MILWAUKEE (AP) — Al Jefferson scored 19 points, Gerald Henderson added 17 and the Charlotte Bobcats handed the Milwaukee Bucks their eighth straight loss in a 96-72 win Saturday night. Jefferson, in his second game back from an ankle injury, added seven rebounds for Charlotte, which has won two of three. Khris Middleton (20 points) led the Bucks, who shot…
The lawyer conducting the NFL’s investigation into possible bullying on the Miami Dolphins says he has finished his initial round of interviews with the team. A statement released by Ted Wells’ law firm on Saturday says the inquiry included “time with every player and coach, as well as key staff members and management.” The statement adds: “Our work will continue…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan says his team will use purple and teal as its primary colors when it changes its name to the Hornets next season. Those are the same colors players wore when the Hornets were in Charlotte from 1988-2002, before the franchise moved to New Orleans. The new color scheme will be accented…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Cam Newton converted a fourth-and-10 situation at his own 20 with a completion to keep alive the Carolina Panthers’ final possession, and they went on to score a touchdown with 43 seconds left and beat the Miami Dolphins 20-16 Sunday. Newton hit Greg Olsen with a 1-yard pass for the winning score to cap a…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba Walker scored a season-high 31 points and the Charlotte Bobcats handed the turnover-prone Brooklyn Nets their sixth loss in their past seven games 95-91 on Wednesday night. Walker was 12 of 20 from the field and knocked down four 3-pointers as the Bobcats (6-6) snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Nets. Walker hit two…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Phoenix Racing has named Steve Addington as competition director of the team recently purchased by Harry Scott Jr. Addington will also be crew chief of the No. 51 Chevrolet. Addington spent the last two seasons as crew chief for Tony Stewart, but was let go earlier this week. Scott has not named a driver for 2014…
CHICAGO (AP) — Luol Deng scored 21 points and the Chicago Bulls overcame a rough shooting night to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 86-81 on Monday for their fifth straight win. Carlos Boozer had 12 points and 17 rebounds for Chicago, which is on its longest winning streak since taking eight in a row from Feb. 20-March 7, 2012. Jimmy Butler…
Cam Newton threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. with 59 seconds left and the Carolina Panthers held off the New England Patriots 24-20.
Stewart-Haas Racing and Roush Fenway Racing have reorganized their competition departments.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Austin Dillon has won the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship, holding off Sam Hornish Jr. in a wild season finale Saturday. Sprint Cup regular Brad Keselowski won the race after moving up 10 spots in the final few laps. Dillon, driving the famed No. 3 for his grandfather, Richard Childress, held off Hornish by three points in…
