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Charlotte native William Byron becomes youngest ever to capture Coca-Cola 600 pole

Charlotte native William Byron becomes youngest ever to capture Coca-Cola 600 pole

Charlotte native William Byron becomes youngest ever to capture Coca-Cola 600 pole

Byron called it a "dream come true" having attended so many events at this track as a youth.

NASCAR

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Stewart, Gibbs, Labonte elected to NASCAR Hall of Fame

Stewart won Cup Series championships in 2002 and 2005 racing for Gibbs after Labonte won one in 2000.

NASCAR
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South Carolina: Tax break for Carolina Panthers near passage

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has been an enthusiastic backer of the proposal and is expected to sign it into law.

PANTHERS
Koepka survives Bethpage Black to win PGA Championship

Koepka returned to No. 1 in the world with a performance that defines his dominance in golf's biggest events.

NATION-WORLD
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Tiger Woods misses cut at PGA Championship

Tiger Woods will have to wait until June to try again for his 16th major victory.

NATION-WORLD
Larson takes first NASCAR All-Star victory with Harvick push

"It feels amazing," Larson said. "I came close to winning a couple of years ago. It feels good to close it out."

NASCAR
Clint Bowyer captures pole for NASCAR All-Star race

The 39-year-old Bowyer's best finish in an All-Star race was a second-place finish in 2011.

NASCAR
Panthers to be featured on Amazon's 'All or Nothing' series

The series will chronicle the highs of lows of the Panthers' 2018 season that went from a playoff favorite to seven-game losing streak and Cam Newton's shoulder injury.

PANTHERS
Recap: Pelicans win 2019 NBA Draft Lottery

Despite just a six percent chance, the New Orleans Pelicans won the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery and will make the No. 1 overall pick in June.

NBA
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See Kawhi Leonard's bouncing buzzer-beater that everyone's talking about

The improbable shot to end Game 7 sent the Toronto Raptors to the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals Sunday.

NATION-WORLD
Bruins thump Hurricanes 6-2, take 2-0 lead in East finals

The series moves to Carolina for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The Hurricanes need to win at least one to force a fifth game back in Boston on Saturday night.

HOCKEY
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Panthers Bill still not a done deal though it passes SC Senate

A similar bill was passed before in the House. The two bills differed slightly, so now lawmakers will go to a conference committee later in the month to work out the details.

PANTHERS
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One-on-one with new Wake Forest Athletics Director John Currie

While Currie took over the position from outgoing AD Ron Wellman on May 1, he was involved in the decision to extend football coach Dave Clawson through the 2026 season.

COLLEGE
'Remember the Titans' coach Bill Yoast, dies at 94

'Remember the Titans' portrayed how Bill Yoast and Herman Boone led the newly integrated T.C. Williams High School to an undefeated 1971 football season.

NATION-WORLD
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Soccer Shots Charlotte: How kids can stay active

Matt Uher, Megan Peterson and Jonah Schmidt with Soccer Shots encourages Charlotte families to join its #MoveinMay initiative and incorporate daily activity into their child's schedules.

HEALTH
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Student-Athlete of the Week: Henry Rutledge

Rutledge, is a track and field athlete at Charlotte Christian Day School

SPORTS