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May 9, 2025

olympics

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Holly Springs native to compete in second Olympics

July 12, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

Holly Springs native Andrew Capobianco will be in international waters once again for another chance at an Olympic gold medal this month. Capobianco, the Holly Springs High School and Indiana University alum, qualified for his […]

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Local athletes compete for Olympic bids in track and field

July 12, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

North Carolina had its footprints all over the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon last week. From June 21 to Sunday, numerous athletes from the state of North […]

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Local swimmers qualify for Olympics

July 12, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

With the 2024 Summer Olympics just one month away, North Carolina natives and local athletes from the state’s college programs have been giving their all to consider themselves an Olympian. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials […]

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Gold medalist Steveson having fun as he considers next move

August 31, 2021 Cliff Brunt, Associated Press

Even an Olympic gold medalist has limits. American wrestler Gable Steveson has been on the go since  his dramatic last-second victory  in the freestyle heavyweight final put him at the top of the podium in […]

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Hurrah! Hurrah! NC athletes shine at Olympics

August 12, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Athletes with ties to North Carolina accounted for 30 medals during the Tokyo Olympics, a haul that included seven gold, 14 silver and nine bronze. It’s a total that would have ranked 11th among the […]

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HILL: ‘I freaking love living in America!’

August 11, 2021 Frank Hill

Aren’t you more than a little sick and tired of hearing about how terrible America is from left-wingers? After years of hearing liberal progressive politicians, athletes, movie stars and activists openly support the destruction of […]

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ERICKSON: The Olympics monopoly

August 6, 2021 Erick Erickson

This is the first time I can remember an Olympic Games with so little media conversation around it. With the exception of the Simone Biles incident, people seem less inclined to pay attention. Advertisers are […]

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Tokyo Olympics Day 2: Brown is the new bronze

July 25, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The United States had yet to win a medal at the Toyko Olympics when Charlotte native Erika Brown dove into the pool for the leadoff leg of the 4×100 meter relay Saturday night. By the […]

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In search of Olympic baseball glory — and runs

July 21, 2021 Bob Sutton

DURHAM — In order to go to a faraway place, Tim Federowicz first stepped into a new home — literally. For the former University of North Carolina catcher, it has been quite a few weeks […]

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Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms

July 21, 2021 David Bauder, Associated Press

NEW YORK — If all goes well for NBC Universal over the next several weeks, Americans will be buzzing about the Olympic performances of Simone Biles, Gabby Thomas, Kevin Durant or some unexpected star. The […]

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