Second-year wide receiver Devin Funchess continues to impress the Carolina Panthers. During training camp Saturday, he caught two deep passes that went for touchdowns.
Coach Ron Rivera and the Carolina Panthers are balancing not putting receiver Kelvin Benjamin through too many reps in the preseason, while also concerned about the player’s conditioning. Benjamin missed last season with a knee injury.
A scorching Mustang drive led by senior quarterback Dominque Shoffner opened the sixth scrimmage of the HighSchoolOT Jamboree Saturday at Cardinal Gibbons High School. The Mustangs early assault set the tone for a 27-7 rout of the Milbrook Wildcats. …read more
Trailing 13-7 with three minutes left, South Johnston needed a play. That’s when the Trojans defense took matters into their own hands, stepping in to pick up a muffed snap on their 20 yard line. …read more
With Jerricho Cotchery’s departure, Ted Ginn has assumed more of a leadership role among the Panthers’ receivers. But with the return of Kelvin Benjamin, Ginn likely will have a lesser role in the offense.
The Carolina RailHawks host NASL’s newest team, Puerto Rico FC Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park. Watch the game on WRALSportsFan.com and on WRAL2 or listen live on 1550 The Ticket. …read more
Tonight’s primetime show features what could turn out to be Michael Phelps’ final Olympic race and the crowning of the world’s fastest woman as Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce goes for her third straight gold in the women’s 100m. …read more
It’s the preseason, so snap counts can’t be read into too heavily. Still, it can help paint a more clear picture of the roster as the third preseason game — the dress-rehearsal for the starters — creeps closer.
Backups played the majority of the snaps after the starters were yanked …
Regardless of the outcome against Great Britian, the U.S. field hockey team has already clinched a spot in the quarterfinals and their roster is loaded with North Carolina connections. …read more