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April 4, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday signed a three-year affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Chicago previously served as Carolina’s AHL affiliate from 2020-23, winning the Calder Cup in 2022. Current Hurricanes players Jalen Chatfield, Jack Drury, Pyotr Kochetkov and Stefan Noesen were on that championship roster. As part of the
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports Contributor The NFL Draft is popular because it sells hope to every fan base. Maybe that quarterback you traded up for in the 1st round is going to be the next Patrick Mahomes. Maybe that obscure 7th round tight end turns into Shannon Sharpe. Or maybe Mr. Irrelevant quickly rises
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Antwon Stevenson has made a difficult decision to leave his new post at Northeast Guilford High School to instead become the head coach at Ragsdale High School. Stevenson, who is from High Point and still lives in the area, will have a significantly shorter drive between home and work at Ragsdale, he confirmed to HighSchoolOT.
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption into the 124th U.S. Open Championship, the United States Golf Association announced Thursday. Woods, 48, is due to make his 23rd start at the U.S. Open, which runs from June 13-16 at Pinehurst No. 2. He is due to make his
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A new definition and subsequent warning for faking being fouled — or flopping — has been added to the NFHS Basketball Rules Book for the 2024-25 season. This revision to high school basketball rules was one of 12 changes approved by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee at its April 9-11 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommended changes
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On Thursday morning, North Mecklenburg’s athletic department announced that it has promoted Daryl Vereen to its head football coach position. Vereen is taking over for Damon McKee, who the school parted ways with in early April. Vereen is a North Meck alum and has been on the staff as an assistant for the past few
READ MOREOnly two high school baseball teams in the state of North Carolina can still claim to be undefeated. One calls Snow Hill home. Four big innings at the plate is all that No. 5 Greene Central needed to make quick work of Croatan, 10-0. The victory wrapped up regular season play for the Rams with
READ MOREGREENVILLE, N.C. — There was a winner and a loser between J.H. Rose and Manteo, but chances are both sides benefited from a late-season nonconference test with the girls soccer playoffs less than two weeks away. For Rose, it has a confidence-building victory after knocking off No. 2 Manteo by a 3-2 score on Wednesday.
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The Durham Bulls hit four home runs in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader to secure a split against Gwinnett at Coolray Field. After dropping the opener 5-0, the Bulls (11-18) powered their way against Gwinnett (13-15) starter Ray Kerr. Junior Caminero hit a two-run shot in the first, then Gionti Turner and Jonny DeLuca
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Carolina Hurricanes general manager Don Wadell said Wednesday that he expects a contract extension with head coach Rod Brind’Amour to be finalized soon. The 53-year-old Brind’Amour, who won the Stanley Cup as a Carolina player in 2006, has led the Hurricanes to the playoffs and advanced at least one round in
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