CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β The Carolina Panthers have acquired wide receiver Kevin Norwood in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for an undisclosed 2017 draft choice. Carolina has been searching for answers at wide receiver ever since Kelvin Benjamin went down with a season-ending injury.
UNDATED (AP) – A person directly involved in the decision tells The Associated Press that Coastal Carolina will become the 12th member of the Sun Belt conference next year and transition to the top tier of college football. A news conference is planned for today on Coastal Carolina’s campus in Conway, South Carolina, near Myrtle Beach.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) β Blake Kemp will start the season at quarterback for East Carolina. Coach Ruffin McNeill announced Kemp as the starter yesterday. Kemp is a junior college transfer who redshirted last season behind record-setting QB Shane Carden.
ATLANTA (AP) β Martin Prado and Justin Bour each had an RBI double in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins extended Shelby Miller’s winless streak to 19 starts with a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves last night. Miller, an All-Star with a sparkling 2.56 ERA, began the night with the worst support in the majors, and the Braves, losers in six straight and 13 of 14, stayed true to form.
