CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Carolina Panthers defeated Tampa Bay 27-6 Sunday for a franchise-record eighth straight regular-season victory. Newton threw touchdown passes to Brandon LaFell and Ted Ginn Jr. and “Superman” leaped over the pile for another score as the Panthers (9-3) outgained the…
Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano has been impressed with Mike Glennon’s poise since he replaced Josh Freeman as the team’s starting quarterback.
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh scored 13 straight points for Miami in the final minutes, including a trio of 3-pointers that capped a late rally, and the Heat found a way to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 99-98 on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to 10 games. Bosh’s three 3s came in a 79-second span, the last of them…
The good times just keep on rolling for the Carolina Panthers!
Richard Petty Motorsports has hired Trent Owens to crew chief Aric Almirola in 2014. Owens is a longtime Nationwide Series crew chief and the nephew of Richard Petty. His hiring Monday for the No. 43 Ford is his first full-time crew chief job in the Sprint Cup Series. Owens replaces Todd Parrott, who was fired in October when he failed…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — C.J. Watson knocked down five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and finished with 18 points to pace the Indiana Pacers to their fifth straight victory, a 99-74 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. The Pacers (14-1) came in with the NBA’s best defense and limited the Bobcats to 31 percent shooting. Watson, who had…
As Steve Smith continues to vault past Hall of Fame players in the NFL record book, the Panthers’ fiery 34-year-old wide receiver says he has no plans to slow down soon.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Crawford had 21 points, reserve Gerald Wallace added a season-high 17 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Bobcats 96-86 Monday night for their second straight victory. Crawford was 5 of 11 from the field and had five assists as the Celtics avenged an 89-83 loss to the Bobcats on Nov. 13. The 31-year-old…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas Motor Speedway won’t sell tickets on the backstretch for its two NASCAR Sprint Cup races next year. TMS officials say part of the reason for that decision is the scheduled debut in April of a new high-definition video board being built in the middle of the backstretch at the 1½-mile track. The board, which…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Channing Frye scored 20 points, P.J. Tucker was perfect from the field and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 98-91 Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Tucker scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting as the Suns beat the Bobcats for the fourth consecutive time. Tucker had three 3-pointers and his only miss of…
