ECU still languishing on offense - Raleigh News & Observer
GREENVILLE -- The robust defense East Carolina fans had longed to see throughout this football season surfaced Thursday night in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. There was only one problem. Against Virginia Tech, the Pirates confronted an opponent that thrives

Football and gay tailgating in the Blue Ridge Mountains - Outsports.com
Their stunning 34-31 upset of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 2007 earned the program instant fame, but for knowledgeable football Greg and his partner, Randy, both work at Bank of America in Charlotte and have a second home in Boone. Three years ago

Immigration: A hot-button issue on ice - The Week Magazine
decade is North Carolina. That state had two noteworthy elections Tuesday: the municipal elections in Charlotte County school system has seen a 7 percent decline in enrollment since 2003. Virginia’s Prince William County debuted a program

Could Organ Donation Incentives Solve Shortages? - The Heartland Institute
The debate over selling human organs has come into the news again following the arrest this summer of a New Jersey businessman accused of buying and selling kidneys, and the speedy procurement of a liver transplant for Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The

Va Tech wins the battle of defenses - Raleigh News & Observer
The robust defense East Carolina fans had longed to see throughout this football season surfaced Thursday night in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. There was only one problem. Against Virginia Tech, the Pirates confronted an opponent that thrives on defense

Two men injured in Dorchester shooting - Boston Globe
MassDOT will also post event calendars to keep the public informed about public events and hearings. I have established The mother of a Hingham teenager who died just after he arrived at college in Ohio is calling that state's health officials

Blue-eyed Dora - WTVD
While watching television with my daughter the other day, I happened to see a commercial for the new Dora Links Doll. It's being called the hottest new toy for tweens. You can link the doll to your computer and control her appearance. You can change

Pirates want another upset - Daily Southerner
GREENVILLE — East Carolina is running out of chances to knock off the big boys on its schedule. In recent years, the chip-on-their-shoulder Pirates made headlines by upsetting West Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia Tech — and that program

PGA TOUR charity blog: News, updates, etc. - PGA Tour
FORT WORTH, Texas -- If you cut J.J. Henry, there's a better than average chance he'd bleed purple. You see, the 34-year-old PGA TOUR veteran is a Horned Frog through and through. And in these parts -- specifically Fort Worth, home of the TCU Horned