Sports

Horse racing depends on thousands of workers without legal status, and industry leaders fear that Trump's soft touch toward the industry in his first term will not persist in his second.

The Carolina Hurricanes are moving on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after beating the New Jersey Devils 5-4 in double overtime Tuesday night in Raleigh. The Canes trailed 3-0 before rallying. Sebastian Aho scored the winning goal. The Hurricanes will now face the winner of the series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal Canadiens. Washington leads the best-of-seven matchup three games to one.

The Charlotte Knights open a six-game homestand Tuesday night against the Nashville Sounds. First pitch at Truist Field in uptown is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

In a dramatic playoff on Sunday, McIlroy defeated Justin Rose to win all four major titles in golf, joining the esteemed ranks of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

A class-action lawsuit involving thousands of current and former college athletes, known as House vs. NCAA, would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players directly.

Some Yankees players used a new bat during the second game in the Major League Baseball series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Charlotte City Council on Monday discussed the city's bid to bring the CIAA back to Charlotte. It moved to Baltimore in 2021.

Did you know the U.S. has a national flag football team? Last week, 120 players competed in trials at the United States Performance Center on the campus of UNC Charlotte in an attempt to make the team.

Florida ends UConn's bid to repeat — again — in Sunday action that saw a memorable buzzer-beater. Meanwhile, South Carolina advances in the women's tournament, which rounds out its Sweet 16 on Monday.