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Can NC State once again defy the odds?
In one month’s time, local teams will be hitting the hardwood as the college basketball season gets underway, and it’s a safe bet that a lot of NC State fans will be happy to leave […]
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Wake Forest basketball hopes to take leap forward
WINSTON-SALEM — Chasing its fourth-straight winning season while looking for its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2017, the Wake Forest men’s basketball team is aiming for a higher ceiling in the upcoming 2024-25 season. Fifth-year […]
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Key ACC matchups for Tobacco Road college basketball teams this season
For North Carolina’s ACC sports fans, with the exception of the Duke faithful, the light at the end of what seems to be a long, dark tunnel of a football season is quickly approaching. The […]
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Home-grown Panther joins NFL Hall
Julius Peppers became the first home-grown Carolina Panther to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he was inducted as part of the Class of 2024 over the weekend. While the term […]
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Local talent ready for NBA Draft
The 2024 NBA Draft is set to take place Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27. The top of the draft is looking very French with many projecting fellow countrymen Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr […]
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Hornets hire Charles Lee as coach
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets’ search for their 12th head coach in team history has concluded — Boston Celtics lead assistant coach Charles Lee has agreed to a four-year contract with the franchise. The team […]
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Charlotte hires Tomekia Reed as women’s basketball coach
CHARLOTTE — With a head-coaching vacancy at the helm of their women’s basketball team, it only took the Charlotte 49ers eight days to announce a new coach following the departure of Cara Consuegra, who decided […]
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Sampson, Heels honored in Phoenix
While NC State wasn’t able to cut down the nets in Phoenix, it was a successful Final Four weekend for several other North Carolina products. Robeson County’s Kelvin Sampson won the AP National Coach of […]
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Purdue ends NC State’s run
PHOENIX—NC State’s March magic couldn’t last through the first week of April. The Wolfpack’s improbable postseason run of nine straight wins ended, two wins shy of a national championship, when 1-seed Purdue beat State, 63-50, […]
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NC State women fall in Final 4
The North Carolina State women’s basketball team’s season came to a close Friday night at the hands of the South Carolina Gamecocks, the eventual NCAA champions. It was a tremendous run for the Pack who […]