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May 2, 2025
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mack Brown’s return to North Carolina stabilized the program. His sixth season begins with a pair of hurdles to accomplishing more. The Tar Heels are moving forward after star quarterback Drake Maye headed to the NFL, and Brown is determined to figure out how
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By SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer DALLAS — DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart gets goosebumps pretty easily these days. Whether it’s reflecting on the nearly year-old celebration of getting into the Atlantic Coast Conference or what’s about to happen on the football field his office overlooks, Hart’s emotions flow freely. Even then,
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By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer Mike Norvell stepped inside the Jacksonville Jaguars’ indoor practice facility and felt a chill. It wasn’t at all what the Florida State coach wanted. So Norvell ordered the air conditioning turned off. With more than a hundred players running around inside, it didn’t take long for the comfy space
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL College football looks a lot different in 2024. The SEC added Texas and Oklahoma, the Big Ten added USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington, and the ACC now extends to Texas (SMU) and Northern California (Cal and Stanford). The Big 12 has 16 teams and the Pac-12 has two. An undefeated ACC
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APEX, N.C. — Some programs are just built to last. Chapel Hill volleyball is one of them. The No. 7 Tigers defeated host Apex Friendship in a 3-0 sweep on Thursday (25-12, 25-20, 25-20). Both teams also entered with wins over some of the top competitors in smaller classifications, with Chapel Hill (2-0) having defeated
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By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. — MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama could feel the tournament getting away from him, an odd sensation considering he had gone 27 holes without a bogey and had a five-shot lead just an hour earlier. Even more improbable was how it ended Sunday. On the verge
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By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer BROOKLYN, Mich. — BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — NASCAR suspended the FireKeepers 400 until Monday, running out of time Sunday to run a race that was delayed and interrupted by rain. On Lap 51 of the 200-lap Cup race, cars went to pit road to wait and see if the
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Millbrook wrapped up its 2024 preseason slate with an impressive scrimmage win over Cardinal Gibbons at the HighSchoolOT Jamboree. The Wildcats won 27-3. The game was played at Wake Forest High School. Millbrook had an impressive first drive. The Wildcats’ new running back Brilison McCullers picked up multiple first downs. McCullers transferred from Sanderson in
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Jordan High School wrapped up its 2024 preseason with a 28-6 win over Vance County in the HighSchoolOT Jamboree. The game was played at Wake Forest High School. Omaris McMiller go things started with a 62-yard interception return for a touchdown. Vance County had made some nice progress on the first drive, but McMiller read
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Winston-Salem, N.C. — Today, NASCAR announced The Clash will come to historic Bowman Gray Stadium for the first-time as the opening exhibition event for the 2025 season on Feb. 2. The announcement was made by Ben Kennedy as part of pre-race for tonight’s NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series event at the racetrack. This will
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