The Boston Herald apologized Wednesday for falsely reporting that the New England Patriots videotaped a walkthrough by the St. Louis Rams a day before the 2002 Super Bowl, saying it should not have run the story without better verification.

A fifth person was charged Wednesday in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, an official with the prosecutor's office said.

With 72 LPGA Tour victories, the 37-year-old Swede superstar will call it quits after this year.

A new indictment with 15 felony counts alleging the former Giants star lied to a grand jury is released.

To Triangle fans who crave more baseball on TV, Time Warner Cable and MASN seem to be moving toward a resolution of their dispute about as briskly as a 23-inning game with five rain delays and 12 pitching changes.

Family mourns former Smithfield-Selma star who played his way into NFL.

Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez says Gov. Joe Manchin and three members of the university's board of governors pressured him into signing a new contract before the start of the 2007 season, even though it had a $4 million buyout clause he didn't want.

NCAA president says he has additional information.

Little new about Spygate revealed.

Former N.C. State defensive back Miguel Scott has signed a free agent contract with the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants.

The second-ranked North Carolina baseball team received a tying home run from Kyle Shelton in the sixth inning and scored three runs in the seventh for a 4-1 win over Winthrop on Tuesday in UNC's regular-season home finale at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary.

ACC schedules will not expand to nine games in football or 18 games in men's basketball, conference officials said Tuesday.

Rivera gives up first run of year.

A-Rod making progress

Four games will be practice for Beijing.

Kojo Mensah, a junior guard who was one of five Duquesne University basketball players shot on campus in September 2006, is passing up his final season of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft.

Duke's Lorraine Quinn and North Carolina's Yael Averbuch have been invited to train with the U-23 women's national team as they travel to Germany for matches against Germany's U-23 national team and a women's Bundesliga club team.

Green Hope third behind Pinecrest.

Dearinger, Lavelle medalists.

N.C. State's Lauren Doughtie shot a 1-under 71 Tuesday at Pinewild Country Club's Magnolia Course in Pinehurst, earning medalist honors in a local qualifier for the U.S. Women's Open.

Duke's Konrad Dudziak has qualified for the U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials by winning the Northern Plains Regional Tournament in Waterloo, Iowa, this past weekend. Dudziak is vying for an Olympic spot at 211 1/2 pounds.

Second-seeded Soledad Esperon of Argentina, third-seeded Maria-Fernanda Alves of Brazil and fourth-seeded American Lauren Albanese each won Tuesday at the RBC Bank Women's Challenger tennis tournament at the North Hills Club in Raleigh.

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BASEBALL

Gas, harder times curtail spending.

INSURANCE RUNS: The Bulls started with a bang -- a three-run home run by Justin Ruggiano in the first -- but two insurance runs in the seventh were needed to seal the victory over the Mud Hens Tuesday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

EARLY RUNS: Chattanooga scored three runs in each of the first two innings and held off the Carolina Mudcats on Tuesday night at Five County Stadium.

Apex next after win over Chapel Hill.

Sanderson scored one run in the sixth inning to take the lead, and Mark Peterson and Eric Brommer preserved the 4-3 baseball victory over Richmond County in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

Whitney and Hossa help Pittsburgh score quickly to take 3-0 series lead.

Illness forces Penguins forward to be scratched again.

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason suffered an undisclosed injury while playing for the United States at the world championships and did not play in a 9-1 win over Norway on Monday.

Detroit returns to East finals for the sixth straight year.

Derby starter follows Big Brown.

Former Garner star scores 38 points.

Mike D'Antoni is bringing his high-scoring brand of basketball to a Knicks team that seems ill-suited to run it.