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September 22, 2024
Jacob Lopez worked six innings leading to a three-hit shutout, while Bob Seymour homered in his third straight game as the Durham Bulls claimed their fifth straight win, 3-0 over the Charlotte Knights on Thursday night at Truist Field. Lopez (W, 3-4), coming off of a career-high 11 strikeout performance on Friday, permitted just one
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By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Monte Kiffin, the longtime NFL and college assistant coach whose Tampa Bay defenses routinely ranked among the league’s best, died Thursday. He was 84. One of the architects of the ultra successful Tampa 2 defensive scheme, Kiffin spent 13 seasons as defensive coordinator of
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports In the middle of a hot Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville, Asif Parekh stands under a pavilion doing what he loves to do: watch cricket. “We eat, sleep, work, and on the weekend we play cricket, that’s the life, you know?” Parekh laughed. In partnership with Major League Cricket, the town
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL Heels4Life, North Carolina’s collective for name, image and likeness for the Tar Heels’ football program, is closing. And a new all-sports collective – Old Well Management – will begin operations on Aug. 1. Heels4Life will be closing over the next week and all accounts, subscriptions and data from its platform will be
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Beginning next season, the indirect free position will be eliminated in high school girls lacrosse when a minor foul is committed by the defense in the 12-meter fan. Now, the player who is fouled will be allowed to shoot from a free position on the 12-meter fan. This revision to Rule 9-1 PENALTIES was one
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An incoming defensive lineman to Asheville School has committed to Dartmouth. Peter Owolabi announced his decision to play for the Big Green on his X account on July 8. Dartmouth has a Division I FCS program that competes in the Ivy League. Owolabi is from Canada and previously played at Mt. Zion Prep in Maryland.
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The United States Air Force Academy’s football program is having success recruiting North Carolina’s class of 2025. In addition to the Falcons receiving a commitment from Reidsville High School 1,000-yard rusher Jariel Cobb, Air Force has also received a pledge from Cleveland High School defensive back Ronalon Renwick. Air Force is a Division I FBS
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At the end of June, Jordan High School running back Amareon Blue committed to Eastern Michigan University. The Eagles are a Division I FBS team that competes in the Mid-American Conference. The class of 2025 rusher is a 5-foot-8, 195-pound prospect. he rising senior is the son of former University of North Carolina at Chapel
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The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT girls soccer all-state team features 20 athletes making an appearance on the team for at least the second time, led by two three-time selections: Wheatmore’s Ellie Garrison and West Henderson’s Marianne Maxon. There is a 20-player first, second, and third team, each with at least two goalies, four defenders, five midfielders, and five
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Colombia is headed to the Copa America championship game for the first time in 23 years after a contentious win over Uruguay in which it played the second half a man short and players brawled with fans in the stands following the
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