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March 31, 2025
By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four. Auburn (32-5) earned its second Final Four trip, while
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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed Tennessee and carried the Cougars into their seventh Final Four and first since 2021, with L.J. Cryer scoring 17 points in a 69-50 victory on Sunday. Emanuel Sharp scored 14 of his 16 points after halftime for top-seeded Houston (34-4) and was named
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Stuart W. Cramer High School has a new head football coach. The Storm’s football program will be led by Ashton Simmons, a succesful assistant from northwest North Carolina. Simmons is just the second head coach in the history of the Gaston County high school, which opened in 2013. Ben McMillan opened the school as the
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By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer, and Brian Murphy, WRAL Duke Blue Devils 50 South Carolina Gamecocks 54 Final Duke was oh-so-close to its first trip to the women’s Final Four in nearly two decades. But defending champion South Carolina rallied in the fourth quarter to hold off the second-seeded Blue Devils 54-50 in the
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By Durham Bulls NORFOLK, VA — The Norfolk Tides scored six times in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie en route to an 8-2 win over the Durham Bulls on Sunday afternoon at Harbor Park. Luis Vazquez tripled in two tie-breaking runs against reliever Joey Gerber (L, 0-2), then Gunnar Henderson drilled an
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later. Despite the short test flight, Isar Aerospace said that it successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle by launching its Spectrum rocket from the island of
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying for benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump. The March 5 notice raised alarms from immigration and free
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By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer 7Alabama Crimson Tide 65 1Duke Blue Devils 85 Final NEWARK, N.J. — NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Duke’s stream of long, tall NBA-ready standouts smothered Alabama and papered over Cooper Flagg’s rough shooting night to lift the Blue Devils to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory Saturday
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JACKSON, N.H. (AP) — A skier since age 4, Thomas Brennick now enjoys regular trips to New Hampshire’s Black Mountain with his two grandchildren. “It’s back to the old days,” he said from the Summit Double chairlift on a recent sunny Friday. “It’s just good, old-time skiing at its best.” Behind the scenes, the experience
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics. The health guidelines, first published last fall, take a direct shot at salty and sweet processed products that have become a
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