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April 2, 2025
By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports I was at nearly every Duke men’s basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium this season. Two moments stand out as the loudest: The Cooper Flagg dunk against PItt (it’s in a Gatorade commercial now, it was that good) Every moment graduate student guard Spencer Hubbard runs to the scorer’s table.
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By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer 21Arizona Wildcats 1Duke Blue Devils CBS | Thursday, March 27th 9:39 PM EDT Newark, N.J. — Duke basketball is no stranger to the Sweet 16, but there’s a broader theme of familiarity for the Blue Devils through this March Madness run. After dismantling No. 9 seed Baylor and former
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Rodney Dunham is an edge rusher prospect from Myers Park High School in Mecklenburg County. Positions: EDGE Height: 6’5 Weight: 230 Graduating Class: 2026 Latest Update Mar. 26, 3:44 p.m. – Dunham will announce his commitment in a ceremony held at the Myers Park gynnasium on April 10. He will chose between Duke, Georgia, Notre
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By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer It wasn’t that long ago that Tyrese Proctor was struggling to make much of anything outside the arc. Shot after shot clanged away in a befuddling stretch of misses spanning nearly a month of the stretch run for Duke’s national-title contender. Now he can’t miss. The junior guard has
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Holly Springs High School had only been open four years when Carlos Rodon stepped onto the pitcher’s mound as a junior in 2010. Rodon was about to have a breakout season, one that would attract the attention of professional baseball scouts everywhere. The left-handed pitcher, who was eventually ranked the No. 18 left-handed pitcher in
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A bill has been filed in the North Carolina State Senate that would provide funds to pay athletic coaches at public schools using revenue from sports gambling. Senate Bill 657, which is called “Keeping Our Coaches Act,” was filed in the Senate on Tuesday. It would allocate $11 million annually to the Department of Public
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MARVIN, N.C. — A battle of two defending state champions came down to the final seconds. The final seconds evaporated. And just like that, No. 1 Providence Day and No. 6 Marvin Ridge settled for a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. Providence Day’s Blane McElroy drew a foul outside of the box with 12 seconds left
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GRANITE FALLS, N.C. – Lyla Mayberry’s first taste of the heated softball rivalry between Alexander Central and South Caldwell is one that she will not forget. The Cougars’ freshman catcher laid down a perfect squeeze bunt in the top of the ninth inning to score Alivia Smith and break a 7-7 tie. Alexander Central’s 8-7
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Will Wade isn’t shy about his ambitions for the NC State men’s basketball program he now leads, promising a restoration of the Wolfpack’s proud tradition. And quickly. “This is not a rebuild,” Wade said during his introductory press conference Tuesday at Reynolds Coliseum. “We’re going to be in the top part
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Chapel Hill, N.C. — North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau is entering the transfer portal, according to multiple media reports. Cadeau entered with a “do not contact” tag , according to Pete Nakos of On3. The transfer portal window opened on Monday and remains open through April 22. Cadeau
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