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January 19, 2025
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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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports History has a way of repeating itself, especially with the Berkoff family. Father David is a two-time Olympian, with four medals, two of them being gold. He excelled in the 100-meter backstroke. Daughter Katharine – a 5-time NCAA champion at NC State – made an Olympic team for the first
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By Cara Cooper RESULTS Just a few hours into the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympics, China, the United States, and Great Britain have their first medals. The Chinese duo of Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen came to Paris as the three-time defending world champions in the women’s diving synchronized 3m springboard competition. They
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The first N.C. High School Athletic Association girls golf championship was held in 1969, and the there have been a number of changes since then. There were no NCHSAA championship held from 1980-1986 and none from 1990-1994. There was no team champion crowned in 1979, 1995, 1996, or in the spring of 1997. 1997 was
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Since 2020, HighSchoolOT has published rankings and all-state teams in every sport that’s sanctioned by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. This page will have links to each. As the years have progressed, the rankings have changed over time, as has HighSchoolOT. HighSchoolOT started in the fall of 2008 and — about a decade later
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By JOHN LEICESTER and MEGAN JANETSKY, Associated Press PARIS — PARIS (AP) — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled
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By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Sports Writer and Brian Murphy, WRAL Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for
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By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — At times, Drake Maye looked like the answer to the quarterback conundrum the New England Patriots have been seeking since Tom Brady’s departure in 2020. Drafted third overall in this year’s NFL Draft, Maye made the play of the day during Friday’s training camp practice when
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HighSchoolOT has released its preseason football rankings for the 336 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 336 area code region consists of these counties: Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Person,
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With the first official start day quickly approaching, HighSchoolOT dives into volleyball’s statewide leaders from a season ago. This list is exclusively available for HighSchoolOT Insiders. Not an Insider yet? Become one by clicking HERE Note: If your player’s stats have not been published to MaxPreps, they are not going to be included below. See
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