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April 4, 2025
By PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer DENVER — DENVER (AP) — Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov was taken to the hospital for evaluation after a puck hit him on the left side of his face in Game 4 against Colorado on Sunday. Jets coach Rick Bowness had no further update on Namestnikov following a 5-1 loss
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In the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams selected Stanford University kicker Joshua Karty. The specialist is an alum of Western Alamance High School in Elon. Karty was one of two placekickers selected in the entire draft. He was taken with the 209th overall pick. Karty will join a fellow
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By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. — DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway. Hamlin’s third win of the season
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ATLANTA (AP) — Brian Jack sought to make a Sunday debate among Republican candidates for an open Georgia congressional seat all about his close ties to former President Donald Trump, while the other contenders ignored Trump’s endorsement of Jack. Five Republicans running for their party’s nomination in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District met in an Atlanta
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The seven-round NFL Draft concluded Saturday and teams spent the rest of the weekend adding rookies as undrafted free agents. Here’s a look at players from NC State, UNC, Duke and other local schools that were selected in the three-day draft or have been confirmed to sign as undrafted free agents.
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By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Some teams see an immediate impact from an NFL draft class. Others have to wait on a return. The Houston Texans went from worst to first in their division last season after selecting quarterback C.J. Stroud and edge Will Anderson Jr. back to back with the second and
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CARY, N.C. (April 27, 2024) — The North Carolina Courage held off Seattle Reign FC, 1-0, Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park in front of a historic crowd of 8,135 fans, the fifth-largest NWSL regular season crowd in club history. The Courage earned their fourth win in six matches (4-2-0) and sit in second place
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By VIN A. CHERWOO, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal capped a solid all-around effort by the New York Islanders with their season on the line to get a big win. Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports Contributor Seven players, seven rounds and six different positions. The Panthers spread the love in general manager Dan Morgan’s first-ever NFL draft. And while they did address all three levels of the defense, it was clear that their top priority was on the other side of the ball. Carolina’s offense
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New Hanover County Schools ran a successful pilot program for girls’ flag football this spring. With funding help from the Carolina Panthers, the school system’s four high schools competed with each other over four different game days. On Saturday, the county’s first championship event was held at Legion Stadium in Wilmington (the home field of
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