As the NBA regular season reaches its halfway point, several Eastern North Carolina natives are making headlines. Kinston's ...

Michigan State is no longer the No. 1-ranked NCAA men's hockey team in the country. The Spartans (19-3-2) dropped to No. 2 in ...

The PGA Tour will relocate next month’s Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades because of the wildfires in the area.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Eric Staal became the fourth player to have his number retired by the Carolina Hurricanes when his No. 12 was raised at the Lenovo Center prior to the team’s game against ...

Former Carolina Hurricanes player Eric Staal, center, speaks during a ceremony to retire his No. 12 jersey prior an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 12 ...

Ahead of Sunday’s contest versus the Anaheim Ducks, the Carolina Hurricanes recognized their former captain by raising his jersey number to the rafters at the Lenovo Center. Staal’s No. 12 ...

The Carolina ... ice Sunday, men easily recognized by their nicknames joined him in creating a legacy worth recognizing. Eric Staal acknowledges his family and fans as he has his jersey retired ...

The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t have a Hall of Fame ... The parade of former teammates who greeted him on the ice Sunday, men easily recognized by their nicknames joined him in creating a ...