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November 15, 2024
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. — PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau turned Pinehurst No. 2 into a one-man show Saturday in the U.S. Open. When he wasn’t smashing eight drives of 340 yards or more, he was getting his right hip worked on between holes. He pumped fists and entertained thousands
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Seven of the eight teams in the College World Series have hit at least 100 home runs this season. And then there’s Kentucky. Well, the Wildcats showed the long ball can be a big part of their offense, too. Ryan Nicholson hit the tying home
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Millbrook High School’s standout linebacker Quinton Cypher received a verbal scholarship offer from East Carolina University’s football program on Saturday. The offer happened as Millbrook participated in the 2024 Beast of the East 7-on-7 tournament at ECU. It is the fifth offer for the rising sophomore. He shared the news on his X account. The
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By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer Katie Ledecky got off to a rousing start Saturday at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Competing in the home stadium of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, Ledecky blew away the field in the preliminaries of the 400-meter freestyle, touching the wall with a time of 3 minutes, 59.99 seconds. Ledecky
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By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. — PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau was in contention again in a major, this time using his putter more than his power Friday to get through a roller-coaster day at Pinehurst No. 2. DeChambeau finished tied for second place with Patrick Cantlay at 4-under par. Ludvig
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Tiger Woods will not make the cut at the 2024 U.S. Open. The 48-year-old golfer shot 7-over par after Friday. Woods played Thursday and Friday at Pinehurst for the first time since the 2005 U.S. Open. On Friday, Woods finished his second round with a bar on the
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By WRAL Staff and The Associated Press No. 4 North Carolina has known drama this postseason. The Tar Heels’ College World Series opener in Omaha was no different. Star center fielder Vance Honeycutt’s single brought home Jackson Van De Brake from third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and North Carolina pulled
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HighSchoolOT is aiming to interview as many head football coaches as possible ahead of the 2024 season. The following is a collection of all of the video interviews that have been completed so far. Every coach from the N.C. High School Athletic Association and N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association is invited on. Head coaches can
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By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer PINEHURST, N.C. — PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Tyrell Hatton had every reason to explode after the fiery Englishman caught a bad break on the back nine at Pinehurst No. 2. He was near the top of the U.S. Open leaderboard Friday and had just rammed his drive down the
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By ERIC OLSON, AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. — Sam Highfill jogged out of the right-field bullpen at the end of North Carolina State’s practice Thursday, stopped to sign a few autographs for kids along the railing and finished his trek to the dugout to grab a drink and yuk it up with teammates. No
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