![TOKYO – Japan ace Masato Morishita threw five scoreless innings to lead Japan to a 6-1 win at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Game 5 of the 43rd USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series and clinch the series 3-2. Japan won the series for the 16th straight time on its home soil over the last 40 years. “We lost to a really good team and a great baseball country,” said Collegiate National Team manager Dan McDonnell (Louisville). “But we came here expecting to win. So it hurts.” Morishita started for the third time in the series and allowed only one hit […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CAPJapanUSA-490x225.jpg "Japan wins game 5 over USA baseball to take series…again")
![Clifton Barnes, the owner of CapitalSportsNC.com, has won a national award for writing for a series of articles on the website. CapitalSportsNC.com has now won awards four years in a row. The series of articles revolves around former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith won an Award of Excellence from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2016 Awards for Publication Excellence competition. John De Lellis of Communications Concepts says competition was intense as there were more than 1,600 entries with seven winners in the Writing Series category. Barnes was the only winner in the category from North […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CliftonBarnes2016capitalsportsnc-490x225.jpg "CapitalSportsNC.com wins national award for writing")
The countdown for the Tokyo Olympics has hit 365 days. …read more
Source:: WRAL
Year to go to Tokyo Games, with costs, ticket demand rising
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Redskins’ Adrian Peterson seems to be confident in Case Keenum at QB
When I attended the Redskins final OTA last month, it was obvious that Case Keenum was ahead of Dwayne Haskins. “Offensively, we really look good with Case Keenum back there. He’s a veteran,” Adrian Peterson said. He’s just stating the obvious. Haskins will probably get his opportunity this year and may even start if he has a good training camp. There’s no rush. To read more of Peterson’s comments about the QB situation and the team in general, please click here.
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NFL 2019: Camps set to open in sweltering conditions
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Until the NFL shortens its preseason, there will be one goal in late July and early August. …read more
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Katie Ledecky Upset in 1st Race at World Championships
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
GWANGJU, South Korea — After she earned her fourth gold medal of the 2016 Olympics, Katie Ledecky said her motivation moving forward would come from knowing that somewhere in the world a young swimmer was training hard to one day unseat her. …read more
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Rocky Mount wants to back up 9-2 season
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Rocky Mount is set to lose a few key players this season, but the Gryphons have proven over the last decade that they can sustain success. Rocky Mount might have enough weapons back on offense and a strong enough defense to be right back in contention for the Big East 3A Conference. …read more
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Drive Thru Hot Takes: What we learned in Panthers’ ‘All or Nothing’
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Lauren Brownlow and Joe Ovies binged Amazon’s “All or Nothing” series on the Carolina Panthers, learned a few things. …read more
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Out of shadows of Irish golf, Lowry a major champion
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
No longer in the shadows of Irish golf, Shane Lowry now has his name etched on the base of the silver claret jug. …read more
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Kevin Harvick holds off Denny Hamlin at New Hampshire
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Kevin Harvick used a late bump and run to win last year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. …read more
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Clemson, Cavs top ACC preseason ranks
– July 22, 2019Posted in: Featured stories
Reigning national champion Clemson is an overwhelming preseason favorite to claim its fifth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference football title, according to a poll of 173 media members credentialed for last week’s 2019 ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina. …read more
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