What happens when there’s nothing to lose?
Since 2004 and the advent of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the 26th race of the season has typically been filled with storylines of drivers trying to battle their…
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Nascar
Stewart is up again, finishes fast
Tony Stewart has made plenty of wisecracks and traded barbs in his love-hate relationship with the NASCAR media this season. But on the track he’d been quiet.
NASCAR @ ‘lanta: Stewart gets timely win
HAMPTON, Ga. – There isn’t a bad time for a first win of the season. Visiting Victory Lane as you are about to compete for another Sprint Cup Series championship…
McMurray is Saturday’s NASCAR winner
Kyle Busch was looking to break his Nationwide Series record, but Jamie McMurray wouldn’t let it happen.
Politics
SC’s Spratt touts experience in first debate
South Carolina’s longest-serving congressman pointed to his experience Tuesday in asking voters to give him a 15th term.
Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Despite two terms as governor of New Mexico and recent visits to 26 states, most Americans have never heard of Gary Johnson.
GOP’s Baker outlines cost-cutting agenda for Mass.
BOSTON (AP) — Republican Charles Baker tried Wednesday to seize momentum from the first debate to introduce him to the bulk of Massachusetts voters, outlining the steps he would take…
Opinion
First, lawmakers should fix bad law, then fix the patrol
A panel Gov. Bev Perdue appointed to review State Highway Patrol practices to restore the agency’s integrity has come up with some good ideas.Former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Burley…
Basketball
US survives test, holds on to edge Brazil 70-68
(By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer) Derrick Rose thought it was going in. So did Leandro Barbosa, who shot it.Instead, Brazil’s attempt to tie at the buzzer fell out, and…
College
North Carolina no longer has a front-row seat in Integrity 101
(By Tom Sorensen, tsorensen@charlotteobserver.com) Give the North Carolina football program credit. Until this season, the Tar Heels lost the right way.They won games, of course. But they never won enough…
Highschool
Titans’ Castoneda scores winning goal
(By Jay Edwards, Special Correspondent) The Hopewell boys’ soccer team took only two shots on goal the entire second half Tuesday. But senior Anthony Castoneda made the most of his…
Baseball
USA Baseball comes to Knights Stadium
SA Baseball and the Charlotte Knights announce that the 2010 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and the Korean Collegiate National Team will play at Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, S.C.,…
Education
Belk endowment adds $7 million more for Davidson scholarships
(By David Perlmutt, dperlmutt@charlotteobserver.com) The Belk Educational Endowment announced Tuesday that it is donating an additional $7 million to its prestigious scholarship program at Davidson College so the school can…
Food & Wine
Chinese pork buns – handmade on a Sunday morning
(By Tom Hanchett, Special to the Observer) Walk inside Zen International Market & Tea in south Charlotte on a Sunday morning and the first person you’ll see is Jason Wang,…
Health
2 flu cases confirmed in North Carolina
Flu season hasn’t officially begun, but two cases of the virus have already been confirmed in North Carolina.
Home & Garden
Update a room with new paint, lighting and flooring
(By Debbie Arrington, McClatchy Newspapers) Some rooms scream – “Help!”Others say nothing, and that’s a problem, too.
