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April 29, 2025
By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — North Carolina State’s miraculous late-season run to the Atlantic Coast Conference title and an even more improbable Final Four trip had been the product of a blending of talent, balance and cohesion when the pressure peaked. One first-half tumble appeared to change everything — and the
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By Doug Feinberg, AP basketball writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. With Staley directing a relentless attack from the sideline, the Gamecocks (38-0) became the 10th Division I team to
READ MOREA commanding 13-2 win by Lake Norman over Middle Creek triggered the two biggest changes in the HighSchoolOT statewide boys lacrosse rankings this week. That allowed Lake Norman to go from 10th to sixth, and Middle Creek fell nine spots from fifth to 14th. The only new team in the statewide top 25 was Charlotte
READ MORECardinal Gibbons’ commanding 13-4 win over Charlotte Latin made for a change near the top of the HighSchoolOT girls lacrosse rankings. Latin dropped out of the top 10, allowing Bishop McGuinness to reach its highest ranking of the season. Union Pines is making its first-ever appearance in the rankings, while West Forsyth is back in after
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By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. — GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn has blown through the NCAA Tournament again to reach college basketball’s final night, this time with a chance to claim the first repeat championship in 17 years. The final test is facing a Purdue team that spent an entire season proving
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By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND — CLEVELAND (AP) — Dawn Staley knows Sunday’s national championship game is a big moment for women’s basketball. South Carolina is looking to finish a perfect season with the program’s third NCAA title. Standing in the way of Staley and the Gamecocks is a generational player in Caitlin
READ MOREWhen No. 9 T.C. Roberson baseball embarked on a week-long road trip that spanned over 13 hours and 800 miles, it hoped to return home bonded together more than ever as it begins a quest for a second straight state title. Wins and losses were not the lone goal, but the final 330 miles home
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The 2024 N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association football season will start a week ahead of the NCHSAA on Aug. 16, so there are only 18 Friday nights left until we reach the next season. Throughout the month of April, we’ll have some kind of football preview coverage released to HSOT Insiders each day. Today is
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Grace Christian School of Sanford’s Sarah Strong has picked the Huskies. Strong committed to UConn on Saturday, choosing the 11-time women’s basketball champions over Duke and UNC. The two-time Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year in girls basketball is also a three-time N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association champion, leading the Crusaders to the 1A
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By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL mutliplatform producer North Carolina State Wolfpack 3Purdue Boilermakers TBS | Saturday, April 6th 6:09 PM EDT Phoenix — In 1983, Jim Valvano ran around looking for someone to hug. A month ago, no one wanted to embrace Kevin Keatts. After seven years at NC State, with two NCAA Tournament losses and
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