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Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was ruled out against Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, sidelined by lower back tightness that coach Rick Carlisle said shouldn't cost him his second All-Star �...

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Like everyone else, Katie Ledecky was forced to shelve her plans when the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Instead of looking far into the future, the five-time Olympic champion swimmer switched �...

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Star swimmer Simone Manuel enters her first meet in almost a year Thursday at the TYR Pro Series in San Antonio already feeling emotionally exhausted as her Olympic training was … Click to Cont...

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MINNEAPOLIS — Rick Spielman has been known to say he's not looking to trade a guy right before ends up trading said guy. Percy Harvin and Stefon Diggs come to … Click to Continue »

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Jordyn Jenkins scored a career-high 16 points, Endyia Rogers added 15 points and dished off a career-high 11 assists and eighth-seeded USC defeated ninth-seeded Arizona State in the first round �...

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Iowa asserted itself with energy early, but Indiana's second-half determination and scoring balance proved far more formidable as the 10th-ranked Hoosiers rallied from a seven-point deficit in th...

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TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady finally revealed what his wife, Gisele Bundchen, asked him when they embraced right after the Bucs won Super Bowl 55. “It’s a big moment, obviously, … Click to Con...

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The New Orleans Saints cut eight-year veteran tight end and special teams regular Josh Hill on Wednesday and also voided the contract of Jared Cook, who was due to become … Click to Continue »...

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N.C. State (12-9, 8-8) travels to South Bend for a showdown with Notre Dame (9-13, 6-10). The Wolfpack comes into the contest on a four-game win streak. N.C. State has … Click to Continue »

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High schools and colleges would be allowed to fill up their stands to half capacity during the coronavirus pandemic under a bill approved Wednesday by the state House. The state … Click to Cont...

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When South Carolina’s athletic department unveiled its “Welcome Home” marketing campaign Monday, reducing the cost of season tickets for the 2021 football season, it came with a tantalizing...

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The Carolina Hurricanes stood in a hallway in Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night, bouncy, energetic, the players pumping up each other for the road game against the Nashville Predators. And … C...

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Two of Saturday’s N.C. state basketball championships involving Charlotte-area teams will be shown live, over-the-air, on the CW (WCCB, Channel 18). All six games involving area teams will be a...

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Slot receivers are typically smaller, shiftier athletes who are known for their quickness rather than their length. But there’s nothing typical about Clemson star Justyn Ross. The 6-foot-4 reds...

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No matter what happens Wednesday night at Notre Dame, it will possibly be the end of the ACC regular season for N.C. State men’s basketball. The Wolfpack was scheduled to … Click to Continue ...

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I-Meck 4A Conference All Hough 1-0 7 0 1-0-0 7 0 Lake Norman 1-0 40 8 1-0-0 40 8 Vance 1-0 27 7 1-0-0 27 7 Hopewell 0-1 0 7 … Click to Continue »

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Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward plans to play Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves (8 p.m., Fox Sports Southeast), after sitting out the last two games with a contusion on his �...

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Kevin Keatts said his team was broken a month ago. Now, after a four-game win streak and a sudden resurrection, could there be a postseason run for N.C. State basketball? … Click to Continue »...

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Carolina Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter has been fined $5,000 by the NHL for his hit on Nashville’s Juuse Saros in Tuesday’s game. The fine is the maximum allowed under the … Click to...

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As the end nears, the story of Duke missing its first NCAA tournament since 1995 won’t be told describing a big massive failure in one particular area of play. Instead, … Click to Continue »...

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Ardrey Kell defeats North Meck 65-62 to win the 4A Regional final at Ardrey Kell High School on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Ardrey Kell will play Millbrook in the state final on Saturday. … Click t...

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It took South Carolina baseball until the final pitch in both of its games this past weekend to secure wins against Clemson. In Tuesday’s midweek contest, the Gamecocks ended any … Click to C...

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Check out photos from the crucial ACC college basketball game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Tuesday night, March 2, 2021 in Atlanta. … Click to Continue »

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One of the biggest pieces missing from the Carolina Panthers offense last season was an impact receiving tight end. Ian Thomas led the Panthers tight ends with 20 receptions for … Click to Cont...

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Whatever spark the South Carolina men’s basketball team found in its 21-point win at Georgia on Saturday didn’t make it on the ride home from Athens. Of course, it didn’t … Click to Conti...

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Knoah Carver played his freshman and sophomore seasons for Mike Craft at Ardrey Kell High School. He transferred to Charlotte Country Day for his junior year, where he averaged 18 … Click to Co...

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Clemson missed out on five-star quarterback Ty Simpson last week when the Tennessee native committed to Alabama. It didn’t take the Tigers long to lock down another top QB. Cade … Click to Co...

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With its top scorer having fouled out and 3-pointers not falling, Duke pieced together a valiant rally to force overtime in a game the Blue Devils desperately needed to win … Click to Continue ...

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Steven Lorentz is one of those guys who always seems to be smiling, and his smile got a little wider Tuesday. The rookie center scored the first goal of his … Click to Continue »

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ncprepbasketballplayoffs2021 Boys CLASS 4A Tuesday’s semifinals West Ardrey Kell 65, North Mecklenburg 62 East Millbrook 79, Lumberton 77 (OT) Saturday’s state championship Ardrey Kell (10-0)...

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