SUPPLY, N.C. — A day after confirming he wouldn’t be a candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday at a public event that he’s excited that Democrats “have a lot of great options for her to choose from.”
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Michigan men fall short vs. North Carolina in feisty matchup
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michigan basketball couldn’t make it a sweep over North Carolina within the inaugural Jumpman Invitational. The Michigan males fell to the Tar Heels 80-76 on Wednesday night time.
Michigan’s foul hassle, partly the results of a first-half skirmish, and North Carolina’s veteran lineup have been key components.
The Wolverines fell behind with 4 minutes left within the first half and trailed the remainder of the best way, although they acquired inside two twice within the last minutes.
The Michigan girls beat North Carolina 76-68 the night time earlier than in the identical constructing, Charlotte’s Spectrum Middle, as a part of the two-night, four-school, eight-team occasion.
On Wednesday, Kobe Bufkin matched the profession excessive he set in Michigan’s final sport with 22 factors. He was as soon as once more environment friendly, hitting 7-of-10 photographs. Jett Howard added 17. No different Wolverine was in double figures.
Within the first half, two gamers on all sides have been hit with a technical foul after a not-too-serious altercation underneath the basket. These rely as private fouls, too, and Michigan’s star, Hunter Dickinson, and start line guard, Dug McDaniel, finally sat for an honest chunk in consequence.
North Carolina used that point to show a five-point deficit right into a seven-point halftime lead, and by no means regarded again. The Tar Heels shot 50 % from the sector.
Even when Dickinson was on the ground, he was not at his greatest, ending with 9 factors on 3-of-9 capturing. His counterpart (and childhood good friend) Armando Bacot scored 26 factors on 11-of-15 capturing. North Carolina’s beginning backcourt, Caleb Love and R.J. Davis, mixed for 37 factors. Davis made 4 3s.
North Carolina begins two fifth-seniors, a senior, and two juniors. Michigan has two freshmen starters, and at occasions this disparity confirmed.
Even so, Michigan made a push late. Terrance Williams II, who missed his first 5 photographs, buried a 3 to get Michigan inside 4 early within the second half. Howard discovered a drifting Bufkin for one more 3 to get Michigan with three with 16:27 left. Bacot answered once more, this time with a brief jumper.
Consecutive dunks from fifth-year senior Leaky Black and Bacot pushed Carolina’s benefit to eight. Howard rattled in a 3, however the Tar Heels didn’t let up. Love stole a move and punished the rim with a breakaway dunk. Love acquired place inside and scored, and the lead was again to 9.
Michigan didn’t wilt. Bufkin buried a 3. Baker tried to do the identical on a quick break; he missed, however Howard was there for a tip-in. Michigan trailed 61-57 with 10:53 left.
It didn’t get nearer than that till Joey Baker’s 3 — after a number of ball motion — made it 69-66 with 3:37 to go.
Williams’ triple from the highest of the arc made it 71-69 with 2:17 left. Michigan pressured a miss on the different finish and secured the rebound, however Williams stepped out of bounds. Carolina scored. Bufkin answered with a baseline jumper.
Needing a cease, Michigan couldn’t get it, as R.J. Davis’ tear drop off the glass fell by way of. Williams couldn’t join on a 3 from the identical spot he’d simply linked from, and Michigan fouled. Love’s free throws pushed the margin to 6 with 36 seconds left.
Bufkin’s floater went in, making it 77-73. He then dedicated his fifth foul and exited. Once more Love transformed on the line, and Howard missed a desperation 3 on the different finish.
Baker’s buzzer-beating 3 solely mattered to the bettors.
Each groups took a number of possessions to settle in, with a Michigan turnover and missed layup resulting in North Carolina baskets and a 5-0 lead. Michigan scored the following seven, and after Howard’s second 3 and a Tarris Reed Jr. basket, Michigan led 16-9 seven minutes in. Reed’s dunk a minute later pushed the margin to eight.
The Tar Heels made a push from there and appeared set to tie the sport after Dickinson misplaced the ball within the open courtroom. However the massive man hustled again on protection to make a formidable rejection on the rim.
After Bacot’s basket over Dickinson with 8:16 to go within the half, North Carolina coach Hubert Davis was apoplectic, apparently wanting one thing referred to as on Dickinson. He stormed onto the courtroom to argue with referees, interrupting what ought to have been reside motion. Nothing was referred to as or reviewed, and play resumed shortly after.
A little bit greater than a minute later, issues escalated. With 6:53 left within the half, Dickinson was whistled for a foul on Love on the basket. The 2 acquired tousled, and Dickinson kicked Love. Different gamers acquired concerned and wanted to be separated. It resulted in technical fouls on Michigan’s Dickinson and Dug McDaniel and North Carolina’s Love and Bacot.
Dickinson and Bacot, together with Williams, grew up as AAU teammates within the Washington, D.C. space.
Maybe familiarity breeds contempt. Along with these connections, this was the fifth assembly between Michigan and North Carolina over the previous six seasons. (North Carolina now holds the 3-2 edge.) On high of that, North Carolina beginning ahead Pete Nance performed the previous 4 seasons at Northwestern, dealing with Michigan 5 occasions. Michigan’s Baker was a graduate switch from Duke, the place he confronted North Carolina 10 occasions over his profession. His appearances have been met with boos.
