The U.S. …
Scott Fowler: Charlotte has had enough losses. The U.S. Presidents Cup team can help out with that
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — You know what Charlotte really needs, and what the U.S. Presidents Cup team can help us all out with this weekend? An actual winning streak. Charlotte’s sports fans would like to stop getting battered by a hurricane of bad news and ac…
3-year-old accidentally kills mom after finding ‘unsecured’ gun, South Carolina deputies say
A South Carolina mom was accidentally shot and killed after her 3-year-old found an “unsecured” gun, officials said. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office was called to a shooting on Wednesday. While at the scene on South Pine Street, officials repor…
Scott Fowler: Charlie Scott on racism, trailblazing, Dean Smith and why he chose UNC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlie Scott, this week’s star of the “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” series, was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at the University of North Carolina. In many ways, he was the Tar Heels’ version of baseball player …
Panthers losing turnover battle, and games. Matt Rhule knows both trends must change
Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu nearly gifted himself an early birthday present Sunday. The fifth-year linebacker, who turned 26 years old Monday, dropped what likely would’ve been a pick-six late in the second quarter of the Panthers’ 19-16 loss to t…
Scott Fowler: At the Presidents Cup, Johnny Harris and Quail Hollow’s quest for the ‘spectacular’
CHARLOTTE — I am riding on a golf cart next to Quail Hollow Club president Johnny Harris, but “flying” may be the more operative word, because it feels like not all four of our wheels are touching the ground. There is so much to do at Quail Hollow in t…
Boebert to headline NC conservative gathering, as Trump, Greene also visit the state
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A conservative gathering this month in Charlotte will feature U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and other Republicans. Boebert will attend the Salt & Light Conference in person as a keynote sp…
An NC school board cleared the room of teens to read a book’s sex scene aloud
The chair of the Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Board of Education ordered its teenage student interns to leave a public meeting this week before a board member read an oral-sex scene aloud from an award-winning teen novel. “This is the kind of crap …
How App State became story of college football — again, after another improbable win
Three games into the 2016 season, Appalachian State’s third after transitioning into the FBS, the Mountaineers hosted what was then considered to be the most significant football game in their history. Anticipation built for weeks. A capacity crowd of …
Soldier accused of sharing racist post, engaging in extremism while at Fort Bragg
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A U.S. Army soldier shared a racist, violent reason for joining the service on Instagram and engaged in online extremism while stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, according to federal investigators. “I serve for combat experien…