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October 23, 2024
Myers Park junior power forward Sadiq White announced his commitment to Syracuse on Wednesday evening. White made his announcement during a live YouTube video with On3.com. White stands at 6-foot-8 and 180 pounds. According to On3.com, he is a four-star player, the No. 1 player in North Carolina from the Class of 2025, and the
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The N.C. Coaches Association has released the rosters for the 2024 East-West Girls Soccer All-Star Game. Players were selected by the coaches of the all-star teams after being nominated by their high school coaches. Only graduating seniors at NCHSAA member schools are eligible for the game. The game will be played on July 16 at
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By WRAL and The New York Times Hall of Fame college basketball coach Roy Williams says the NCAA is simply reacting rather than having a plan to address last week’s settlement with players that opens the door for athletes to be paid. “Right now what we’re doing is reacting to everything instead of making some
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell asked a judge Wednesday afternoon to drop the four
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In the world of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets most of the blame. But tiny organisms that flourish in the world’s farm fields emit a far more potent gas, nitrous oxide, and scientists have long sought a way to address it. Now some researchers think they’ve found a bacteria that can help. Writing in
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Throughout the spring and summer, we’ll be delivering football preview content to HSOT Insiders. Today is a look at the teams that lost the most one-score games in the 2023 season. All football fans know that there is a large amount of variance over year-to-year. At the NFL level, researchers have found that teams who
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DALLAS (AP) — Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what’s known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won’t be as eye-catching as expected: Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye. Here’s what to know about this fairly common celestial event. Our solar system’s planets zip around
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, proposals that are both likely to face immediate legal challenges when they go into effect later this year. Republican Gov. Bill Lee quietly signed the bills Tuesday without comment.
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The matchups for the N.C. High School Athletic Association girls soccer state championships are set for this weekend. Soccer state championships will be held at the Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews on Friday and Saturday. It marks the first time in NCHSAA history that the girls soccer championships will be held in the Charlotte area.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany has scrapped a requirement for its military servicepeople to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a mandate that had been in place since late 2021, the government said Wednesday. People serving with the German military, the Bundeswehr, are required to get vaccinations against a number of diseases — including measles, mumps and flu
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