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September 20, 2024
By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. — CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has cooled off and no longer plans to wreck Kyle Busch at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But that doesn’t mean he and Busch are back on speaking terms. Stenhouse said he spoke to Busch’s
READ MORETwo-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died Saturday morning at age 30, one day after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Cup Challenge at Colonial. There were no immediate details on the circumstances of his death, only shock and grief from the PGA Tour and his management team. “I am at a loss for words,”
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By SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas — FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Davis Riley was finishing a 4-under 66 for a four-shot lead over surging Scottie Scheffler at Colonial while PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan conducted interviews about the death of two-time tour winner Grayson Murray. Another week, another dose of unsettling
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The golf community was stunned to learn of the death of PGA Tour player Grayson Murray on Saturday. Murray, 30, died on Saturday morning, according to a statement from PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, one day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge. Earlier this year, Murray won the Sony Open in Hawaii, but the
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Claire Herman scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Garner advanced to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state championship series on Friday night. After a 45-minute lightning delay before the first pitch, Garner and Wake Forest battled through 10 innings to determine the eastern regional champion. Herman scored
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There’s a party in Beaufort County, and it’s an all-Northside affair. A day after the Panthers softball team punched its ticket to the 1A state championship series, the baseball team did the same. Rallying back from a 1-0 series deficit against East Wake Academy, the Panthers escaped Zebulon with a 7-4 win on Thursday before
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For the first time since winning it all in 2010, Southwestern Randolph softball is state championship bound. The Cougars rallied back from a 1-0 series deficit, and defeated North Stanly 2-0 on Friday night to claim the 2A western regional title. Macie Crutchfield’s dominant postseason run continued. The junior spun a five-hit shutout with five
READ MOREAs you approach Staton Field in Granite Quarry, you are first greeted by signs that honor past regional and state championship teams at East Rowan. For the last fourteen years, those signs have remained untouched. Until now. Within the walls of one of North Carolina’s most iconic high school baseball cathedrals now resides the 2024
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Greene Central used a bombastic fifth and sixth inning to pull away from Whiteville and win the 2024 N.C. High School Athletic Association’s 2A East regional final series. It was a decisive 9-1 victory in a decisive game three on Friday night. Greene Central will play in next week’s 2A state championship series against the
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By Chris Lea, WRAL-TV sports anchor/reporter The NC Courage took a loss on the road versus the Houston Dash 3-0. The loss puts the Courage at 5-0-7 so far into the season. In the 44th minute, Dash player Ramona Bachmann got the scoring started just before halftime to give Houston the 1-0 lead at the
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