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Softball Statewide Top 25: Weddington moves up to No. 1 spot; six new teams join this week’s poll

Weddington is the new No. 1 team in HighSchoolOT’s statewide Top 25 softball poll. The Warriors went unbeaten in their first week of conference play. Top-ranked South Caldwell fell to No. 3 after a thrilling extra innings battle with now No. 2 Alexander Central who makes the leap up from No. 5. Hough, Enka, Crest,

Alex Ovechkin scores his 890th career goal to move 5 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record :: WRALSportsFan.com

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn’t such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record didn’t matter much to the 39-year-old after an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. “Right now,

Flagg, Broome, Clayton are among the Final Four players to watch in a showdown between No. 1 seeds :: WRALSportsFan.com

By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer Looking for an inspiring underdog or a glass slipper lying around in San Antonio? This year’s version of the Final Four is not for you. Fittingly for an NCAA Tournament in which big schools from big conferences took record numbers of spots in the first week, then hogged them

Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they’re getting less

Erin McGuire spent years cultivating fruits and vegetables like onions, peppers and tomatoes as a scientist and later director of a lab at the University of California-Davis. She collaborated with hundreds of people to breed drought-resistant varieties, develop new ways to cool fresh produce and find ways to make more money for small farmers at

China’s telecoms giant Huawei Technologies says its profit fell 28% while revenue surged in 2024

BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese telecoms gear giant Huawei said Monday its net profit fell 28% in 2024 while its revenue surged, as the company invested heavily in advanced technologies. Huawei Technologies reported 62.6 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in net profit last year, down from 87 billion yuan the year before. Its revenue jumped 22% to

Auburn completes sweep of No. 1 seeds into Final Four, beating Michigan State 70-64 :: WRALSportsFan.com

By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four. Auburn (32-5) earned its second Final Four trip, while

Houston’s defense carries Cougars into 7th Final Four, sets up rematch with Duke :: WRALSportsFan.com

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed Tennessee and carried the Cougars into their seventh Final Four and first since 2021, with L.J. Cryer scoring 17 points in a 69-50 victory on Sunday. Emanuel Sharp scored 14 of his 16 points after halftime for top-seeded Houston (34-4) and was named

Top northwest NC assistant Ashton Simmons named head football coach at Stuart Cramer

Stuart W. Cramer High School has a new head football coach. The Storm’s football program will be led by Ashton Simmons, a succesful assistant from northwest North Carolina. Simmons is just the second head coach in the history of the Gaston County high school, which opened in 2013. Ben McMillan opened the school as the

NCAA Tournament: South Carolina’s fourth-quarter rally ends Duke’s Final Four bid :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer, and Brian Murphy, WRAL Duke Blue Devils 50 South Carolina Gamecocks 54 Final Duke was oh-so-close to its first trip to the women’s Final Four in nearly two decades. But defending champion South Carolina rallied in the fourth quarter to hold off the second-seeded Blue Devils 54-50 in the

Bulls fall to Norfolk TIdes 8-2 :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Durham Bulls NORFOLK, VA — The Norfolk Tides scored six times in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie en route to an 8-2 win over the Durham Bulls on Sunday afternoon at Harbor Park. Luis Vazquez tripled in two tie-breaking runs against reliever Joey Gerber (L, 0-2), then Gunnar Henderson drilled an