CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) β Organizers of the annual college all-star game held in South Carolina are confident the contest known as The Medal of Honor Bowl will become the state’s first traditional bowl game now that the Confederate flag no longer flies on Statehouse grounds. Game chairman Tom McQueeney said yesterday he’s had positive talks with the NCAA in recent weeks.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β FOX Sports Southeast has promoted Stephanie Ready to NBA game analyst covering the Charlotte Hornets. Ready is entering her 12th season with Hornets telecasts, previously working as the host of “Hornets LIVE!” and as a sideline reporter.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) β The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a two-year contract extension with forward Elias Lindholm. The deal will pay the 20-year-old former first-round draft pick $2.5 million in the 2016-17 season and $2.9 million in 2017-18.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) β Second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa beat eighth-seeded Borna Coric of Croatia 6-2, 7-6 (1) last night to advance to the semifinals in the Winston-Salem Open. Anderson, ranked 15th, will face 88th-ranked Malek Jaziri of Tunisia, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over sixth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil.
