Sports

May. 19, 2013 @ 01:02 AM

Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history.


May. 18, 2013 @ 10:02 PM

Playing for smiles at Miracle League

The scores Saturday morning at the Louisburg High School softball field don’t matter so much.

No outs are recorded, each player bats and everyone gets a hit in the Miracle League of Franklin County. No stranded runners here. Homer, the mascot with a giant baseball for a head, cleans up the bases at the end of innings.


May. 18, 2013 @ 09:09 PM

Smith’s 69 leads Kerr Lake field after Day 1

Raleigh’s Jason Smith leads the Kerr Lake Country Club Invitational after firing a 69 Saturday.


May. 18, 2013 @ 09:01 PM

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

A pair of not so over-the-hill Hall of Famers pulled off a huge upset in the Preakness and ended any hopes of a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.


May. 17, 2013 @ 09:31 PM

Orb favored to take Preakness, set up Triple try

Everything's a go for Orb.

The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course.


May. 17, 2013 @ 09:24 PM

Edwards grabs poll for Sprint All-Star race

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, paying tribute to the late Dick Trickle along the way.


May. 16, 2013 @ 10:19 PM

Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71

There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap.


May. 16, 2013 @ 10:15 PM

Faulkner shooting for another title at Kerr Lake

Defending champion Steven Brame is not back in the field for this year’s Kerr Lake Country Club Invitational. But the guy that edged him in a recent playoff at the Henderson Country Club Invitational is.


May. 15, 2013 @ 09:43 PM

Spartans wrap up state golf play in Pinehurst

Kerr-Vance’s Daniel Burnette shot a 78 on both days at the N.C. Independent School Athletic Association 2-A state golf tournament to finish tied for 17th out of a field of close to 60.


May. 15, 2013 @ 09:40 PM

Opportunity knocks for Wake Tech-bound Haywood, Brandon

Jazmine Haywood and Le'Darius Brandon have each signed to play basketball at Wake Tech in the fall.