“What do you mean by ‘the farm is gone’?” Zhen Rui asked over the phone. Before he got the answer, the signal vanished into the rain. It was 4 a.m. on July 28, when record-breaking downpours struck ...

In the world of professional football, emotions run hotter than a two-dollar pistol on the Fourth of July. We see it every Sunday. A missed call, a dropped pass, a game-winning play—it’s a pressure ...

There’s a whole lot of mystery with the Philadelphia 76ers this upcoming season. While they’ve added some nice pieces in the offseason, everybody isn’t convinced that they are one of the top teams in ...

It took two days for left tackle Rasheed Walker's words to backfire. Last week, the Green Bay Packers' offensive lineman had said the team could go undefeated this season after beating the Detroit ...

CHARLOTTE — Patrick Barry and Rachel Kenney love the outdoors, but it was their indoor plans that really got their heart rate up. “We had seen a lot of houses, but this one in particular was just one ...

BOILING SPRINGS — Crest football went into Friday night looking to find out where it stood in the state’s pecking order. Instead, the Chargers learned just how much work they still have to do. Dubbed ...

UNC football coach Bill Belichick. Photo: Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire I had lots of thoughts, for sure, because after all, there’s little better than watching a rival get punked. Unless it’s ...

Admittedly, we don’t know where Miss Manners stands on the propriety of using public dollars on lessons in the arts of ballroom dance and social graces. But we do know that the ladies and gentlemen at ...

When President Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he faced the same formidable adversary that defined much of his first term: China. This time the stakes were even higher. The trade ...

A man who saved a bottle of whiskey for 17 years was left disappointed when he finally opened it, only to discover the cork had completely disintegrated. "Important lesson that I learned—the value of ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Xavier Legette used boxing workouts during the offseason to improve his cardio, then put that training into practical use Friday night against the Cleveland Browns. Legette, the ...