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SportsASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville High kept its playoff run going Friday night, rolling past crosstown rival Reynolds 43-6 in a 6A second-round state playoff game. The top-seeded Cougars improved to 10-1 with the win and now move on to a third-round game for the first…
From the HERE City State DeskCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are close to full strength heading into Sunday’s NFL trip to New Orleans, with only one player on the active roster sitting out Thursday’s practice. Linebacker Bobby Okereke sat out again with the foot problem that cost him last…
From the HERE City National DeskALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Texas Tech cross country makes its postseason push Friday at the NCAA Mountain Regional, hosted by New Mexico on the UNM North Golf Course at 2201 Tucker Road NE. The women's 6-kilometer race goes off at 11 a.m. Mountain time, and the…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs is the 2026 National League Most Valuable Player, and nobody else got a first-place vote. The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Thursday night that the center fielder was the top choice on all 30 ballots, for…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez is the American League Most Valuable Player, and nobody who cast a ballot thought otherwise. The Houston Astros designated hitter was named on Thursday as the top choice of all 30 voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, finishing with…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wants the NFL to take a hard look at how the Denver Broncos walked away from a deadline deal for linebacker Daiyan Henley. The two AFC West rivals had agreed before the Nov. 10 trade…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NBA on Thursday docked Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart three games without pay, ruling that his punch landed on Warriors big man Charles Bassey during Wednesday night's game. League basketball operations chief James Jones handed down the penalty. The swing came with…
From the HERE City National DeskFRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr. pushed back Thursday on online talk that his recent absence has anything to do with his contract, pointing instead to an ankle injury he has been fighting since his first game with the team. Dallas acquired…
From the HERE City National DeskEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Stefon Diggs caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels with 57 seconds left Thursday night, and the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 at MetLife Stadium. Daniels finished with three touchdown passes despite two interceptions on back-to-back possessions…
From Merger Monday
The most useful thing said in the markets this week came from a chief executive explaining why he is not trying to get every last dollar. Asked by Jamie Dimon why Anthropic is going public now, Dario Amodei said the company buys computing capacity on the low side of its…
From Merger Monday
Rowan Digital Infrastructure, a developer of large data center campuses backed by Quinbrook and Blackstone Inc., added more than $1.5 billion of corporate borrowing capacity to pay for the earliest and riskiest stage of building for AI customers. The Denver company expanded its holding company term loan by $600 million in…
From Merger Monday
UniCredit SpA sold $3.5 billion of bonds in the U.S. market, its first dollar offering since 2021, after investors put in more than $20 billion of orders for the Italian lender’s debt. The senior non-preferred notes came in three fixed-to-fixed tranches, each callable a year before maturity. The bank sold $1.5…
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