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Chris Paul joins exclusive 10K assist club
PHOENIX — Chris Paul says he knows the secret for why he’s still a dominant NBA point guard at an age when most of his peers are getting into coaching or figuring out their next […]
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Early returns have Hornets’ LaMelo Ball among Hall of Fame players
After LaMelo Ball become the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, even Hornets coach James Borrego — the man changed with having to mold the teenager and his raw talent into a […]
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Chris Paul headed to Phoenix from Oklahoma City
All-Star guard Chris Paul is being traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Phoenix Suns, where he’ll play alongside one of the league’s most dynamic young scorers in fellow All-Star Devin Booker, a person […]
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Wake Forest gets the College GameDay treatment — even without fans
WINSTON-SALEM — As they say in Hollywood, the show must go on. And it did just that Saturday. Even without the energy of its trademark crowd filled with students and fans dressed in team colors, […]
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100 in 100: Forsyth County’s Chris Paul, NBA superstar
North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]
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Newton feels like ‘fish out of water’ as free agent
CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton says he feels like a “fish out of a water” being a free agent for the first time in his nine-year NFL career. Newton said during a conversation with Oklahoma City […]
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Bridges, Adebayo, Paul shine at NBA All-Star Weekend
After spending last year in Charlotte, the NBA’s All-Star Weekend moved on to Chicago this year, but there was plenty of representation from the Old North State at the league’s showcase event. Charlotte Hornets second-year […]
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Paul, Thunder beat Hornets in OT
CHARLOTTE — After 15 seasons in the NBA, Chris Paul said there’s nothing that beats playing in the fourth quarter. After making some clutch plays in it Friday, he had enough left to come up […]
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For Clemson’s DeVoe, Christmas could come on Jan. 16
CHARLOTTE — Some people can’t wait for Christmas. Others are looking ahead to New Year’s Eve. But for Gabe DeVoe, the upcoming date that has him most fired up is Tuesday, Jan. 16. What’s so […]