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September 16, 2024
By Chris Lea, WRAL-TV sports anchor/reporter Charlotte, N.C. — Bryce Young is broken. The guy who was a Heisman Trophy winner and a national champion at Alabama, with all the swagger, confidence and processing prowess couldn’t lace Kyle Allen’s cleats in a Carolina Panthers uniform right now. Last season he had all the excuses in
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By Dan Gelston WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Buescher had a playoff berth snatched from him at Kansas when Kyle Larson nipped him on the final lap to win the closest finish in NASCAR history. Furious over another postseason bid derailed, Buescher scuffled with Tyler Reddick when he was denied a shot at the checkered
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By Steve Reed CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Justin Herbert averaged more than 40 pass attempts per game over his first four years in the league. He’s attempted just 46 total in his first two games under new coach Jim Harbaugh. And that’s just fine with the Los Angeles Chargers star quarterback. The Chargers are off
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Justin Herbert averaged more than 40 pass attempts per game over his first four years in the league. He’s attempted just 46 total in his first two games under new coach Jim Harbaugh. And that’s just fine with the Los Angeles Chargers
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By Shelby Swanson, Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Moore, Eli Pancol and Que’Sean Brown scored touchdowns while Duke’s defense racked up seven tackles for loss as the Blue Devils beat UConn, 26-21, on Saturday night. The win marked Duke’s third consecutive 3-0 start and sixth in the last 11 seasons. The Blue Devils
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By Bob Sutton, Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Omarion Hampton rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns to lift North Carolina past stubborn North Carolina Central in a 45-10 victory Saturday night. The last of Hampton’s 25 carries was a 4-yard touchdown run as North Carolina (3-0) scored two TDs in less than
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. – Kings Mountain set the bar high with its Mountaineer Invitational field a year ago. The event featured two of the NCHSAA’s four eventual state champions. With the bar raised even higher, the defending 3A state champions played their best volleyball of the season to protect its home court and claim the
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By BOB SUTTON Associated Press Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 20 NC State Wolfpack 30 Final RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Backup quarterback CJ Bailey was at the controls for three second-half scoring drives, DK Kaufman returned an interception for a touchdown and NC State rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Louisiana Tech 30-20 on Saturday. Bailey,
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Millbrook scored two touchdowns in the last 1:38 of the second quarter to break a tie with Broughton, then rode that momentum to a convincing non-conference win on Saturday. After being tied 14-14 in the second quarter, Millbrook scored the final 31 points of the game to walk away with a 45-14 victory. On the
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It was a strange edition of the Function at the Junction rivalry as Tarboro and SouthWeste Edgecombe were forced to play one another on Saturday at noon. The always-anticipated was pushed to today in response to the rainy conditions experienced in Eastern North Carolina on Friday. While the kickoff time shifted, the result matched what
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