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March 8, 2025
By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. — DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway. Hamlin’s third win of the season
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The seven-round NFL Draft concluded Saturday and teams spent the rest of the weekend adding rookies as undrafted free agents. Here’s a look at players from NC State, UNC, Duke and other local schools that were selected in the three-day draft or have been confirmed to sign as undrafted free agents.
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By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Some teams see an immediate impact from an NFL draft class. Others have to wait on a return. The Houston Texans went from worst to first in their division last season after selecting quarterback C.J. Stroud and edge Will Anderson Jr. back to back with the second and
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CARY, N.C. (April 27, 2024) — The North Carolina Courage held off Seattle Reign FC, 1-0, Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park in front of a historic crowd of 8,135 fans, the fifth-largest NWSL regular season crowd in club history. The Courage earned their fourth win in six matches (4-2-0) and sit in second place
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By VIN A. CHERWOO, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal capped a solid all-around effort by the New York Islanders with their season on the line to get a big win. Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports Contributor Seven players, seven rounds and six different positions. The Panthers spread the love in general manager Dan Morgan’s first-ever NFL draft. And while they did address all three levels of the defense, it was clear that their top priority was on the other side of the ball. Carolina’s offense
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New Hanover County Schools ran a successful pilot program for girls’ flag football this spring. With funding help from the Carolina Panthers, the school system’s four high schools competed with each other over four different game days. On Saturday, the county’s first championship event was held at Legion Stadium in Wilmington (the home field of
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A former Corinth Holders High School and Duke University offensive lineman is headed to the NFL. Jacob Monk was drafted by Green Bay Packers in the 2024 NFL Draft. He is the first player from his high school, which opened in 2010, to hear his name called in an NFL Draft. The Packers picked Monk
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Will Shipley, a former national Top 100 recruit and star at Weddington High School, is now a Philadelphia Eagle. The Eagles drafted the Clemson running back with 127th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. It was the 27th pick in the fourth round. He is projected to backup Saquon Barkley in Philadelphia. Shipley is
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By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer Carolina Hurricanes 2 New York Islanders 3 F/OT Raleigh, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes can advance to the second round of the playoffs on Saturday with a fourth-straight win against the New York Islanders. The Hurricanes have never swept a first-round opponent, although its worth noting they swept the
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