![CARY, N.C. – The U.S. Olympic Team kicked off a three-game series against the Collegiate National Team on Sunday night, tuning up for their trip to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with an 8-3 win in a rain-shortened seven-inning game at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. Playing against the country’s top collegiate players, the Olympic Team scored eight runs in the game’s first two innings and got five strong innings from starter Scott Kazmir (AAA San Francisco Giants) to secure the series-opening win. The Olympic Team got started early, with the first three batters reaching […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/pgkgjgm0re4tvbjefsii-490x225.jpg "Alvarez, Kivlehan homer for U.S. Olympic team in win")
![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")
Olympian Claire Curzan advanced to the semifinals in the 100-meter butterfly swim on Saturday morning at the Tokyo Games. …read more
Source:: WRAL
Olympian Claire Curzan to swim in Saturday night semifinal
– July 24, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
![Alvarez is the first athlete from the sport of baseball to carry the U.S. flag in the Opening Ceremony TOKYO – U.S. Olympic Baseball Team infielder Eddy Alvarez was selected as Team USA’s flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced today. The Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday, July 23 at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Four-time Olympic Champion basketball player Sue Bird was also named a Team USA flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony. Alvarez and Bird were chosen by a vote of fellow Team USA athletes […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ehovrt3djcppzdzwgcao-490x225.png "Eddy Alvarez selected as Team USA flag bearer for the Olympic Games")
Eddy Alvarez selected as Team USA flag bearer for the Olympic Games
Alvarez is the first athlete from the sport of baseball to carry the U.S. flag in the Opening Ceremony TOKYO – U.S. Olympic Baseball Team infielder Eddy Alvarez was selected as Team USA’s flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced today. The Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday, July 23 at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Four-time Olympic Champion basketball player Sue Bird was also named a Team USA flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony. Alvarez and Bird were chosen by a vote of fellow Team USA athletes […]
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USWNT rebounds from loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand
– July 24, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
The United States women’s soccer team returned to its usual winning ways Saturday, notching a 6-1 victory against New Zealand. …read more
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Olympics Latest: Dalhausser, Lucena lose to Dutch on beach
– July 24, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: …read more
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Claire Curzan qualifies for semifinal at Tokyo Games
– July 24, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
Olympian Claire Curzan advanced to the semifinals in the 100-meter butterfly swim on Saturday morning at the Tokyo Games. …read more
Source:: WRAL
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Rodriguez makes Courage debut in scoreless draw in KC
– July 23, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
With only four players available off of the bench, the North Carolina Courage saw through a scoreless draw with Kansas City on Friday night as both sides came away with a point. …read more
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NBC quickly hires Maria Taylor after her departure from ESPN
– July 23, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
Maria Taylor has joined NBC less than a week after her contract with ESPN expired. …read more
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Hurricanes trade Jake Bean for second-round pick
– July 23, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired Chicago’s second-round pick (44th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft in exchange for defenseman Jake Bean. …read more
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Seven inspiring athletes from North Carolinia competing in Olympics
– July 23, 2021Posted in: Featured stories
There’s plenty of North Carolinians to be rooting for in the Olympics this year! …read more
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