Dickinson went to the bench together with his two fouls with 6:06 left within the half and sat the remainder of the half. McDaniel, the place to begin guard, joined him for the ultimate 5:24. North Carolina took benefit. After Bacot scored on Reed inside, Bacot made a hand gesture indicating Reed was too small to defend him. (One wonders the final time Reed, 6-foot-10 and 260 kilos, was referred to as small.) On Carolina’s subsequent possession, Love swished a 3 and was fouled by McDaniel. The three tied the sport at 28; Love missed the free throw.
Bacot’s and-one, with the free throw, put North Carolina forward 31-30 with 4:09 left and began a 10-0 run. R.J. Davis’ 3 made it 41-32, and Michigan’s offense devolved at occasions into Howard dribbling round on the lookout for a crease. Bufkin’s two free throws have been the ultimate factors of the half, and Michigan trailed 41-34.
Michigan received’t play once more till a house sport towards Central Michigan on Dec. 29. The Wolverines have been set to scatter throughout the nation come Thursday, with most gamers returning dwelling for the vacation break.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican-led House quickly overrode three of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes on Wednesday.
The House votes, largely along party lines, sent the overrides to the Senate, which does not meet this week. Veto overrides require supermajorities from both legislative chambers to become law. Since gaining supermajorities last year, GOP lawmakers have blocked all of Cooper’s vetoes.
The first bill allows the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles to issue title certificates for all-terrain and utility vehicles, and expands the types of roads accessible for modified utility vehicles to include all roads with speed limits of 55 mph or less. Cooper said in his veto statement that the law would endanger people on state highways because off-road vehicles don’t have as many safety features.
The second piece of legislation changes several laws involving tenancy, notaries and small claims court. What mostly prompted Cooper’s veto was a prohibition against local ordinances that aim to stop landlords from denying tenancy to people whose rent money comes mostly from federal housing assistance programs.
The last bill, among other things, blocks state agencies from taking payments in central bank digital currency, which is similar to cryptocurrencies, but with value determined by a country’s central bank. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve would be liable for the currency’s value, and the agency is still studying whether it can manage its risks to the cost and availability of credit, the safety and stability of the financial system, and the efficacy of monetary policy.
Cooper called the legislation “premature, vague and reactionary,” and urged the Legislature to wait to see how it works before passing laws to restrict it.
There are two more vetoes that still require action from both chambers. Lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene in early September.
Thousands of school buildings in North Carolina, including many in Wake County, do not have carbon monoxide detectors.
On Wednesday, state schools leaders will look at how to address that. Talks are happening inside the state education building about ways to keep your student safe.
On Wednesday, we’ll get a breakdown of what it would take to install carbon monoxide detectors in schools.
State education leaders will be reviewing a report Wednesday afternoon. It shows most North Carolina schools don’t have them.
In Wake County, about 200 school buildings don’t have the devices. That’s more than a third of school buildings in the county. It would cost about $2.1 million to get them installed. It would cost $40 million to install them in schools across the state.
Nikki James Zellner with CO Safe Schools said not having these detectors puts children at risk.
“We think that we’re protected when we’re going into these establishments,” she said. “We think that our children are protected, but in reality, we’re relying on institutional standards that haven’t really been updated in a significant amount of time.”
Cooper, barred by term limits from seeking reelection this year, had been among roughly a dozen potential contenders that Harris’ team was initially looking at for a vice presidential pick. He’s been a surrogate for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid and now for Harris.
“I am going to work every day to see that she is elected,” Cooper told WECT-TV. “I believe that she will win, and I look forward to this campaign because she has the right message and she is the right person for this country.”
In making his decision, Cooper confirmed Tuesday that he was concerned in part about what Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson could do if he left the state to campaign as part of the Democratic ticket. The state constitution says that “during the absence of the Governor from the State … the Lieutenant Governor shall be Acting Governor.” Robinson is running for governor this fall.
“We had concerns that he would try to seize the limelight because there would be a lot, if I were the vice presidential candidate, on him, and that would be a real distraction to the presidential campaign,” Cooper said.
Cooper pointed to when he traveled to Japan last fall on an economic development trip. As acting governor at the time, Robinson held a news conference during his absence to announce he had issued a “NC Solidarity with Israel Week” proclamation after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack inside the country.
Cooper also said Tuesday that he informed Harris’ campaign “early in the process” that he would not be a candidate, but that he didn’t reveal publicly that decision at first so as not to dampen enthusiasm for Harris within the party.
“My name had already been prominently put into the media and so I did not want to cause any problems for her or to slow her great momentum,” he told WRAL-TV while in Supply, located about 160 miles (258 kilometers) south of Raleigh. Cooper said he announced his decision when “there had begun to be a lot of speculation about the fact that I was not going to be in the pool of candidates, and in order to avoid the distraction of the speculation.”
Tuesday’s event at Green Swamp Preserve celebrated a $421 million grant for projects in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland to reduce climate pollution. The money will be used to preserve, enhance or restore coastal habitats, forests and farmland, Cooper’s office said.
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