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April 4, 2025
A former Corinth Holders High School and Duke University offensive lineman is headed to the NFL. Jacob Monk was drafted by Green Bay Packers in the 2024 NFL Draft. He is the first player from his high school, which opened in 2010, to hear his name called in an NFL Draft. The Packers picked Monk
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Will Shipley, a former national Top 100 recruit and star at Weddington High School, is now a Philadelphia Eagle. The Eagles drafted the Clemson running back with 127th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. It was the 27th pick in the fourth round. He is projected to backup Saquon Barkley in Philadelphia. Shipley is
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By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer Carolina Hurricanes 2 New York Islanders 3 F/OT Raleigh, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes can advance to the second round of the playoffs on Saturday with a fourth-straight win against the New York Islanders. The Hurricanes have never swept a first-round opponent, although its worth noting they swept the
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with
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The Miami Dolphins decided to add another super speedster at running back in the 2024 NFL Draft. This rusher is a product of North Carolina. He attended the University of Tennessee. Former Southern Durham standout Jaylen Wright was selected by Miami with the 20th pick in the fourth round. The Dolphins traded a future third
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A speedy wide receiver from West Charlotte High School is now a member of the Baltimore Ravens . Tez Walker was selected with the 13th pick in the fourth round. The former North Carolina Tar Heel will next run routes for Lamar Jackson. The 2019 high school graduate faced some adversity in college but now
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Ardrey Kell High School alum Cedric Gray’s NFL dreams have become a reality. The former University of North Carolina linebacker was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round with the 106th overall pick. Gray is the second Ardrey Kell graduate to be drafted in last five years. Julian Okwara was picked by the
READ MOREAs the adage goes, “sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.” On Friday night, Hough was both. In the return game of the “Battle of Huskies” series, Sarah Funderburk was credited with a second half tally that would be enough to secure a 1-0 win over Heritage. Strong play on the back line
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By JOSH DUBOW, AP Pro Football Writer The long wait for the first running back to be drafted finally came to an end. The Carolina Panthers traded up six spots to take Texas running back Jonathon Brooks with the 46th pick in the NFL draft Friday night, the second-latest selection for the first running back
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration would take more
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