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January 18, 2025
By Steven Schlink, WRAL Sports contributor The voice on the Olympic and Paralympic committee for collegiate athletes is a Tar Heel, and he was in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. Bubba Cunningham is not only the director of athletics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he also has a seat on
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By Samantha Wong The field of skateboarders for the 2024 Paris Olympics is dominated by heavy hitters from the United States, Japan and Australia. And with nearly all of the medalists from the Tokyo Olympics returning and young talent emerging over the past three years, there will be fierce competition when the first skateboarding events
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By PAT GRAHAM and KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day Monday. Organizers overseeing the event at the Paris Games are optimistic that triathletes will
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By ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Soccer Writer MARSEILLE, France — MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Coach Emma Hayes tempered expectations as the United States cruised to a 4-1 win over Germany on Sunday night for a spot in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. Sophia Smith had a pair of goals for the Americans, who have
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason football rankings for the 828 area code early to HSOT Insiders. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. Our 828 area code region consists of these counties: Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cherokee, Graham,
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HighSchoolOT is compiling a full list of high school volleyball players from across the state of North Carolina who have committed to play at the next level. If you have any additions, please report them to [email protected]. Note: Unless injured, a player must be playing their high school team in order to be listed. We
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By Leo Santos MATCH STATS The U.S. men’s soccer team crucially needed a good result against New Zealand to increase its chances of making it out of the group stage, and the team did exactly that. Days after losing its opener to France, the U.S. was able to pick its head up and beat New
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By Nicholas Mendola The men’s soccer tournament at the Olympics is a bit of a unicorn, a u-23 tournament with some exceptions for overage stars and — sometimes — the biggest names in the world. Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr are not competing this year but have won gold medals in the past, while current
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason football rankings for the 704 area code early to HSOT Insiders. HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. Our 704 area code region consists of these counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly,
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By Sarah Kezele *clears throat in Millennial* Remember that one dunk in Space Jam where Michael Jordan’s arm streeeetched all the way to the basket to defeat the Monstars? Victor Wembanyama gave us a similar moment in real life on Saturday. In the second quarter of France’s Olympic-opening win over Brazil, 78-66, Wemby elevated to
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