A Powerball player just missed a jackpot prize — but is still in for a windfall in North Carolina. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Jan. 25 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show. The winning numbers: white balls 8-15-17-53-66, with red Powerball 14.

A Durham man just won big for a second time in the North Carolina lottery, and both victories were in the Cash 5 game. That means Andrew Stock has twice beaten odds of 1 in 962,598. His latest prize was $120,000 in the Jan. 10 drawing, the N.C. Education Lottery said in a Jan. 22 news release.

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The hometown hopeful Miami Hurricanes might be the early frontrunner for Northwestern High School (Fla.) junior cornerback J'Vari Flowers. But the NC State football recruiters entered the fray anyway by extending an offer on Tuesday.

The timeout came about two and a half minutes into the second half Tuesday night, with Duke’s 24-point halftime lead down to the 19 and Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer having seen enough. To be clear, neither Scheyer nor anybody inside Cameron Indoor Stadium thought this was in danger of actually becoming some kind of competitive game.

President Trump is taking the first trip of his term on Friday to North Carolina and California, visiting communities grappling with recovery from natural disasters.

Please be prepared for slippery travel escpecially in the Southern Piedmont near Troy and heading south toward Charlotte. Light snow may also cause slippery spots around Winston-Salem and Greensboro as the winter storm brings heavier snowfall to the North Carolina beaches.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes football game in 2025 has been moved to Sunday night in primetime, the ACC announced.

Virginia football schedule is here, which means we can begin to pass the time until the season begins in seven months by overanalyzing the schedule and making grand (and probably inaccurate) predictions for the 2025 season.

A White House directive to pause federal grants and loans has raised uncertainty for many universities, states and nonprofit organizations.

Plus, the Saint Mary’s men are set to resume their rivalry with Gonzaga and the Cal women host North Carolina in a ranked showdown.