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May 8, 2025
CARY, N.C. – Apex Friendship’s journey through a loaded Southwest Wake Athletic Conference ends in a second-place finish. Briella Boetcher scored in the 46th minute to help the Patriots defeat Green Level, 1-0. The victory avenges a 2-0 home loss to the Gators on April 14. Boetcher’s game-winner was her 19th goal of the season
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APEX, N.C. – The final Southwest Wake Athletic Conference girls soccer championship is staying in the only place that it has known over the past four seasons. Holly Springs left no doubt in a 5-0 road win at Apex to put the finishing touches on an 18-1 regular season. The Golden Hawks have won nine
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WAKE FOREST, N.C. – 19 matches. 19 wins. Franklin Academy’s high-octane offense left no doubt in a battle of 2A conference champions. The Patriots defeated Clinton 9-0 in their regular-season finale thanks to Kayla Rice’s first-half hat trick. Four minutes into the match, Rice fired a shot from 25 yards out that laced the back
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By Durham Bulls communication DURHAM, NC – Eddys Leonard broke a ninth inning tie with a sacrifice fly to snap Durham’s eight-game winning streak, leading Gwinnett to a 6-5 win at the DBAP on Wednesday night. The Stripers (14-21) loaded the bases against Garrett Acton (L, 2-1) on two singles and a walk before Leonard
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina and NC State, conference rivals for more than 100 years, won’t be guaranteed to meet twice each season in men’s basketball when the ACC reverts to an 18-game conference schedule in 2025-26. The 18-team league is making the move to enhance its chances at getting more teams in the
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By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their second-round series against Minnesota, after an MRI exam on Wednesday confirmed a mild strain of the star guard’s left hamstring. The Warriors said Curry
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By Aaron Beard, AP Basketball Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference is reducing its 20-game men’s basketball schedule to 18, giving teams two more spots for marquee nonconference games in a bid to boost a league getting a dwindling haul of NCAA Tournament bids, a person familiar with the decision said Wednesday. The person spoke to
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By Shane Willis, Carolina Hurricanes correspondent Former Carolina Hurricanes player and current analyst Shane Willis offers his insight into the Canes’ playoff run with a day-after recap of each game. Shane’s take The Hurricanes played to their identity and smothered the Capitals with relentless pursuit. They won battles in the trenches and out chanced the
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Something had to give. Well over three hours into Leesville Road’s first-round playoff matchup with Richmond, the Pride finally broke the ice. Huntly Langlois’ RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning is all the 13-seed needed to earn a 1-0 walk-off victory against (20) Richmond. The Raiders threatened often over
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By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press and WRAL Sports Carolina Hurricanes 0 Washington Capitals 0 ESPN | 2nd – 16:57 To the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs we go – this time the Carolina Hurricanes clash with Metro Division rival Washington. The Capitals will host game one and game two, before Carolina comes back
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