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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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Jones shines, Young shows flashes in Panthers’ preseason loss to Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The way Daniel Jones played in his preseason debut, it looks as if the New York Giants got a steal signing him to a $160 million contract in March. No. 1 […]
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Panthers drop another tight one, lose 19-16 at Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With Brian Daboll as their coach, the New York Giants are doing something they haven’t done for more than five years: They’re finding ways to win consistently. Graham Gano kicked a […]
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Tale of two teams: Panthers, Giants meet after similar openers
A twist here, a turn there and the Panthers and Giants could be in opposite seats heading into Sunday’s Week 2 game at MetLife Stadium. But as it stands, Carolina is 0-1 for the third […]
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Camels crash 1st round of MLB Draft
Members of the Campbell baseball team fancy themselves as “a bunch of nobodies from nowhere” because of their remote location in Buies Creek and the considerable shadow cast by their nationally recognized neighbors at UNC, […]
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Fayetteville State’s Joshua Williams highlights area draftees
Joshua Williams had already made history when he became the first Fayetteville State player invited to participate in the Senior Bowl. The Broncos cornerback then continued to make school history when he was selected by […]
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Offense stalls, Darnold benched in Panthers’ loss at Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With most of his top skill players sidelined with injuries, Daniel Jones did a little of bit of everything for the New York Giants. He ran the ball, threw a touchdown […]
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WCU great, 3-time Super Bowl champion David Patten dies in motorcycle accident
David Patten, the wide receiver who went from undrafted out of Western Carolina to a three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, died Saturday night following in a motorcycle accident in Columbia, South […]
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Panthers acquire kicker/punter Ryan Santoso from Giants for 2022 pick
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Carolina Panthers have acquired placekicker-punter Ryan Santoso from the New York Giants for a conditional 2022 seventh-round draft pick. The Giants announced the deal on Thursday after completing two days […]
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Expanded MLB rosters give young players valuable time with big clubs
The cancellation of this year’s minor league baseball season was a disappointing blow to many young prospects whose advance up the ranks toward a possible major league career has been put on hold for an […]