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April 26, 2025
A wide receiver from Wake County will play at Furman University next year. Middle Creek High School rising senior Braylon Stewart announced his commitment to the Paladins on Sunday. Furman has a Division I FCS program that competes in the Southern Conference. Over his recruitment, Stewart received offers from Fort Valley State, New Hampshire, Furman,
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Virginia Tech added a commitment from southeastern North Carolina on June 30. Edge rusher Sherrod Henderson of Heide Trask High School announced his pledge to the Hokies on his X account. Henderson is considered a 3-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals. He is ranked as high as the No. 13 class of 2025 prospect in
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant — along with an implanted device to keep her heart beating – has died, her surgeon announced Tuesday. Lisa Pisano was near death from kidney and heart failure when surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the dramatic pair of surgeries in April. The New
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An HSOT All-State honorable mention quarterback will play college football in Tennessee. Cleveland High School rising senior passer Jackson Byrd announced his commitment to East Tennessee State on his X account on July 3. He is planning to graduate after the fall semester and get started at the Division I FCS program in the winter.
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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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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren’t an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian is only the third person in the
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BEIJING (AP) — A driverless ride-hailing car in China hit a pedestrian, and people on social media are taking the carmaker’s side, because the person was reportedly crossing against the light. The operator of the vehicle, Chinese tech giant Baidu, said in a statement to Chinese media that the car began moving when the light
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer. Around 6 in 10 Americans think their state should generally
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One of the most successful soccer coaches in the state announced his retirement on Monday afternoon. Hough soccer coach David Smith announced his retirement on X, adding that he has accepted a position at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and that he will also be retiring from teaching after 32 years. Smith had been the only
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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s football program received an in-state commitment from a Wake County athlete on Monday night. Panther Creek High School rising senior wide receiver Nare Means took to his X account to announce his pledge to the 49ers. Means became a college prospect this offseason after receiving an offer from
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