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May 8, 2025
ROLESVILLE, N.C. — In a game featuring the No. 1 junior in the nation and the No. 1 team in the state, it was a No. 10 that stole the show. With four catches for 200 yards and two scores, Hudson Cooper’s breakout performance at wide receiver helped No. 7 Grimsley take down No. 1
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One of the state’s leading returning scorers is committed. Holly Springs guard Will James Jr. pledged his commitment to Toledo on Saturday morning via social media. He was a 2023-24 HighSchoolOT honorable mention all-state selection. As a junior, James Jr. scored 23.6 points per contest, grabbing 6.5 rebounds and dishing out 3.5 assists. He scored
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NASHVILLE — SouthWest Edgecombe turned a trio of Nash Central turnovers into touchdowns to prevail in a battle of likely NCHSAA 2A eastern regional playoff contenders, 34-26, Friday night. The Cougars (2-0), ranked sixth in the HighSchoolOT 252 area code rankings, started a string of answering every Bulldogs (1-1) challenge with a pick-six from senior
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Raleigh, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes and restricted free agent Seth Jarvis have agreed to terms on a new eight-year, $63.2 million contract, the team announced Saturday morning. Signing bonuses account for $29.24 million as part of the 22-year-old forward’s new deal. “Seth is a cornerstone player for
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By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka finally got rolling after a bad beginning to the latest-starting match in U.S. Open history, regrouping to beat No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 early Saturday to reach the fourth round. The No. 2 seed didn’t get underway until
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By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff was not aware that she’d lost five consecutive matches against opponents ranked in the top 50. She was not sure exactly how many points in a row she’d dropped — 11, it turns out — to give away the first
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By Aaron Beard, Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jaquez Moore, Jeremiah Hasley and Eli Pancol scored short touchdowns while Duke’s defense racked up eight sacks as the Blue Devils beat Elon 26-3 on Friday night in their first game under Manny Diaz. It wasn’t a big offensive day for Duke (1-0), which often had
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Union Pines High School’s football team continued its hot start to the season with a 35-0 shutout victory over Northwood. The Vikings, who are now led by former Richmond coach Bryan Till, are off to their first 2-0 start since 2015. The team has outscored its first two opponents by a combined margin of 77-0.
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TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — Alexander Central junior running back Sawyer Chapman-Mays carried his team to a convincing 54-14 win over Wilkes Central on Friday night. Chapman-Mays rushed for 69 yards and four touchdowns on 10 carries, leading the Cougars to their Week 2 win. Early in the first quarter, Chapman-Mays scored his first touchdown on an
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A threat of thunderstorms, some of which could be severe, means there could be some schedule changes for high school football games on Friday night. Week 2 games are slated to be held on Friday evening, with most kicking off at either 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Thunderstorms began forming early Friday afternoon and could
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