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September 22, 2024
By WRAL Staff Some people believe last month’s U.S. win over Pakistan in cricket is among the most unlikely upsets in the history of sports. The World Cup match on June 6 captivated the attention of the world. NPR’s Juana Summers said it was like MLB’s Boston Red Sox losing to the AAA-affiliate Durham Bulls.
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Four-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker is joining the Charlotte Hornets coaching staff, the team announced Wednesday. Walker, 34, will serve as the team’s player enhancement coach. The news comes a day after Walker announced his retirement as a player. Walker played eight seasons with Hornets during his career.
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Earlier in the offseason, Northwest Halifax hired Deontre Pittman to serve as its next head football coach. According to MaxPreps, the previous coach for the Vikings was Antonio Richardson. Pittman is an alum of KIPP Pride High School in Gaston, NC. He attended East Carolina University in college, but did not play there. He is
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Garinger High School in Charlotte hired DeAngelo Lloyd to serve as its new head coach for the 2024 season. Lloyd has replaced josh Williams, who lasted for one season. The Wildcats have lost 27 consecutive games, dating back to the fall 2021 season. He was the head coach at Eastway Middle School, which is a
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Lejeune High School has a new head football coach for the 2024 season. According to a report by Chris Miller of the Jacksonille Daily News, Aaron Wells has taken over the position from George Markle. Wells is 42 years old. As Miller pointed out, Wells is the Devilpups’ eighth head coach since 2014. For the
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By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday without too much of a test. Playing his first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the French Open on June
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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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Energy output versus one’s necessary energy intake is typically gauged by how much someone sweats. But the balance can be difficult to gauge for athletes whose sport is underwater. Triathlete Van Fletcher first fell in love with the pool at age 6. At age 49, Fletcher said he has learned the way he needs to
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By Pat Welter, WRAL Sports multimedia journalist It’s been a banner year for NC State. The university’s men’s and women’s basketball teams made the Final Four, the baseball team made the College World Series and Abby Lampe won the cheese rolling competition again. “I’m widely known as the cheese girl now,” Lampe laughed. “I love
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North Carolina Courage forward Kerolin Nicoli has been selected to the 18-player Brazilian Women’s National Team Olympic roster, as announced by the federation on Tuesday. Kerolin is the reigning NWSL MVP but is yet to play in 2024 as she recovers from a torn ACL suffered last October. Kerolin finished 2023 as Golden Boot runner-up
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