Racing
NASCAR: Elliott making Cup debut
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Of all the places Hendrick Motorsports could have picked for Chase Elliott’s first Sprint Cup Series race, the ...
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High School
Girls soccer: Hornets banding together
SALISBURY — The Hornets earned their third consecutive shutout this week with a 7-0 defeat of North Stanly at home Thursday. Leading the Hornets was Ceci ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:42 pm
High School
Girls soccer: Cox Mill charges past Carson in SPC match
CHINA GROVE — Thanks to an own goal, Carson held a 1-0 halftime lead over Cox Mill in a South Piedmont Conference showdown at Carson. ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 10:48 pm
College
College softball: Tysinger on top
SALISBURY — Etching her name into the Catawba softball record book was not even on pitcher Carley Tysinger’s mind when she stepped into the circle Monday ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 1:04 am
College
College basketball: Wolfpack feeling oh so Sweet
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Villanova went from a top seed to No. 1-and-done. N.C. State is back in the Sweet 16, attacking one ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 21, 2015 10:53 pm
College
Column: Cherish the chaos
March Madness is unlike any other postseason is unlike any other postseason in sports. It’s almost anti-climactic. Playoffs in all other sports build to a ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 21, 2015 9:21 pm
College
College basketball: Reports from the Queen City
Associated Press and Staff Reports CHARLOTTE (AP) — At times, Michigan State showed off its tournament-tested look, getting out in transition and pushing back with ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 21, 2015 12:25 am
College
Column: A game in need of repair
By E.D. Cook Special to the Post It’s March and it’s time for the madness to end. Say what? Everybody knows division 1 college basketball ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, March 20, 2015 8:47 pm
College
College basketball: Anya comes through in clutch for Wolfpack
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — BeeJay Anya’s hook shot rolled around and in with a second to play, lifting North Carolina State to a ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, March 20, 2015 12:20 am
College
College basketball: The Madness of March begins
The Associated Press Tournament briefs… LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two wins by No. 14 seeds. Two sons winning games for their father-coaches. The team nobody ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, March 19, 2015 8:19 pm
High School
Softball: West Rowan demolishes East Rowan in SPC clash
MOUNT ULLA — West Rowan showed what it can do when everything is working for it. East Rowan showed what it can do despite facing ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, March 18, 2015 9:30 pm
Sports
Baseball: Braves beat Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Clay Buchholz allowed four runs in four innings, and Boston’s defense committed four of the game’s seven errors in an ...
by Adam Houston, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 8:20 pm
Sports
NFL: Ex-Panther Hardy meets with Cowboys
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys met with free agent defensive end Greg Hardy on Tuesday as they explore ways to improve a shaky ...
by Adam Houston, Tuesday, March 17, 2015 6:18 pm
High School
Prep football: Salisbury hires new offensive coordinator
By Adam Houston adam.houston@salisburypost.com Salisbury High School will have a new look on offense when they take the field in August. On Monday, Principal Luke ...
by Adam Houston, Monday, March 16, 2015 4:05 pm
High School
Prep basketball: Kinston blasts East Lincoln in 2A boys final
2A Boys: Kinston 60, East Lincoln 43 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Ingram had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead Kinston past East ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 14, 2015 6:39 pm
College
Column: Leaving home in search of the bright lights
Editor’s Note Due to press maintenance scheduled for this weekend, a report from the Livingstone NCAA D-II Tournament game and the ACC Tournament championship game ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 14, 2015 5:31 pm
College
Editor’s Note: Blue Bears, ACC Tournament final will not appear in Sunday’s edition
The Salisbury Post’s press is undergoing scheduled maintenance Saturday and Sunday nights. To accommodate this, we had to move up our deadline to earlier in ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 14, 2015 2:24 am
Sports
NBA: Hornets win after being down by 19
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gerald Henderson said there was no magic formula for the Charlotte Hornets’ second-half turnaround Friday night. “We just ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 14, 2015 1:38 am
Racing
NASCAR: Busch receives warm welcome in Arizona
The Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kurt Busch, buoyed by a warm reception from his race team, was finally back in a car Friday ...
by Adam Houston, Saturday, March 14, 2015 1:33 am
College
ACC Tournament: Tar Heels finish off semifinal win
The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Roy Williams has spent months coaching, imploring, even begging his Tar Heels to play with ...
by Adam Houston, Friday, March 13, 2015 11:15 pm
College
ACC Tournament: Johnson answers Williams’ challenge, leads Heels to triumph
The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Roy Williams was fuming. The North Carolina coach ripped off his jacket and flung it into a chair ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, March 12, 2015 9:31 pm
Racing
NASCAR: Gordon pulls back harsh criticism
The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Jeff Gordon eased up on NASCAR after discussing track safety issues with officials behind closed doors. Gordon said Thursday ...
by Adam Houston, Thursday, March 12, 2015 4:38 pm
College
ACC Tournament: State’s Barber, Lacey prove lethal for Pitt
The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — When Anthony “Cat” Barber is playing like this, North Carolina State is tough to beat. The sophomore point ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:28 pm
High School
Girls soccer: Cougars shut down Mustangs
CHINA GROVE — Carson broke its huddle at the start of the second half chanting, “1-2-3. Finish it.” Already ahead 4-0, Cierra Josey needed only ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 10:26 pm
Racing
NASCAR: Kurt Busch reinstated by NASCAR, will race in Phoenix
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch was cleared Wednesday to get back in his race car and attempt to rebuild a career ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 8:49 pm
Sports
NFL: Suh signs in Miami
The Associated Press The free agency frenzy, trading outbreak and stunning retirements of the first day of the NFL’s business year gave way to one ...
by Adam Houston, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 8:02 pm
Sports
Panthers: Williams’ release official, Panthers re-sign top targets
The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers spent the first day of free agency making sure their own players didn’t leave town — ...
by Adam Houston, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 10:34 pm
High School
Tennis: Salisbury beats Carson in tough tennis match
The coaches for Carson and Salisbury boys tennis said their boys needed more time on the court. After all the snow and rain, they had ...