A North Carolina lottery player started the new year off a winner after claiming a big jackpot prize, lottery officials said. Gary Thomas won $496,217 when he matched all five numbers in the Dec. 1 drawing of the Carolina Cash 5 game, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a Jan. 3 news release.

Two North Carolina lottery players scored big wins in the same game. N.C. Education Lottery Two lottery players hit the jackpot on back-to-back nights, making for a lucky week in North Carolina. The players bought Carolina Cash 5 game tickets that matched all the numbers picked in the drawings on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day,

One lucky lottery player is starting the new year off with a bang after their ticket landed them a massive win. When someone wins the lottery, especially if it's a life-changing sum like $1 million or more,

The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAAM game to be played on January 4, 2025 on ESPN.

Notre Dame will now face Penn State in the Orange Bowl in Miami on Jan. 9. That's a playoff semifinal matchup. These are the key performances in Notre Dame's win over Georgia. This author messed up after the Indiana game and ranked the defense too low -- other individual players also stood out,