Erik Jones Stops by GotGame Fresh off his Historic Performance
AT 17, Erik Jones became the youngest driver to win in the NASCAR national touring series.
Author: WCCB Team
Carolina Panthers win streak good for business
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers five-game win streak has the team hoping for a playoff spot. The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/1eHihve) that the winning streak is also good for downtown businesses. The team has its longest winning streak in eight years. Next Monday night’s game is against the New England Patriots, the team that beat Carolina in its…
Agent: 49ers release wide receiver Kyle Williams
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have released wide receiver and return man Kyle Williams. Williams’ agent, Wynn Silberman, says the move has been made by the reigning NFC champions, though the 49ers had yet to formally announce Williams’ departure. San Francisco (6-3) is looking for more production in the passing game, and Williams had fallen on the…
Bobcats: Coach has ‘successful’ heart procedure
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats announced that head coach Steve Clifford underwent a successful procedure Friday to have two stents placed in his heart. Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said in release Friday that Clifford is “resting comfortably” in the hospital but it’s too early to know when he’ll return to work. Higgins says Clifford checked…
49ers feel Eric Reid’s best is yet to come
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — It’s taken Eric Reid only half his rookie season to become a key component of one of the NFL’s best defenses. Both he and the San Francisco 49ers feel his best is yet to come during the second half. The team’s first-round draft pick has been both effective and productive after stepping up to fill…
Mark Martin has no plans to race in 2014
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mark Martin currently has no plans to race beyond next week’s season finale at Homestead. He shied away from announcing an official retirement Friday when discussing his NASCAR future. For now, the 54-year-old plans only to work with Stewart-Haas Racing. He’ll test the No. 14 Chevrolet until Tony Stewart can race again, but said he has…
Jones becomes youngest winner in Truck Series
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Erik Jones became the youngest winner in Truck Series history with his first career NASCAR national victory, and Matt Crafton finished fifth to make the season championship a formality next week. Crafton needs only to start in the season finale at Homestead to seal his first series title after eliminating all other contenders Friday night. Jones…
Kenseth playing with house money in title race
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mark Martin was chatting with Matt Kenseth some two months into the season about Kenseth’s remarkable start with Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth had won two of the first eight races, and Martin believed Kenseth could have won all eight. It was the sort of success nobody thought possible. But it’s been a dream year for Kenseth,…
Rivera Confident Panthers Can Be A Playoff Team
Coach Ron Rivera says he’s confident the Carolina Panthers can be a playoff team.
Pelicans get 1st win, beat Bobcats 105-84
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three games into his second season Anthony Davis is quickly establishing himself as the leader of the baby-faced New Orleans Pelicans. Davis had 25 points, eight rebounds, a career-high six blocks and five assists to lead New Orleans to a 105-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night, its first win changing its nickname to…
