Charlotte Observer

charlotteobserver.com — When Bruton Smith threatened to move his superspeedway in 2007, he ultimately got a boulevard named after him and $80 million in incentives to build the world's only all-concrete, four-wide drag strip. On May 21 - about a month after attempting to revive a lawsuit that claims Cabarrus officials reneged on incentives - the Speedway Motorsports Inc.

m.charlotteobserver.com — The suspects used ATM machines in Mecklenburg, York, Iredell, Union, Gaston, Catawba and Cabarrus counties to deposit the fake checks, authorities said, and then quickly withdrew the money before the banks noticed the fraudulent deposits.

charlotteobserver.com — Cerberus Capital Management and Bain Capital are possibly interested in buying Matthews-based Harris Teeter, as the grocer continues to explore a sale, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The possible sale of Harris Teeter has been rumored for more than three months, since the company disclosed two hedge funds had inquired about buying the company.

charlotteobserver.com — Trucks began lumbering into uptown Wednesday, installing stages, hauling in food and placing barriers for Food Lion Speed Street, the NASCAR-themed street festival that will take over parts of the center city over the next three days. The No. 33 car was already parked between Third Street and Martin Luther King Jr.

charlotteobserver.com — As GoDaddy ads go, this one will wind up being pretty tame. It wasn't set in a shower, or on a massage table. It didn't involve a beauty making out with a geek, like the domain name registrar and web hosting provider's recent Super Bowl ad.

charlotteobserver.com — Mike Krzyzewski will coach USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. A formal announcement will come Thursday morning. Krzyzewski will also coach 2014 FIBA World Cup in Madrid. He has a 62-1 record in international play, with his lone loss coming in 2006 to Greece at the World Championships in Japan.

charlotteobserver.com — Charlotte's baseball team spent six innings trying to catch a break in its Atlantic 10 tournament opener against Richmond. The second-seeded 49ers finally got one in the seventh inning, and it led to a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the seventh-seeded Spiders on Wednesday at Hayes Stadium.