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April 14, 2025
By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports contributor The internet is a big place. Unless you’re 100% plugged in all the time (and let’s be clear, that is NOT recommended), you’re going to miss some stuff. Let us do that work. You can be a well-adjusted human being and still catch all the best sports moments of
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By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. — UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s much anticipated WNBA debut is set for Tuesday night in Connecticut. The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft is coming off a record-setting college career at Iowa. “This is what you’ve worked for and dreamed of. Now you get
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By The Associated Press NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — First, Lamar Jackson. Then, Joe Burrow. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs face a daunting test in opening their season after CBS unveiled Kansas City’s Week 2 opponent as being the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday. The league also announced Aaron Rodgers and the
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By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tiger Woods brings a lot of uncertainty to Valhalla for the PGA Championship. Some of that has to do with his achy body. And some of that involved the Ryder Cup. The PGA of America still has not settled on a captain
READ MOREA program built to pursue championships will get to host one this weekend. Grace Christian of Sanford earned another weekend at Crusader Park after coming back from an early deficit to defeat Gaston Christian 6-4 in the NCISAA 3A state semi-final. Caleb Ellis reached back and blew a fastball by Xander Sutton to send the
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CALYPSO, N.C. — Last year North Duplin enjoyed being out of the limelight in its run to a runner-up finish in the 1A softball playoffs. This year, the team knows it has a target on its back. There’s a different feel about this year’s run in the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs, but the
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Twice, in back-to-back seasons, the Orange boys lacrosse team has gotten close. So painfully close. Last year, the Panthers lost to Northwood in the state semifinals by two goals. The year before that, it was a 13-7 loss to First Flight. But this year, things ended differently. In fact, they haven’t ended at all. On
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Green Hope senior Jake Lewis holds a two-stroke lead over the field after the first day of competition at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A boys golf state championship at Pinehurst No. 9. Lewis shot a 66 in the first round, putting him at 6-under on the day. His two-stroke lead is ahead of
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Terry Sanford senior Ethan Paschal holds a one-stroke lead over the field after the first day of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A boys golf state championship at Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines. Paschal shot a 66 in the first round, which is 6-under par and one stroke ahead of Stuart
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By VIN A. CHERWOO, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Trailing by a goal with 20 minutes to go and their season on the line, the Carolina Hurricanes weren’t discouraged. They knew they could turn the game around. Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart early in the third period,
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