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November 20, 2024
By BRETT MARTEL, AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry received a standing ovation at historic, creole French Quarter restaurant Arnaud’s on the eve of their final round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event. They also had the largest, loudest galleries at the TPC
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to a World Resources Institute analysis of deforestation data. But the loss is still seen as
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in
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By PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer DENVER — DENVER (AP) — Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov was taken to the hospital for evaluation after a puck hit him on the left side of his face in Game 4 against Colorado on Sunday. Jets coach Rick Bowness had no further update on Namestnikov following a 5-1 loss
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In the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams selected Stanford University kicker Joshua Karty. The specialist is an alum of Western Alamance High School in Elon. Karty was one of two placekickers selected in the entire draft. He was taken with the 209th overall pick. Karty will join a fellow
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By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. — DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway. Hamlin’s third win of the season
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ATLANTA (AP) — Brian Jack sought to make a Sunday debate among Republican candidates for an open Georgia congressional seat all about his close ties to former President Donald Trump, while the other contenders ignored Trump’s endorsement of Jack. Five Republicans running for their party’s nomination in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District met in an Atlanta
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By Brian Murphy, WRAL The seven-round NFL Draft concluded Saturday and teams spent the rest of the weekend adding rookies as undrafted free agents. Here’s a look at players from NC State, UNC, Duke and other local schools that were selected in the three-day draft or have been confirmed to sign as undrafted free agents.
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By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Some teams see an immediate impact from an NFL draft class. Others have to wait on a return. The Houston Texans went from worst to first in their division last season after selecting quarterback C.J. Stroud and edge Will Anderson Jr. back to back with the second and
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CARY, N.C. (April 27, 2024) — The North Carolina Courage held off Seattle Reign FC, 1-0, Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park in front of a historic crowd of 8,135 fans, the fifth-largest NWSL regular season crowd in club history. The Courage earned their fourth win in six matches (4-2-0) and sit in second place
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