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newsobserver.com —  17+ hour, 44+ min ago

...BOTTOM LINE: 7 Kansas State faces the No. 10 Texas Longhorns after Markquis Nowell scored 23 points in Kansas State's 90-78 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks... ...Texas Longhorns (18-4, 7-2 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (18-4, 6-3 Big 12). New York; Saturday, 4 p.m.... ...Marcus Carr is averaging 16.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals for the Longhorns.... ...Nowell is averaging 17.5 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 40.1% over the last 10 games for Kansas State....

newsobserver.com —  1+ day ago

...The North Carolina Supreme Court, in 5-2 decisions split along ideological lines, agreed Friday to rehear two important voting rights cases after... ...GOP candidates won both Supreme Court races on the ballot in November, taking the court from a 4-3 Democratic majority to a 5-2 GOP majority.... ...," Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, said then.... ...At the time, GOP House Speaker Tim Moore said North Carolina voters "sent a message" on Election Day and had "clearly rejected the judicial activism...

newsobserver.com —  11+ min ago

...Chris Ledlum finished with 13 points and six rebounds for the Crimson (12-11, 3-6). Idan Tretout added 12 points for Harvard.... ...Nana Owusu-Anane was 5 of 9 shooting and 2 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points....

newsobserver.com —  31+ min ago

...Rayj Dennis" 18 points helped Toledo defeat Central Michigan 84-59 on Saturday night.... ...Setric Millner Jr. shot 4 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free throw line to add 18 points.... ...Reggie Bass added 10 points and six assists for Central Michigan. In addition, Max Majerle had nine points....

newsobserver.com —  27+ min ago

...The Buccaneers (8-15, 4-8) were led by Tahlik Chavez with 31 points. Claudell Harris Jr. added 18 points and five assists.... ...Zach Austin had 19 points to lead High Point to an 81-73 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday.... ...High Point visits Campbell, while Charleston Southern travels to play South Carolina Upstate....

newsobserver.com —  41+ min ago

...Duke's hard-nosed defense, led by a freshman, and key late baskets by its most experienced player earned the Blue Devils a thrilling win over rival... ...Dereck Lively recorded eight of Duke's season-high 11 blocked shots and Jeremy Roach scored eight points over the game's final 5:45 as the Blue Devils... ...After a Duke timeout, Jeremy Roach found a driving lane in the middle of the UNC defense to score with 24 seconds left giving the Blue Devils a 61... ...With Duke up 44-38, UNC pushed back with a Caleb Love 3-pointer and a Bacot dunk after Proctor's turnover on a Duke fast break....

newsobserver.com —  7+ hour, 3+ min ago

...Sarah Nurse, the Canadian forward who had a highlight-reel goal against the New York Rangers" Igor Shesterkin during the NHL's All-Star Skills Competition... ...Florida president Matthew Caldwell offered the job to Nurse publicly -- very publicly, at a lectern, with a microphone, before a crowd of onlookers... ...He and Caldwell spoke for about 15 minutes after Saturday's event, which was attended by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Panthers stars Aleksander... ...I'm a tough negotiator.". The idea to hire Nurse was first floated to Caldwell by Melissa Fitzgerald....

newsobserver.com —  16+ min ago

...BOTTOM LINE: Temple hosts the No. 3 Houston Cougars after Khalif Battle scored 26 points in Temple's 77-70 overtime victory over the UCF Knights.... ...Houston Cougars (21-2, 9-1 AAC) at Temple Owls (14-9, 8-2 AAC). Philadelphia; Sunday, 6 p.m.... ...Battle is averaging 17.8 points for the Owls. Damian Dunn is averaging 12.0 points over the last 10 games for Temple.... ...Jarace Walker is shooting 49.7% and averaging 10.8 points over the past 10 games for Houston....

newsobserver.com —  10+ hour, 16+ min ago

...Charlotte resident Brett Pauley II posted a video of the balloon, a dot in the clear skies.... ...Plenty of other people hopped online to post pictures, including WCNC-TV weatherman Brad Panovich.... ...The North American Aerospace Defense Command was closely monitoring the surveillance balloon, Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder said at a news... ...Thom Tillis, R-NC, warned the balloon's trajectory "includes flyovers near Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune."...

newsobserver.com —  3+ hour, 13+ min ago

...Thomas also had 11 rebounds for the Pride (17-8, 10-2 Colonial Athletic Association). Warren Williams scored 14 points, making 6 of 7 shots.... ...Kenan Sarvan added 14 points for Stony Brook.... ...In addition, Frankie Policelli had 12 points and 13 rebounds....