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April 28, 2025
By Aaron Beard, Associated Press Florida is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the 2024-25 season after winning the national championship. The Gators (36-4) received all 61 first-place votes Tuesday, the second year the AP has released its last poll after the completion of the NCAA Tournament.
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A group of North Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation in the state House to ban prop bets on college and Olympic sports in the state, a year after online legal sports betting began. Democratic Reps. Pricey Harrison and Marcia Morey and Republican Reps. Neal Jackson and Mitchell Setzer filed House Bill 828 on Tuesday. Morey,
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Charlotte, N.C. — FIFA Club World Cup 2025 is coming to Charlotte. Bank of America Stadium is one of 12 host venues for the tournament, which begins on June 15. Tepper Sports & Entertainment and Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper led a special announcement at the stadium to celebrate the news on Tuesday. FIFA President
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By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The final buzzer in San Antonio closed a drama that ended with confetti and Gator chomps — a thrill-a-minute NCAA title for the Florida Gators that reminded us all of what’s so good about the games these college athletes play. In another
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By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — All Kelvin Sampson could do was stand there, hands on hips with a blank look on his face, as the ball bounced loose and Houston’s latest chance at a national title bounced away, too. The coach who has commanded all details over
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On Monday, the N.C. High School Athletic Association sent out a survey to receive feedback on potential changes to the RPI formula that is used to seed playoffs. The NCHSAA Board of Directors discussed adjusting the weights of the RPI formula at the winter meeting in November. The discussion was tabled. HighSchoolOT obtained a copy
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Four Top-10 teams suffered losses last week including the first of the year for Ashley, Metrolina Christian, and Whiteville. East Forsyth, Marvin Ridge, Leesville Road, and Grimsley all picked up key wins last week to make its way into this week’s poll. At one point, the Mavericks were as high as No. 15 in the
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By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Whoever said there were no great underdog stories left in March Madness, or that the title would go to whichever team spends the most money — or amasses the gaudiest collection of big names from the transfer portal — probably never checked
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By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer Duke during the Semi Finals at the 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Saturday March 8th, 2025 (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/ACC) UConn capped its season at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball pol l on Monday, one day after winning its 12th
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina will pay its offensive and defensive coordinators more than $1.1 million in head coach Bill Belichick’s first season in Chapel Hill. Defensive coordinator Steve Belichick will make $1.3 million, according to a UNC System salary database, and offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens will make $1.15 million in 2025. The program’s
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