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October 19, 2024
By Brian Murphy, WRAL North Carolina and NC State are headed back to the College World Series, the eight-team event in Omaha, Neb., that will determine college baseball’s championship team. The ACC and SEC each have four teams in the field, turning the tournament into a showcase for college baseball in the Southeast. In addition
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By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. — PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — This is not the same Pinehurst No. 2 that Tiger Woods saw 19 years ago when he walked away with a runner-up finish in the U.S. Open, his last time on the property. It’s not the same Tiger Woods, either. Woods has
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island. Greece’s Culture Ministry said Tuesday that the structure is a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete’s Minoan civilization, famous for its sumptuous palaces,
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer The Carolina Panthers are not scheduled to play a game in prime time during the 2024 regular season, but they will kick off the NFL Network’s preseason schedule. At 7 p.m. ET Thursday, Aug. 8, the NFL Network will nationally broadcast the Panthers’ road game against the New
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By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s dedication to expanding flag football starts at the top. Commissioner Roger Goodell has been fully invested in growing the non-contact version of the most popular sport in the United States. Flag football introduces more people, including folks around the world, to the NFL so it’s a
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Cardinal Gibbons is the No. 1 team in this year’s final HighSchoolOT girls lacrosse rankings. The Crusaders won their third straight N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state championship. Joining the Crusaders as state champions in the final top 25 were N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association D1 champion Charlotte Latin at No. 3, NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A champ Union
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Cannon School is the No. 1 team in this year’s final HighSchoolOT boys lacrosse rankings. The Cougars were N.C. Independent School Athletic Association D1 state champions and have a whopping six wins against teams that finished inside the top 10. Joining the Cougars as state champions in the final top 25 were No. 2 Green
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For the first time, Providence is the No. 1 team in the final HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 boys tennis rankings, taking the top spot in the final rankings after winning the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship and ending the year with an 18-0 record. The Panthers are just in front of another state
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows how difficult it can be to eradicate the virus. There
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly won the backing of federal health advisers on Monday, setting the stage for the treatment’s expected approval for people with mild dementia caused by the brain-robbing disease. Food and Drug Administration advisers voted unanimously that the drug’s ability to slow the disease outweighs its
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