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February 5, 2025
APEX, N.C. — Some programs are just built to last. Chapel Hill volleyball is one of them. The No. 7 Tigers defeated host Apex Friendship in a 3-0 sweep on Thursday (25-12, 25-20, 25-20). Both teams also entered with wins over some of the top competitors in smaller classifications, with Chapel Hill (2-0) having defeated
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ULAH, N.C. — Few things are as hopeful as the start of the high school sports season. The successes and failures of last year are in the rear. Just out of view, somewhere beneath the horizon, lay all our dreams, waiting to be realized. The journey begins with perfect equity among all: zero wins, zero
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Time moves a tad faster on the moon. Now an international group of astronomers has joined calls to give the moon its own clock so that future space missions can keep track of minutes on the celestial body. The International Astronomical Union voted Thursday encouraging space organizations across the globe to collaborate
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New efforts to convert some types of commercial fishing to ropeless gear that is safer for rare whales will be supported by millions of dollars in funding, federal authorities said. Federal fishing managers are promoting the use of ropeless gear in the lobster and crab fishing industries because of the plight
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot-long (3.6-meter) oarfish was found last weekend by a group of snorkelers and kayakers in La Jolla Cove,
READ MORECANTON, Miss. (AP) — Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. It appeared to be part of an ice-age elephant tusk. The fossil was intact, making it an “extremely rare find for Mississippi,” the state’s Department of Environmental Quality announced on its
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By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Jennifer King was a champion women’s basketball coach when she made a tough decision to pursue a career in football. She hasn’t had to look back. Within three years of switching sports, King became the first Black female full-time coach in the NFL when Washington hired her in
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion. Stargazers can catch the first act Monday as the full moon inches a little closer than usual, making it appear slightly bigger and brighter in the night sky. “I like to think of
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HighSchoolOT is aiming to interview as many head football coaches as possible ahead of the 2024 season. The following is a collection of all of the video interviews that have been completed so far. Every coach from the N.C. High School Athletic Association and N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association is invited on. Head coaches can
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Durham, N.C. — Duke has a new head football coach, someone with an extensive background coaching in the ACC. Manny Diaz, 50, gets his second opportunity to be the head coach of an ACC team. He was the head coach from 2019-2021 at Miami. He was also the
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