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September 19, 2024
By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn has blown through the NCAA Tournament again to reach college basketball’s final night, this time with a chance to claim the first repeat championship in 17 years. The final test is facing a Purdue team that spent an entire season proving
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By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND — CLEVELAND (AP) — Dawn Staley knows Sunday’s national championship game is a big moment for women’s basketball. South Carolina is looking to finish a perfect season with the program’s third NCAA title. Standing in the way of Staley and the Gamecocks is a generational player in Caitlin
READ MOREWhen No. 9 T.C. Roberson baseball embarked on a week-long road trip that spanned over 13 hours and 800 miles, it hoped to return home bonded together more than ever as it begins a quest for a second straight state title. Wins and losses were not the lone goal, but the final 330 miles home
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The 2024 N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association football season will start a week ahead of the NCHSAA on Aug. 16, so there are only 18 Friday nights left until we reach the next season. Throughout the month of April, we’ll have some kind of football preview coverage released to HSOT Insiders each day. Today is
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Grace Christian School of Sanford’s Sarah Strong has picked the Huskies. Strong committed to UConn on Saturday, choosing the 11-time women’s basketball champions over Duke and UNC. The two-time Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year in girls basketball is also a three-time N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association champion, leading the Crusaders to the 1A
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By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL mutliplatform producer North Carolina State Wolfpack 3Purdue Boilermakers TBS | Saturday, April 6th 6:09 PM EDT Phoenix — In 1983, Jim Valvano ran around looking for someone to hug. A month ago, no one wanted to embrace Kevin Keatts. After seven years at NC State, with two NCAA Tournament losses and
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By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 1:51 remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night. Jake Guentzel had two goals, including an empty-netter, and an assist and Martin Necas also scored for
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By Gianna Forbis, WRAL Sports contributor The University of South Carolina will make their way to the NCAA Women’s National Championship on Sunday after defeating the North Carolina State Wolfpack, 78-59. It was a game of defense, and the Wolfpack was able to contain a lot of shots early on from Kamilla Cardoso and Raven
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By Bob Holliday, WRAL sports contributor The NC State’s men’s basketball team of 2024 has echoes of Wolfpack champions of 1974 and 1983. After a decades-long title drought, this team believes 2024 is their year, in no small part because of the belief their coach, Kevin Keatts, had in them all along. Over nine games
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By Chris Lea, WRAL Sports anchor/reporter It has been more than 40 years since the NC State men won the national basketball championship (1983), and Chris Corchiani says, more than 30 since the Pack demanded the kind of national respect that has come in the run to the Final Four. Corchiani, who played for Jim
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