SPORTS
NASCAR team honors fallen officers with special paint scheme
A NASCAR Cup Series driver will have a special paint scheme on his car at Darlington Motor Speedway on Sunday that pays tribute to the four fallen law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty on April 29 in east Charlotte.
Upstate Softball Makes History with first Big South Tournament Title
ROCK HILL, S.C. (USC Upstate Athletics) - USC Upstate softball made history on Sunday morning as the No. 1 seed Spartans downed the No. 3 seed Winthrop Eagles 5-1 in the winner take-all final game of the Big South Softball Tournament. The Spartans add Big South Tournament Championships to their list of honors this season which already included Big South Regular Season Champions.
Top target announces summer visit plans
Three-star wide receiver Malik Clark, who's one of the top 2025 targets for South Carolina, posted the upcoming visits he's planned. The arrangements match what Clark told 247Sports' Anna Adams on Sunday at the Under Armour camp stop in Charlotte. Clark will go to Georgia (May 31) before taking three official visits. South Carolina is up first, the weekend of May 31. North Carolina is up on the following weekend. He'll hit N.C. State the weekend of June 21.
Rory McIlroy rallies to win record 4th Wells Fargo Championship title
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has a full head of steam heading into the PGA Championship. McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship for a record fourth time Sunday with another dominating performance at Quail Hollow, easily overcoming a two-stroke deficit to beat Xander Schauffele by five shots. No...
Justin Haley scores RWR's first non-superspeedway top 10 honoring fallen officers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Justin Haley completed one of the best races in Rick Ware Racing's history while raising money for the families of the officers killed in Charlotte in April. Haley finished ninth in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday in the No. 51 Ford Mustang for...
South Carolina commitment lands MVP nod at Under Armour
Brian Rowe left the Under Armour camp stop in Charlotte with a Mother's Day gift for his mom. Rowe, who committed to South Carolina earlier this spring, was one of two wide receivers who picked up the MVP award on Sunday at Mallard Creek High School. Afterwards, he posted a picture about it on Twitter.
Steve Smith Sr. inducted into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE—Growing up in Los Angeles, all Steve Smith Sr. knew about North Carolina was seeing the occasional ACC basketball game on one of the family television’s 13 channels. He never got farther east than Las Vegas until he became a standout receiver at the University of Utah, and planes took him as far as the Pac-12 stretched.
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.