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April 26, 2025
By Kyle Hightower, AP Sports Writer Dallas Mavericks 88 Boston Celtics 106 Final BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics again stand alone among NBA champions. Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to win the franchise’s 18th championship, breaking a tie
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East Carolina University’s football program picked up an in-state commitment from a tall tight end on Sunday night. Apex High School standout Kaleb Morrow took to his social media accounts to commit to the Pirates. Morrow is listed at 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds. As a junior in 2023, Morrow caught 30 passes for 382 yards
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The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT boys golf team features 16 athletes making an appearance on the team for the second or third time, led by three players who became three-time all-state honorees: Mitchell’s Connor Warren plus Terry Sanford’s Ethan Paschal and Thomas Horne. To help make the team, each player’s handicap index is calculated based on their
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By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gretchen Walsh followed up a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with something that felt just as good. Her first trip to the Olympics. Walsh didn’t go quite as fast as a night earlier in the semifinals, but she touched in 55.31 seconds to
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Pinehurst, N.C. — It took all 72 holes over four days — as well as a devastating missed putt and a remarkable bunker shot on the final hole — to identify the U.S. Open champion this week at Pinehurst No. 2. it didn’t take nearly as long to realize that Pinehurst
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By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open on Sunday for the second time with the best shot of his life for another finish on the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2 that won’t be forgotten — and another heavy dose of heartache for Rory McIlroy. In a
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By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer PINEHURST, N.C. — PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy put himself in position to end a decade-long drought in the majors, and answer a whole lot of questions about his ability to get it done, only to miss two short putts Sunday that left him peeling out of the
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By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer EDMONTON, Alberta — EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — There was lots of chatter at the Florida Panthers’ breakfast the morning after the Edmonton Oilers blew them out 8-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to send the series back across North America. As lopsided as that loss was
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Providence Day junior midfielder Blane McElroy was named state player of the year by the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association, headlining the first of three sets of postseason honors in which the N.C. Soccer Coaches Association is involved. McElroy scored 39 goals and had 31 assists this year for the Chargers. Three players from the NCSCA’s
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Southern Durham High School defeated Oscar Smith High School from Virginia in the 2024 ECU Beat of the East 7-on-7 tournament championship game. The Spartans also defeated Millbrook, Carolina Recon A, Northern Nash, and Coconut Creek (FL) en route to the championship game. Earlier during the event, HighSchoolOT interviewed 12 skill players from the Spartans.
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