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Cooper Flagg is ACC’s player and rookie of the year, only Triangle player on All-ACC first team :: WRALSportsFan.com

Duke freshman guard/forward Cooper Flagg has been voted the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, highlighting the 2024-25 All-ACC Men’s Basketball Team and award winners, which were announced Monday, March 10, by the conference office. The 2024-25 All-ACC Team was determined by an 81-member panel consisting of the league’s

Brind’Amour: Rantanen was first player who didn’t want to stay with Hurricanes :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Brian Murphy, WRAL Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said former Hurricanes forward Mikko Rantanen was the first player to leave the franchise because he didn’t like it. Brind’Amour made his comments during an interview with 99.9 The Fan’s Adam Gold on Sunday’s pregame show. Gold included the comments in his postgame “Canes Corner” podcast.

Homeland Security overhauls its asylum phone app. Now it’s for ‘self-deportation’

The Trump administration has unveiled an overhauled cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum, turning it into a system that allows people living illegally in the U.S. to say they want to leave the country voluntarily. The renamed app, announced Monday and now called CBP Home, is part of the administration’s campaign

Holland, Womack carry Stuart Cramer past North Lincoln, into first girls basketball state championship game

Stuart Carmer’s girls basketball team will have a shot at its first-ever state championship after beating North Lincoln in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A western regional championship game at Lawrence Joel Veterans Meorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem on Monday afternoon. The Storm led by as many as 13 points in the first half, but

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel’s Wolf Prize

JERUSALEM (AP) — An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a prestigious Israeli award in the arts and sciences. Pamela Björkman of the California Institute of Technology won the prize for “offering new hope in the fight against infectious diseases,” the

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations

SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption started overnight. There is no immediate report of casualties. The 12,300-foot (3,763-meter) high volcano is one of the most active in

Duke ends Auburn’s 8-week stay at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Oregon, Illini return as postseason heats up :: WRALSportsFan.com

By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball Writer Duke ended Auburn’s eight-week stay at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday, while the Tigers dropped to third behind Houston as all three programs began preparing for their conference tournaments. The Blue Devils took advantage of back-to-back losses by Auburn to ascend

Panthers make Jaycee Horn the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL with $100M deal, AP source says :: WRALSportsFan.com

By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE N.C. — CHARLOTTE N.C. (AP) — Jaycee Horn has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Carolina Panthers worth $100 million, including $70 million in guaranteed money, making him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to

Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday in a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children. The conservative-led court is taking up the case amid actions by President Donald Trump targeting transgender people, including a ban on military service and an

The cute whiskers are back on. Rare Mediterranean monk seals are cared for in a Greek rehab center

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Panagis hauls himself out of the pool at a rehabilitation center in Greece and scurries over for a delectable lunch: whole mackerel. It’s been about three months since the orphaned seal pup was found struggling in the coastal waters of Cyprus. Soon, he’ll be well enough to go home. Panagis is