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Muggsy Bogues on reaching the heights of his sport
Muggsy Bogues believes he beat the odds, and it had nothing to do with being a 5-foot-3 basketball player. “I was one of the lucky ones,” he said. “I mean, I got shot at the […]
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Former Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio charged by feds with extortion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal authorities have charged former Wake Forest basketball coach Dino Gaudio with attempting to extort the University of Louisville, where he was most recently an assistant, after his dismissal from the team. […]
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In-state teams advance in NCAA soccer tournaments
The home-state advantage was kind to North Carolina teams playing in the NCAA’s postseason soccer tournaments last week. With all games being played at venues around the Old North State, teams from UNC, Duke and […]
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18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft
North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]
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Minor leagues return to NC with plenty of top talent
For the first time in 20 months, Minor League Baseball teams across the nation — including North Carolina — will take the field next week. While the pandemic won’t keep teams off the field this […]
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Maryland hires ex-Wake coach Danny Manning as assistant
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland hired former Wake Forest coach Danny Manning as an assistant on Mark Turgeon’s staff on Monday, reuniting a couple of old college teammates. Manning, who played with Turgeon at Kansas […]
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Touch of Gray: WCU names former Wake guard new coach
There was a synergy to Western Carolina’s hiring of Justin Gray as its new basketball coach last week. It’s a circle that began on March 26 when Pat Kelsey left Winthrop to take the job […]
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Local NFL hopefuls prepare for next week’s draft
The NFL Draft will take place next week in Cleveland as the league returns to an on-site show following last year’s pandemic-necessitated remote draft. While we may not get to see shots of Kliff Kingsbury’s […]
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UNC’s Watts taken 10th overall by Sparks in WNBA Draft; Wake’s Raca picked in 3rd round
NEW YORK — Charli Collier said she wrote down goals with her late father when he was hospitalized with cancer five years ago, and being selected No. 1 in the WNBA Draft was one of […]
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Zalatoris’ Masters debut ends with him a shot back
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Maybe the first hint that Will Zalatoris had what it took came when he was 6 and Ken Venturi went over to him on a driving range to show him a grip […]