Max Henson Staff Writer CHARLOTTE, NC April 30, 2013 – The Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with 13 undrafted college free agents. Alabama safety Robert Lester – a three-year starter and three-time national champion – is among those that have agreed to join the Panthers. South Carolina linebacker Damario Jeffery and East Carolina guard Robert Jones are two local products that also have come to agreeme ...

Greensboro, Ga. April 30, 2013 – The Miami Hurricanes team of Al Golden and Gino Torretta held off a back-nine charge from South Carolina to win the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge by one stroke. Miami’s 11-under-par round was one better than the Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe duo and just good enough to earn the victory in the 14-team field and take home the first-place scholarship prize of $125,000. T ...

Wilmington, NC April 29, 2013 - This spring several passenger cruise ships will dock in Wilmington and provide a welcome boost to the local economy. According to a Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) 2007 study, each cruise ship passenger spends an average of $123 per U.S. port-of-call visit. It is estimated that each crew member spends an average of $49 per visit. The small luxury cruise ship The ...

Tuesday’s Featured Charity is LifeShare Of The Carolinas   Fort Mill, SC April 29, 2013 – The Charlotte Knights will host the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees) in a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 30 with first pitch of game one scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and the Knights will welcome PGA Golfer Erik Compton to Knights Stadium to ...

RALEIGH, NC April 29, 2013 —The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission confirmed today that the season for harvesting striped bass by hook and line in the Roanoke River Striped Bass Management Area will end at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, as specified in rule. After that time, all striped bass caught in this area must be released immediately, regardless of condition. The Roanoke River Striped Bass Managemen ...

Woodbridge, VA April 29, 2013 - Tonight's game between the Potomac Nationals and Carolina Mudcats at Pfitzner Stadium has been postponed due to wet grounds and inclement weather. The clubs will make-up the game tomorrow as part of a doubleheader. The twinbill will feature two seven-inning games with 30 minutes between. Radio coverage of the doubleheader begins at 6 p.m. ...

The game will not be rescheduled CHARLESTON, SC April 29, 2013 – The Charleston RiverDogs and the Kannapolis Intimidators were rained out Monday night at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. The two teams do not meet again this season and the game will not be rescheduled. Tickets for Monday’s game may be exchanged at the box office for tickets to any remaining RiverDogs regular season home game in 2013. The RiverDogs ...

Eric and Jordan Staal, Skinner, Tlusty, Faulk and McBain to represent countries By Terrell Williams RALEIGH, NC April, 28, 2013 – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that six Hurricanes players will represent their home countries at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship, to be held May 3-19 in Hel ...

Full-field scores Seneca, SC April 28, 2013 – Over the last 25 years, nearly 200 golfers have earned at least one win on the NGA TOUR, but less half have been able to grab a second victory. Justin Lower is now a member of the latter.   Lower, a former Malone University stalwart, used a birdie-birdie-birdie finish on Saturday to grab the lead in the Mountain Lakes Classic presented by Mountain Lakes Con ...

Gamecocks 33-12 and 13-8 in the SEC Box Score Baton Rouge, LA April 28, 2013 - Freshman left-hander Jack Wynkoop hurled seven scoreless innings and combined with Adam Westmoreland and Tyler Webb for a six-hit shutout as 10th ranked South Carolina defeated second ranked LSU 4-0 on Sunday afternoon to win the rubber game of a three-game SEC series at Alex Box Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 33-12 and 13-8 i ...