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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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College Basketball Roundup: Hot-shooting Wake Forest routs Pitt
WINSTON-SALEM — Kevin Miller scored 18 points, Hunter Sallis added 17 and Wake Forest routed Pittsburgh 91-58 on Tuesday night, snapping the Panther’s five-game winning streak. Wake Forest (17-9, 9-6 ACC), which ended a two-game […]
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Panthers lose to Rams in Steve Wilks’ debut
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — When left tackle Joseph Noteboom went down with a probable Achilles tendon injury in the second quarter Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams were suddenly down to one opening day starter on their […]
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Kupp, Stafford, Donald bring Super Bowl title back to LA: Rams win 23-20 over Bengals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In a venue built for champions, the Los Angeles Rams carried off the crown jewel: a Super Bowl trophy. It took a precise 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown reception […]
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Wake Forest, NC State lead state’s contingent at Sunday’s Super Bowl
Jessie Bates III was nearly a hero. In mid-December, the Bengals battled back from a fourth-quarter deficit against San Francisco and tied the score. With 21 seconds left in regulation, he stepped in front of […]
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On to Super Bowl: Bengals versus Rams
Two years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals were the NFL’s worst team. Now they’re headed to the Super Bowl to play the Los Angeles Rams — in the Rams’ home stadium. Matching the biggest comeback in […]
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In first NFL start, former Wake QB Wolford leads Rams into playoffs
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — John Wolford passed for 231 yards and rushed for 56 more in his NFL debut, and the Los Angeles Rams are headed to the playoffs with an 18-7 victory over the Arizona […]
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Former Wake QB Wolford to make high-profile NFL debut with Rams
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Although John Wolford always believed he could be an NFL quarterback, he hadn’t done much in his first three seasons at Wake Forest to persuade anybody else. So he worked at […]
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With Goff hurt, former Wake QB Wolford to start for Rams
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff underwent surgery Monday on the thumb on his throwing hand, and former Wake Forest signal-caller John Wolford will start Sunday against Arizona with a playoff berth on the line, […]
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100 in 100: Vance County’s Jason Brown, football to farmer
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 […]