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January 10, 2025
These are the projections for the 1A West bracket for the 2025 NCHSAA girls basketball playoffs. The projections are not official and can change when the official brackets are released by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. However, these projections are accurate as of the time stamp below. Subscribe to email alerts to be notified
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Ripken, a beloved black Labrador Retriever and friend to several Triangle sports teams, has died. Ripken died unexpectedly on New Year’s Day after “suffering complications from a serious, undiagnosed medical condition which he sadly could not recover from,” according to an Instagram post. Ripken was usually seen retrieving the kicking tee after kickoffs at NC
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NEW YORK (AP) — It took police more than a week to publicly identify Debrina Kawam, 57, as the woman who was fatally set on fire in a New York subway train last month. But on the internet, it took just hours for a false name to begin spreading. In posts that circulated widely on
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Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning its virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on the users of iPhones and other trendy devices in a betrayal to its long-standing commitment to personal privacy. The proposed settlement filed in federal court earlier this week
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Each year, HighSchoolOT provides extensive playoff projections for all of the NCHSAA’s seeded playoffs. This winter, we are providing those projections for the boys basketball playoffs in all classifications. Projections are dependent on the RPI system, which is updated in real-time rather than once a week. Subscribe to email alerts to be notified when projections
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With the new year comes Dry January and a new surgeon general’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk. Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that. “Drinking less is a great way to be healthier,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, who directs the
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NEW YORK (AP) — Apple TV+ is hoping people will make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free this weekend in what experts are calling a canny promotion. The two-day offer this Saturday and Sunday is intended to give viewers a taste of what’s behind the
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A strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States as frigid air escapes the Arctic, plunging as far south as Florida, meteorologists forecast. Starting Saturday, millions of people are going to be hit by moderate to heavy snow from Kansas City to Washington
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By ERIC OLSON, AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams to get some new blood. The final four are decidedly blueblood. The semifinals match Penn State against Notre Dame at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 and Texas against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10. All four
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By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield revived his career in Tampa Bay and became a coach-builder in the process. Mayfield’s success with the Buccaneers in 2023 helped Dave Canales become head coach of the Carolina Panthers after just one season as an offensive coordinator. Mayfield
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