CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β The Carolina Panthers signed first-round draft pick Kelvin Benjamin and third-round selection Trai Turner on Wednesday. All six of the team’s draft picks this year are now under contract.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Carolina Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy has quickly adjusted to one aspect of being an NFL rookie: the off-the-field rituals. Veteran Charles Johnson whistled Ealy over after Wednesday’s workouts, handing the rookie his helmet to carry the quarter-mile walk from the Panthers’ practice field to the locker room. Ealy says, “Everybody’s got to go through it.”
PITTSBURGH (AP) β Pittsburgh Steelers rookie nose tackle Daniel McCullers is hoping to stand out for more than his size. The 6-foot-7, 352-pound McCullers was the biggest player taken last month in the NFL draft. The Steelers selected McCullers in the sixth round hoping the former Tennessee player can become a space eater in the middle of Pittsburgh’s 3-4 defense.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) β Naismith Hall of Famers Sylvia Hatchell of North Carolina and C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers meet Dec. 4 in the ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge. Hatchell, who missed last year while battling leukemia, leads active coaches with 935 career wins. Stringer’s 929 wins rank second, according to STATS LLC.
