Location, location, location works for retirees to S.C. - Anderson Independent-Mail
ANDERSON COUNTY — When Percy Dingle completed 23 years in the Air Force, he and his wife began looking for a community where they could settle down. Still living at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., they considered Charlotte, N.C

States renege on local aid - Stateline
In December, Stephen Laker found himself in an agonizing position. As public health administrator for the Vermilion County Health Department in Illinois, Laker was six days into a $9,500-a-day payroll cycle but he had only $7,000 in the bank. Under a

33-year-old DE keeps draft hopes alive - CharlotteObserver.com
The creases across Brandon Crawford's forehead are a mark of his experiences. He played college football. He survived boot camp in the Marines. He worked on an automotive parts assembly line, and he's not about to let some age-old question deter his

Xcellent 25 Baseball Rankings: Alonso opens season on top - MaxPreps
Thanks to a state championship last year in the largest state classification in Florida and a wealth of returning talent on the mound and in the field, the Alonso Ravens start the season as the No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Baseball Rankings

ESPN - ESPN.com
The Lobos gained control of the Mountain West with a convincing win over UNLV amid a raucous atmosphere at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lobos then stayed on the road and took out Utah in overtime. Think about this: The Lobos have won nine games away

2010 ACC Women's Basketball Legends: Andrea Stinson, NC State - Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference celebrates its sixth annual class of ACC Women's Basketball Legends during the 2010 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, March 4-7, at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. The honorees will be recognized during the ACC Legends

Recruiting: Junior day is busy day at Clemson, USC - The State
THE CLEMSON AND USC football staffs had a busy Saturday with their first major junior day of the 2011 recruiting campaign. The Tigers had about 65 prospects on campus, the Gamecocks about 150. Many of these juniors were invited guests of the schools

Recruiting Class of 2010 - Bonesville
football GA) High School 4.5 second speed for 40 yards. has played safety and wide receiver for the winningest high school program in the nation. 56 tackles and two interceptions as a senior earned him an spot in the Georgia

Men's basketball: Tony Bennett finds peace, challenge at Virginia - Green Bay Press-Gazette
It wasn't so shocking that Bennett, the former University of Wisconsin-Green Bay star guard and Green Bay Preble graduate, left an outpost like Pullman, Wash., after only three years as head coach (which followed three years as his father's top