RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) β Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 last night. It was the 500th NHL game for Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward. Ward, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy when Carolina won the Stanley Cup in 2006, made 23 saves.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) β Anthony “Cat” Barber scored 15 points and North Carolina State beat North Carolina 58-46 last night, earning its first road win in the series in a dozen years. Trevor Lacey and Ralston Turner each added 14 points for the Wolfpack.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β A former women’s basketball player at the University of North Carolina has joined in a lawsuit which alleges the school failed to provide athletes a quality education by guiding them toward sham classes. Kenya McBee has joined the class-action lawsuit filed by ex-football player Michael McAdoo in federal court last November.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β David Ragan will drive Kyle Busch’s car in the Sprint Cup Series this weekend at Atlanta, while 18-year-old Erik Jones will drive Busch’s car in the Xfinity Series. Busch broke his right leg and left foot when he crashed head-on into a concrete wall Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.
