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Photos: Garner gets after it on first day of hitting

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Garner Football Practice (Aug. 7, 2015)

Garner’s football team had a spirited practice on Friday – the first day the team was permitted to hit. …read more

Source:: High School OT

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Do what? Softball batter hits home run with backward swing

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Renaud Lefort, one of the four people on Montreal’s “legendary humorous softball team” Les 4 Chevaliers, is trying his best to become legendary on YouTube after his most recent stunt. …read more

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NASCAR icon Richard Petty receives Argetsinger Award

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Extended interview:  Richard Petty

Richard Petty, the winningest driver in NASCAR history, was honored Thursday night with the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for outstanding contributions to motorsports. …read more

Source:: WRAL

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Pitcher from Winston-Salem gets shutout win for Mudcats

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Winston-Salem’s Yency Almonte struck out seven over six and 2/3 scoreless innings and Keon Barnum hit a solo home run in the first as the Dash clinched a series victory with a 3-0 shutout win against the Mudcats at Five County Stadium in Zebulon on Thursday night. …read more

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Brown sparks Bulls’ 8-5 comeback win

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The Durham Bulls came back from an early three-run deficit to defeat the Indianapolis Indians 8-5 Thursday night at the DBAP in the finale of a four-game set. …read more

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As always, defense key for Fuquay-Varina this season

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Fuquay-Varina football practice (Aug. 4, 2015)

The Fuquay-Varina football team returns a starting quarterback and ten of 11 defensive starters from last season. …read more

Source:: High School OT

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Legend visits ECU on first day of practice

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Offense edges defense at ECU spring game

Pirates head coach Ruffin McNeill’s early morning exercise on Thursday yielded a surprise guest for the first day of East Carolina camp. …read more

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ECU adds quarterback Phillip Nelson, who ran into trouble at Rutgers

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A former Minnesota high school star whose college career was derailed by off-the-field issues is receiving a second chance at East Carolina. …read more

Source:: Fayetteville Observer

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Bulls’ Powell shares connection with former MLB great

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Record crowd turns out for Bulls game on 4th of July

​Durham Bulls outfielder Boog Powell will never be accused of playing at half speed. …read more

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Defamation lawsuit against Syracuse coach Boeheim settled

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A defamation lawsuit filed by two former Syracuse University ball boys against basketball head coach Jim Boeheim has been settled, the school and lawyers for the men said Thursday. …read more

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