NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) β Horry County officials have evicted a North Myrtle Beach skydiving business from the Grand Strand Airport after county staff and the Federal Aviation Administration raised numerous safety concerns about parachuters landing outside the airport’s designated drop zone. Officials documented more than 100 safety-related incidents involving Skydive Myrtle Beach, including parachuters landing near taxiing planes.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) β Chattanooga is the preseason pick to win the Southern Conference men’s basketball title in separate voting by league coaches and media. Coaches selected Mocs guard Casey Jones as the preseason player of the year.
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) β Matt Kenseth hasn’t softened his stance on last weekend’s incident with Joey Logano. He said Logano is “lying” that he didn’t wreck Kenseth on purpose. Kenseth was leading at Kansas Speedway, where a win would have earned him an automatic berth into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) β Louisville has announced coach Rick Pitino will skip next week’s Atlantic Coast Conference media availability on the advice of counsel because of allegations by an escort in a book that former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee hired her and other dancers for sex parties at the players’ dormitory. Pitino has denied knowledge of allegations by Katina Powell in her book.
