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February 5, 2025
Winston-Salem, N.C. — Today, NASCAR announced The Clash will come to historic Bowman Gray Stadium for the first-time as the opening exhibition event for the 2025 season on Feb. 2. The announcement was made by Ben Kennedy as part of pre-race for tonight’s NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series event at the racetrack. This will
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By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rookie Brandon Codrington returned a kickoff 63 yards and a punt 31 yards to set up scores and the New York Jets beat the Carolina Panthers 15-12 on Saturday night in a game in which both teams rested almost all of their
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WAKE FOREST, N.C. — The HighSchoolOT Jamboree was called off halfway through the slate of games. According to a announcement made over the public address system, the decision was made due to public safety concerns. During the second game of the planned four contests on Saturday, there was an incident in the stands, but the details
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By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. — MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama felt his lower back starting to act up. On a whim, he decided to put a new putter in his bag for the start of the PGA Tour postseason. And now the Japanese star has a five-shot lead going into
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By Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports North Carolina fans will have to wait a little bit longer to find out who will be the starting quarterback. A team spokesperson announced Saturday afternoon that the Tar Heels will not be releasing a depth chart prior to the first game of the regular season against Minnesota on August
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Ron DeSantis’ senior political aides were gathered last year at the Florida governor’s campaign headquarters, an office across the street from a Red Lobster on Tallahassee’s north side, planning the announcement of his candidacy for president. Some wanted the Republican to go a baseball stadium in Tampa, near where he grew up and starred in
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The Tennessee Volunteers are collecting 5-star football players from North Carolina like Infinity Stones. A couple of weeks after Grimsley High School 5-star junior quarterback Faizon Brandon committed to Tennessee, Providence Day School 5-star senior offensive tackle David Sanders announced his intent to sign with the Vols. Sanders’ commitment happened in a ceremony held at
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On Friday, Mount Tabor High School senior Shamarius Peterkin offered a rare surprise in the recruiting world. Peterkin announced that he is committed to play at Virginia Tech. Going into the commitment date, Peterkin had a 100% 247Sprots Crystal Ball rating to pick NC State. The Wolfpack’s odds to land Peterkin on the On3 Recruiting
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CAIRO (AP) — The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak. One case has been confirmed, others are suspected and the virus was detected in wastewater in six
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the eastern West Bengal state. Saturday’s strike was called by the country’s largest group of doctors, the Indian Medical Association, saying all non-essential services at hospitals would be
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