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April 30, 2025
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writers SAINT-DENIS, France — SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The first sign of trouble Thursday night came when Noah Lyles started rounding the curve in the Olympic final of the 200 meters — the sprint that has always been his best race. Normally at the curve, Lyles starts
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports Writer PARIS — PARIS (AP) — With blue, white and red flags waving in the stands and cheers blaring around them, France’s players took in the moment. Matthew Strazel erupted in dance. Evan Fournier ripped his jersey off and skipped around. Later, the team gathered in a circle at center
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HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming boys soccer season with its annual watch list. This year’s watch list features 25 names from each of North Carolina’s six area codes. To get ready for the season, also visit the links below from our ongoing boys soccer coverage. The players are listed by their team’s alphabetical order with
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By Steven Schlink, WRAL Sports contritbutor Three members of the Team USA women’s soccer team addressed the media during a press conference Thursday, discussing their preparation and mindset ahead of their upcoming gold medal match. Sophia Smith emphasized the team’s commitment to maintaining a high standard of performance. “This team has always had a standard
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By Emma Hall, WRAL Sports contributor North Carolina State University Head Swimming Coach Braden Holloway headed to the Olympics for the first time this year as an assistant coach with Team USA. His Olympic experience started with a training camp in Cary where he got to collaborate with coaches and work with different athletes. Team
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Two months after the N.C. Baseball Gatorade Player of the Year switched his commitment to UNC, the N.C. Softball Gatorade Player of the Year has done the same with a different in-state school. South Brunswick’s Kina Davis, a rising senior and previously committed to Charlotte, announced the change on Instagram on Wednesday. Davis led South
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HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming volleyball season with its annual watch list. This year’s watch list features 25 names from each of North Carolina’s six area codes. To get ready for the season, also visit the links below from our ongoing volleyball coverage. Volleyball Recruiting Tracker Preseason Statewide Top 25 Rankings Preseason Area Code Top
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By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer PARIS — PARIS (AP) — The U.S. made a change in its starting lineup, inserting Jackie Young for Diana Taurasi, to try to get off to a better start. It paid immediate dividends as the Americans started strong and beat Nigeria 88-74 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of
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By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he’s missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. Nadal wrote on social media that he will miss “those electric and special night sessions” in
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By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. — ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively banning him from college athletics until August 2028. The NCAA said Harbaugh, who
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