Good afternoon from North Wilkesboro!

Cup cars have hit the revitalized old-school #NASCAR track hosting the All-Star Race for the second straight year.

Breaking down the latest with Cole Bryson and the D on The Fan Upstate’s #Wire2Wire at 4:20 p.m. ⬇️⬇️

It is with profound sadness to write an obit about a man I enjoyed so much,Eddie Gossage ™️
He died today at 65.
I speak on behalf of so many of us, I am really going to miss this man. RIP Eddie, enjoy the races.

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Friday #Wire2Wire 🔜

3:00: Scottie 👮‍♂️
3:20: Scott Eisberg
3:45: Daily Wires & Canes
4:00: Who was in the wrong? Scottie or 👮‍♂️
4:20: Shane Connuck
4:45: PGA Championship Update
5:00: 🥊
5:20: Summerville Baseball forfeit
5:45: Looking ahead #Clemson
6:00: NASCAR

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Is #NASCAR 's All-Star Race still important?

The #NFL Pro Bowl is now headlined by flag football, and the #NBA keeps shattering scoring records with a noticeable lack of defense.

Competition is strong, but the $1 million prize hasn’t changed since 2003:

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From giving Andy Reid his first full-time job to dominating local basketball, he's done it all.

Ahead of his induction to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, William Partlow talks growing up in segregated Gastonia, coaching NBA and NFL legends and much more, in The State Newspaper:

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The freshest looking car for the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race 🤩

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Before the #NBA announced its inaugural in-season tournament, Denny Hamlin said he'd already pitched the idea to #NASCAR over a year before.

How Hamlin helped bring an unprecedented bracket challenge to the Cup Series in 2025:

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NASCAR fed this story to Sportico about an in-season tournament that is coming to the Cup Series starting next year. Oddly, there's no mention in the story of whose idea this was. sportico.com/leagues/motors…

'He did nothing wrong. I popped his tire.'

'It doesn't change what just happened.'

Reactions and what went down between Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick following today's #NASCAR race at Darlington:

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dude this NASCAR season has been absolutely spectacular so far

🚨Chris Buescher confronts Tyler Reddick post-race at Darlington ⬇️⬇️

#NASCAR

I TOLD Y’ALL

#NASCAR

It’s #NASCAR throwback weekend!

Retro car designs and classic logos are on display all over here in Darlington, South Carolina, as racing’s highest circuit gets read to run the #Goodyear400 .

Much more to come from Lou Bezjak and me in The Charlotte Observer / The State Newspaper!

We have a mustached Tyler Reddick and plenty of cars decked out in retro paint schemes.

How #NASCAR is celebrating its 10th Throwback Weekend at Darlington:

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Justin Allgaier is a winner at Darlington today ⬇️⬇️

#NASCAR

Fri Edition of #Wire2Wire 🔜 on The Fan Upstate

3:00: Can my opinion of Kingston sway?
3:20: Clemson media spin cycle?
3:45: Daily Wires
4:20: Shane Connuck
4:45: Ippei TV Show
5:00: 🥊
5:20: 🍺 w/ Beamer; your comments
5:45: Tyson raw meat
6:20: Saban vs Brady; broadcast

Each May, Rory McIlroy comes to Charlotte and celebrates his birthday at the golf course where he won his first PGA TOUR tournament.

Why competing in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow is special — and has breeded success — for top PGA stars:

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The PGA TOUR has descended on Charlotte!

It was here at Quail Hollow in the Wells Fargo Golf championship where Rory McIlroy and Max Homa won their first PGA tournaments and jumpstarted their careers.

McIlroy leads Xander Schauffele on Day 1. Follow along in The Charlotte Observer!

#Hornets announce Charles Lee as the team's new head coach.

The Observer's Shane Connuck takes you behind the scenes at the Wells Fargo Championship, which returns to Quail Hollow Club this week, more than 2,000 volunteers from near and far make sure the event runs smoothly.

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