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"Pelé" — the nickname of one of soccer's greatest players — has long been used as a synonym for greatness. Now, a Brazilian dictionary is making that meaning official with a new entry.
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The games are the world's largest event for student-athletes.
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Jemele Hill moved to the Triangle to take an internship working as a sports reporter at The News & Observer. That eventually turned into a full-time job, and while she didn’t stay in the area for long, that gig helped set the tone for a career that brought her to ESPN — first as a columnist, and eventually as a host of SportsCenter.
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The Durham Bulls won another Triple-A National Championship this weekend in Las Vegas, topping the Reno Aces.
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At age 41, his body is telling him the time has come, the Swiss tennis great said in a video message released on Thursday. Federer has won more than 100 titles, including 20 Grand Slam singles wins.
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A day after a pair of fights resulted in five players being kicked out of the first joint practice between the Panthers and Patriots, two more incidents — including one in which a female fan was struck after a scrum spilled into the spectator area — nearly brought an end to Wednesday’s practice session.
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Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.
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Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s real estate company has proposed to pay more than $82 million to creditors over an abandoned practice facility project in Rock Hill under a new plan proposed Thursday.
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It's unclear if Ramirez's outspoken nature played a role in his firing.
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Megan Gebbia had spent the past nine seasons at American, leading the Eagles to three NCAA Tournament bids while twice being named the Patriot League coach of the year. Last year's team won 23 games and reached the NCAAs.