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April 28, 2025
The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT baseball all-state team features 31 athletes making an appearance on the team for at least the second time, led by two three-time selections: Wayne County Day’s Cameron Aycock and East Rowan’s Cobb Hightower. There is a 25-player first, second, and third team, each with at least two catchers, six infielders, four outfielders,
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The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT softball all-state team features 47 athletes making an appearance on the team for at least the second time, led by 12 three-time selections. They are: Southern Nash’s Anna Dickinson, Charlotte Christian’s Anna Hinde, Wayne Christian’s Ella Fox, Northwest Guilford’s Bel Varadi, Camden County’s Carlyn Tanis, West Rowan’s Emma Clarke, Washington’s Emma Orr, Panther
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports Chapel Hill, N.C. — The FC Series is running it back in 2024, with Manchester City and Celtic FC clashing Tuesday at Kenan Memorial Stadium as part of a collection of friendlies this year. The first of the FC Series matches will start at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. More information about
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By JOE REEDY, AP Sports Writer Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery informed the league Monday that it will match the $1.8 billion per year offer by Amazon Prime Video. Turner has had an NBA package since 1984 and games have been on TNT since the network
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Charlotte, N.C. — The path from one of college football’s lesser leagues to a richer, more prestigious one has been well worn in recent years. But none of the lucky few — like Utah and TCU and, more recently, Houston and UCF among others — have made the climb quite like
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Charlotte, N.C. — Impassioned and defiant, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips defended his league amid ongoing court cases with members Clemson and Florida State, vowing to continue the fight to make the schools live up to contracts they signed. “We will fight to protect the ACC and our members for as long
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By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer LeBron James wasn’t totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004. This time, he’ll be one of the stars of the show. James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for
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For the first time since the 2017-2018 school year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association saw more than 200,000 student-athletes compete in sports last school year. The NCHSAA released its participation data from the 2023-2024 school year on Monday morning, and it shows a significant amount of growth overall and in most sports year-over-year. The
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By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland — TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece at Royal Troon with a 6-under 65 to overcome a two-shot deficit and give the Americans a sweep of the majors for the first
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Cary, N.C. — The North Carolina Courage took down the Orlando Pride in penalties, 5-4, after drawing, 1-1, in regulation in the team’s opening game of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday. With the win in penalties, the Courage picked up two points in the Group E
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