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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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THE WORD: Meeting the lions
The Bible recounts some interesting stories of lions. We all remember the story of Daniel — how he was cast into the den of lions, and how during the long watches of the night he […]
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Familiar faces, new arrivals make up NFL conference title games
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the AFC championship game for a sixth straight season and probably taking Taylor Swift with them along with Travis Kelce’s older, shirtless brother. Dan Campbell […]
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Panthers stay winless with loss at Detroit
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions were without arguably their best player and a dynamic rookie on offense. Detroit didn’t miss a beat. Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes in the first half and ran for […]
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Still alive: Panthers run over Lions, keep playoff hopes afloat
CHARLOTTE — D’Onta Foreman knew the Carolina Panthers’ offensive linemen meant business when they walked into a meeting room following Friday’s walkthrough practice. They were silent and wearing full-length black ski masks. To Foreman, it […]
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Panthers blank Lions in first shutout in five years
Already without running back Christian McCaffrey, the Carolina Panthers took the field against the Detroit Lions on Sunday without starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. It turned out the makeshift offense didn’t need much, with the Panthers […]
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100 in 100: Macon County’s Shawn Bryson, college football champion and NFL fullback
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 […]