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Concepcion may lead NC in draft
The NFL Draft heads to Pittsburgh this week. There’s a chance that a familiar face to college football fans in North Carolina will be arriving at his new home. KC Concepcion is expected to be […]
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Former linebacker Payton Wilson inducted into NC State Ring of Honor
RALEIGH – The NC State Wolfpack football team inducted a very familiar face as the latest member of its Ring of Honor over the weekend. Former linebacker Payton Wilson, who played for the Wolfpack from […]
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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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Bill Cowher inducted into NC State Ring of Honor
RALEIGH — NC State inducted legendary NFL coach Bill Cowher into its Ring of Honor between the first and second quarter of its game last Friday against the Louisville Cardinals. “When Boo [Corrigan] and Dave […]
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WSSU’s Donald Evans and the value of spreading yourself thin
RALEIGH — Young athletes are cautioned from specializing in one sport too soon. The best approach, modern training and medicine now seem agreed upon, is to have kids get exposed to a wide variety of […]
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Trubisky returns to NC, beats Panthers
CHARLOTTE — Mitch Trubisky knew his grasp on the Steelers’ starting quarterback job was tenuous at best when he took the field on Sunday. But the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft turned in […]
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Darnold throws 2 TDs, Panthers close presason with 34-9 win over Pittsburgh
CHARLOTTE — Sam Darnold felt the Carolina Panthers needed a night like this before the regular season. Darnold completed 19 of 25 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and the Carolina Panthers defeated the […]
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NFL Hall of Fame coach, NC State football standout Bill Cowher has memoir out in June
NEW YORK — Hall of Fame coach and NFL analyst Bill Cowher has a book coming out in June that his publisher is calling “more than just a football story.” The former NC State alumnus […]
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100 in 100: Sampson County’s Willie Parker, ‘Fast Willie’
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 […]
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NFL player Antonio Brown granted bail by Florida judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was granted bail on Friday after turning himself in at a Florida jail on charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving […]