Tagged: Football

Sports
6:26 am
Thu May 2, 2013

NC Sports Hall Of Fame Adds 11 New Faces, Two New Sports

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Carolina Hurricanes legend Ron Francis is the first hockey player to enter the NC Sports Hall of Fame.

Eleven new members are set to join the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.  Thursday night's induction ceremony and banquet marks the museum's 50th anniversary. 

Hall of Fame executive director Don Fish says the class of 2013 includes hockey legend Ron Francis, who retired a year before the Carolina Hurricanes won their first and only championship.

"It changed the face of sports in North Carolina," Fish says.

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Politics & Government
4:58 am
Thu March 28, 2013

Bill To Finance Charlotte Stadium Passes House

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Bank of America stadium

Lawmakers in the state House have passed a measure that would help finance improvements to the Carolina Panthers' stadium in Charlotte.

The bill would give the city the flexibility to spend money collected from hotel and prepared food taxes for two options the city council has asked for. Charlotte Republican Ruth Samuelson is a sponsor of the measure.

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