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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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What it was, was football Week 1
A total of 33 college and universities in North Carolina field a football team. Throughout the season, we’ll take a look at the best and the worst of the week that was and preview the […]
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From thorn in Dean Smith’s side to NC Hall of Famer: Hickory’s Rick Barnes
RALEIGH — One look at the thin, gentle-looking man standing in the front of the room is all it takes to draw an inescapable conclusion. “This can’t be Rick Barnes.” There are no visible horns […]
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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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Panthers, NC State front and center at NFL Draft
After weeks of evaluations, drama and subterfuge, the NFL Draft has finally arrived. The annual player selection event will hold its first round on Thursday and wrap up the seven-round affair on Friday and Saturday. […]
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Lenior-Rhyne football player Alexander killed in shooting
HICKORY — Omari Alexander, a tight end for the Lenoir-Rhyne football team was shot and killed early Saturday outside of an apartment complex in, just hours after his team’s season-ending loss, officials said. According to WBTV-TV, […]
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College football roundup: Appalachian State clinches Sun Belt East title
TROY, Ala. — Chase Brice threw three touchdown passes and Appalachian State rode a dominating defense to a 45-7 rout of Troy on Saturday. The Mountaineers play Georgia Southern Saturday in their regular season finale, […]
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Colleges prepare for new kind of spring football — actual games
Sam Washington played in the NFL and has spent more than three decades in college coaching, so the concept of spring football is hardly new to him. This spring, however, is unlike any other he’s […]
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South Atlantic Conference won’t play sports this fall
The NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference is postponing its fall sports schedule until the spring of 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The league said its impacted sports are men’s and women’s cross […]
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NC players on ballot for College Football Hall of Fame
North Carolina might be best known for its college basketball. And for good reason. But it’s also produced its share of top football talent over the years, a fact validated by recent inductions into the […]