Come for the budget update, stay for the reference to one of my favorite horror moves, "I Know What You Did Last Summer" that Dawn B. Vaughan snuck into a subhed #ncpol newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

Credit ACC Commish Jim Phillips for coming out to the annual APSE convention, in Charlotte this year. Asked about the lawsuits: “We're gonna fight it with everything we can. With what has been agreed upon, twice, the Grant of Rights deserves to be executed.”

If Tkachuk and Tatum come to town at the same time this summer, someone’s gotta locate the kid behind them and recreate the photo

Harrison Ingram drafted in the second round, No. 48 overall, to the San Antonio Spurs. “I’ve been working toward this my whole life.”

Congratulations to 2024 #AWSM Scholar Shelby Swanson (she/her), who is receiving the Betty Jolly Scholarship. She is also a member of the SJI 2024 class and interning with The News & Observer.

One of the most insane plays you'll EVER see

If you know a 9th-12th grader near one of the cities below who is interested in tech, the Mark Cuban Foundation (Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamps) is putting on free, 3-day AI bootcamps this fall. No experience necessary. Still time to apply. markcubanai.org

On njdotcom N.J. native Dariq Whitehead ‘ready to go’ for rebuilding Nets after series of injuries nj.com/sports/2024/07… Duke Men’s Basketball Dariq whitehead Montverde Academy Basketball

FRIDAY Locked On Blue Devils JJ Jackson chats with Stephen Wiseman ahead of The ACC Media Days in Charlotte. Enjoy! Locked On Podcast Network | Locked On ACC linktr.ee/LockedOnBlueDe…

Thanks for having me on, Ben. Always an enjoyable conversation!

Rutgers and Duke will be ‘ground zero’ for NBA scouts during the 2024-25 season nj.com/rutgersbasketb… Fran Fraschilla Rutgers Men’s Basketball 🏀 Duke Men’s Basketball

Fun preview from Mike McDaniel and Stephen Wiseman! Duke comes in with a new head coach, a new highly-touted QB, and a lot to replace from last year's team, but has a schedule that affords some opportunities for wins that would avoid this looking like a TOTAL rebuild... #goacc

"Year of the Wolf" continues thanks to the Pack Pullers, who took home the '24 International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. Shelby Swanson (she/her) tracked down the NC State engineering group to discuss & scored an amazing shirt in the process. link.chtbl.com/OGMedia

Coming up on our The News & Observer Under the Dome, N&O podcast dropping Monday, an #ncpol/sports crossover episode with Stephen Wiseman.

Start your week in #ncpol -- and sports! -- with our The News & Observer Under the Dome, N&O crossover episode. Stephen Wiseman and I talk about sports policy, from NIL to gambling to alcohol sales. And after halftime, it's top political sports moments and more. newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

ACC/NBA crossover as Charlotte Hornets bringing training camp to Duke Men’s Basketball. Rod Boone reports. charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot…

Interesting story by The News & Observer Durham reporter Mary Helen Moore ahead of Duke Football annual celebration of Durham game against UConn tonight. newsobserver.com/sports/college…

The Watauga Democrat has worked for the last 24 hours to assemble a print edition for this week that will be out later tonight. Along with what we print for our subscribers, we have printed thousands of extra copies to deliver to areas where people have not had access to power or

The most updated information we have on Grayson McCall and some context with his injury history. ethanhyman took some powerful photos. newsobserver.com/sports/college…