CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Domenik Hixon with 23 seconds left to lift the Carolina Panthers to a 17-13 win over the New Orleans Saints and clinch the team’s first playoff berth since 2008. Carolina (11-4) can wrap up the NFC South and a first-round bye in the playoffs with a win next…
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning clinched division titles, Cam Newton reached the postseason for the first time and the NFL headed to a final-game thriller to decide the last spot in a scrambled playoff race. Next Sunday night, the Dallas Cowboys will host the Philadelphia Eagles in an all-or-nothing showdown to end the regular season — the winner takes the…
TORONTO (AP) — Kemba Walker hit a buzzer-beating jump shot in overtime and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Raptors 104-102 on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak in Toronto. Walker had 29 points and Al Jefferson had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Bobcats won their second straight. Five of Jefferson’s points came in overtime. Josh McRoberts scored…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Bobby Labonte will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 for Phoenix Racing. The 2000 NASCAR champion will be making his attempt in a second entry for the team recently acquired by Harry Scott from long-time owner James Finch. Scott is fielding one full-time car for Justin Allgaier. No car number was announced for the Labonte…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lance Stephenson had 20 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers improve their franchise-record home start to 11-0 with a 99-94 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night. Center Roy Hibbert added 18 points and 11 rebounds as Indiana overcame an off night from Paul George, who had 10 points on 2-of-12 shooting. It…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 88-85 for their first win since Bryant returned from a torn Achilles tendon four games ago. Bryant was 8 of 15 from the field and hit two free throws with 37 seconds left in the game to put the Lakers…
Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson will start Sunday against the New York Jets.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jameer Nelson had 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and the Orlando Magic snapped a six-game losing streak with a 92-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. Glen Davis added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Nikola Vucevic chipped in with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Arron Afflalo had 16 points….
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — NASCAR has selected Jimmy Small the new president of the Iowa Speedway The appointment of the 28-year-old Small, a senior marketing manager for NASCAR, was announced Thursday at a press conference in Des Moines detailing NASCAR’s purchase of the track last month. NASCAR bought the seven-year old track from Featherlite Inc., founder Conrad Clement and…
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes might have provided the Carolina Panthers with some bulletin board material. Holmes was answering a question Thursday about the Panthers’ impressive defense, ranked No. 2 in the NFL, when he mentioned the defensive backs. “Not to call these guys out,” Holmes couched it, “but their secondary is probably…
