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January 18, 2025
One of the best football players ever from North Carolina will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Julius Peppers, from Southern Nash High School, will receive his gold jacket and bust during the 12:00 p.m. ceremony. Peppers retired from the NFL in February of 2019 after a 17-year career. Former
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By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and
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HighSchoolOT dives into boys and girls cross country statewide leaders from a season ago. This list is exclusively available for HighSchoolOT Insiders. Not an Insider yet? Become one by clicking HERE See a missing player? Feel free to email [email protected] with corrections. Catch up on cross country coverage from last season Top Returning Leaders: Girls
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HighSchoolOT dives into girls golf statewide leaders from a season ago based on their NCISAA or NCHSAA championship score from 2023. This list is exclusively available for HighSchoolOT Insiders. Not an Insider yet? Become one by clicking HERE See a missing player? Feel free to email [email protected] with corrections. Catch up on girls golf coverage from
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason boys soccer rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school season. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. Members of any of these four associations — N.C. High School Athletic Association, N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association,
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason volleyball rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school season. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. Members of any of these four associations — N.C. High School Athletic Association, N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association, N.C.
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Carolina Panthers second-year quarterback Bryce Young is rated as the NFL’s 28th best quarterback in the new “Madden NFL 25” video game. The game rated Young as a 73 overall in its ratings release of quarterbacks on Friday. Out of a 100-point scale, Young is rated: 87 speed
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By Heidi Kirk, WRAL eastern Carolina reporter Susan Anderson invited friends and neighbors over for a patriotic party Friday morning. She is cheering on her nephew in his quest for an Olympic medal. Greg Duncan is a member of Team USA. He and partner Tyler Downs are set to dive before dawn in the men’s
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By STEPHEN WADE and JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writers NANTERRE, France — NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics. She was given first aid and then carried off on a stretcher. Potocka, 21, was seen wearing
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By Eric Goodman In the latest mark of her all-time greatness in the swimming pool, Katie Ledecky can now officially call herself the most decorated female Olympic swimmer of all time. Ledecky won silver as part of the U.S. 4x200m freestyle relay team for her 13th career Olympic medal. No woman in history has as
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