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May 9, 2025
Our prediction for this Premier League match: Manchester United Liverpool Old Trafford will be the centre of attention when Manchester United and Liverpool square off against each other in the greatest Premier League derby. The Red Devils are low on confidence following a heart-breaking 4-3 loss to Chelsea and it is no wonder the bookies
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Our prediction for this Premier League match: Brighton Arsenal Following a routine 2-0 win over Luton Town, Arsenal will be aiming to stay in the title race when they take on Brighton at Amex Stadium. Mikel Arteta rested several first-team regulars in the midweek triumph, but the Spanish tactician is going to field the best
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Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match: Twente Sittard Following a thrilling 3-3 draw with Heerenveen, Twente will be aiming to return to winning ways when they take on Fortuna Sittard on Matchday 29. The Reds are eyeing their fourth consecutive win at home ground and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach
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Last year objections to a Nebraska bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for anyone under age 19 ground the work of the Legislature to a near standstill. This year supporters of a companion bill restricting transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams waited until the end of the session to advance it for
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe in relative isolation, have been contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining, according to a report released on Thursday by Brazil’s top public health institute. The research was conducted in nine villages along the Mucajai River, a remote region where illegal mining
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By Brett Knese, WRAL reporter Cleveland — On Friday night, the NC State Wolfpack women’s basketball team tips off in their national semifinal game against unbeaten South Carolina. A primary storyline revolves around Saniya Rivers, played for South Carolina and head coach Dawn Staley in 2022 when the Gamecocks won the national championship. Rivers has
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By Eduardo Medina, New York Times Raleigh, N.C. — For decades, Sammy’s Tap & Grill, a sports bar for fans of North Carolina State University, had a glaring problem: The school’s basketball teams did not win all that much. David Harris, one of the owners, would concoct creative specials in hopes of drawing customers on
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By The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — North Carolina State big man DJ Burns sees himself as a center on the basketball court, not a pulling guard on the football field. His interest in playing football when the season is over: “Zero,” he said Thursday. The 6-foot-9, 275-pounder’s road to the Final Four included reports
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By Gerald Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter Raleigh, N.C. — Historically, NC State men’s basketball team is no stranger to mystique, drama and intrigue. No one has a better idea of that than Wolfpack legend Dereck Whittenburg. Whittenburg appreciates a good story as much as anyone. But even he is having trouble believing what’s unfolded for Wolfpack
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys defending Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban alleged Thursday that doctors challenging the law do not want any oversight when deciding to terminate a pregnancy and instead are improperly withholding care to women facing serious medical emergencies. The Tennessee Attorney General’s office laid out its arguments while attempting to persuade a three-judge
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