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College baseball enters the home stretch
Call it “come what May”. It may not have the same poetry as March Madness, but the start of May means crunch time for college baseball. We are two weeks out from the ACC baseball […]
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High Point leads the way as other women’s mid-majors hope for at large bids
The women’s college basketball regular season has come to a close and now, we’re in tournament season, starting first with the various conference tournaments. All 31 conference tournament champions will receive autobids to the NCAA […]
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Queens, High Point earn NCAA bids as three NC mid-major teams remain alive
CHARLOTTE — With conference tournament play well underway, two of North Carolina’s 15 mid-major men’s basketball programs have secured NCAA Tournament bids, 10 have seen their March Madness hopes end and three remain alive. Queens […]
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Super Bowl has deep NC connections
The Super Bowl prop bet odds are out, and the biggest favorite to score a touchdown in the game is Kenneth Walker III. The Seahawks running back turned in the second 1,000 yard season of […]
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Cal Raleigh-in the family business
Every once in awhile, Stephanie Raleigh has just had her fill of the baseball talk. “Not too much,” said husband Todd of life in the family’s Cullowhee home. “We try to kind of leave it […]
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MLB teams look to N.C. in Draft
Wake Forest may have grabbed the spotlight early in last week’s MLB Draft, but the rest of the state’s baseball talent was eventually uncovered. At press time last week, three rounds had been completed. A […]
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NCAA hopes dimming for UNC
The NCAA first expanded the tournament to allow multiple teams from each conference starting in 1975. For the next 27 years, the University of North Carolina was in the field for every single one. As […]
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Home sweet home
On Saturday, Stanford’s Jaylen Blakes hit a short jumper with just over a second left to lead visiting Stanford to a one-point win at UNC. Later in the day and a short drive on I-40 […]
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Big South and Southern Conference men’s basketball previews
By Asheebo Rojas As the ACC takes most of the attention from North Carolina’s college basketball fans, the Big South and the Southern conferences have something to say in the 2024-25 season. The state’s […]
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Coach hot seat report for NC CBB
Five years. That’s how long you get. Obviously, each situation is different, but when a college basketball team hires a new coach, the clock starts ticking. In general, the new guy gets five years to […]