One of the small North Carolina racetracks that helped give birth to NASCAR is being repaved for the first time in 35 years, and chunks of the old track have become a hot commodity among racing fans. Hickory Motor Speedway apparently understands that kind of devotion to the sport, and it int…
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Former Notre Dame and LSU coach Brian Kelly has interviewed for Maryland’s vacant head football coaching position, multiple outlets reported Saturday. On3’s Pete Nakos first reported the news, identifying Kelly as a prominent candidate in the search to replace Mike Locksley, who parted ways with Maryland on Oct. 21 after a 2-5 start. Kelly, 65, is among the few candidates who are not currently ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — There’s no sugarcoating this one. Entering its final home game of the season still in contention for the ACC title, SMU (7-3, 5-3 ACC) was obliterated by No. 13 Wake Forest (9-1, 6-1 ACC), 49-7, ending its chances of playing for anything meaningful in December. SMU was embarrassed in all three phases, making crushing mistakes on offense, defense and special teams that ...
SEATTLE — A difficult trip to the Midwest just got more challenging. Washington was one of several college football teams whose travel plans were disrupted by Friday afternoon’s nationwide ground stop after the Federal Aviation Administration experienced communication problems related to air traffic control. UW was preparing to board its team charter flight to East Lansing, Mich., at King ...
DALLAS — National Football League rivalries can only die a slow, painful death unlike the college game where the greed of college commissioners and ADs makes Texas-Texas A&M, Oklahoma-Oklahoma State, Oregon-Oregon State disappear overnight. Sometimes they resurface, and sometimes they don’t. The Cowboys play the 49ers Sunday at AT&T Stadium, and it’s sad to see this thing on life support now. ...
Catawba women’s soccer, the No. 4 seed, opens the NCAA Southeast Regional against UNC Pembroke after a SAC title season and multiple major conference honors.
Catawba senior runner Hannah Caudill and junior defender Luis Rodrigues earn November 12 Budd Group Athlete of the Week honors for cross country and men’s soccer.
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