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April 29, 2025
By Kacy Hintz, Sports Anchor Canton, Ohio — Julius Peppers. A first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. The former Southern Nash and North Carolina star was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, becoming member number 377, and the first player drafted by the Carolina Panthers to be enshrined. “All right, let’s do this” Peppers said as
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By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer SAINT-DENIS, France — SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a
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By Caroline Routh, WRAL Sports contributor Crystal Dunn is a forward on the field, and she’s an anchor both on the team and with her family. With Saturday’s match against Japan, Dunn has officially notched a 19-game starting streak in World Cup or Olympic matches. That’s the longest streak of any active field player on
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Arguably the top high school football player in North Carolina is headed to Tennessee. Faizon Brandon, a rising junior at Grimsley High School, committed to the University of Tennessee in a ceremony held at his high school on Saturday afternoon. He chose the Vols out of a top four of Alabama, LSU, NC State, and
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By Emma Harris, WRAL Sports contributor Everyone knows about gymnasts like Simone Biles or Suni Lee, but until this week, USA men’s gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik was hardly a household name. Names like “Gymnastics Clark Kent,” “Rubics Cube Guy” and “Pommel Horse Specialist” have all gone viral online for describing him in the past week. He
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By WILL GRAVES, AP National Writer PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Minutes after the American gymnastics star won the seventh Olympic gold of her career on Saturday in a vault final that left little doubt that even
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One of the best football players ever from North Carolina will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Julius Peppers, from Southern Nash High School, will receive his gold jacket and bust during the 12:00 p.m. ceremony. Peppers retired from the NFL in February of 2019 after a 17-year career. Former
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By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and
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HighSchoolOT dives into boys and girls cross country statewide leaders from a season ago. This list is exclusively available for HighSchoolOT Insiders. Not an Insider yet? Become one by clicking HERE See a missing player? Feel free to email [email protected] with corrections. Catch up on cross country coverage from last season Top Returning Leaders: Girls
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HighSchoolOT dives into girls golf statewide leaders from a season ago based on their NCISAA or NCHSAA championship score from 2023. This list is exclusively available for HighSchoolOT Insiders. Not an Insider yet? Become one by clicking HERE See a missing player? Feel free to email [email protected] with corrections. Catch up on girls golf coverage from
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