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January 6, 2025
By The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chucky Hepburn made 16 of 20 free throws — going 7 for 7 in the last three minutes — and scored 26 points to lead Louisville to an 83-70 win over North Carolina on Wednesday night. Hepburn scored 13 points in the last nine minutes as the
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer Jacksonville, Fla. — Duke’s Gator Bowl matchup against Ole Miss will start a little bit later than initially scheduled. Kickoff between the Blue Devils and Rebels is set for 8 p.m. ET Thursday. The game airs on ESPN. The Gator Bowl initially was set to kick off at
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By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — Cam Skattebo’s do-it-all offensive show wasn’t enough to save Arizona State from a stretch of fourth-down failures against Texas. Led by Skattebo, the senior running back, Arizona State compiled big advantages in rushing yards, total yards and time of possession. The three fourth-down stops
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By Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer NEW ORLEANS — The Sugar Bowl has been postponed until Thursday after an attack during New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans left at least 10 people dead and dozens of others injured. The College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame will be at 4 p.m.
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The fifth-annual HighSchoolOT volleyball all-state team features 22 players making a second or third appearance on the team, including two who were repeating as first-team selections. The all-state list features a first, second, and third team with 20 players each with the following positions allotted per team: six outside hitters, two opposite/right-side hitters, two middle
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from some of the city’s 90,000 veterans, who’ve become flagbearers for psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Colorado residents voted
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The fifth-annual HighSchoolOT girls golf all-state team features 20 players making their second, third, or fourth appearance on the team, including six players who were repeat first-team selections. HSOT uses handicap differential from state championships to place players onto first, second, or third team. There were no ties this year, but if there had been
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The fifth-annual HighSchoolOT girls tennis all-state team features 19 players making their second, third, or fourth appearance on the team, including four players who were repeat first-team selections. There is a first, second, and third team with 10 players each and a 15-player Honorable Mention team. Players were selected based on their singles play from throughout
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Happy New Year! HighSchoolOT is back with a way-too-early statewide Top 25 for the 2025 football season in North Carolina. West Charlotte, the defending N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A state champion, is in the No. 1 spot in this very early look at the next season. The Lions’ impressive playoff run was led by
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don’t expect any sun-disappearing acts like the one that mesmerized North America last spring. While the world will have to wait until 2026 for the next total solar eclipse, the cosmos promises plenty of other wow moments in 2025.
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