Amnesty International gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job. …read more
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Amnesty International gave former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his kneeling protest of racial injustice that launched a sports movement and might have cost him his job. …read more
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Chapel Hill – No. 8 North Carolina (26-13, 14-6) won an extra inning thriller over Georgia Tech (22-18, 9-11) on Saturday to clinch the series with a 9-8 victory in 10 innings at Boshamer Stadium. Jackson Hesterlee and Ben Casparius both were pinch hit, game-tying heroes on the evening as Hesterlee tied the game with a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth while Casparius tied the game with a triple in the bottom of the 10th before the winning run was driven in on a sacrifice fly to right from Dallas Tessar. …read more
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Carolina led from the start in each game of Saturday’s twin bill, but the Tar Heels were unable to come away with a win, dropping the series to Georgia Tech, 2-1. …read more
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Fifth-ranked North Carolina (12-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) got a career-high seven goals from Jamie Ortega, closed the first half on a 10-0 run and defeated No. 22 Duke (7-8, 2-5) by a 20-10 score on Saturday at sunny Kenan Stadium. …read more
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The second-ranked NC State baseball team edged No. 3 Duke in a pitcher’s duel, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at Jack Coombs Field to clinch the series. The Wolfpack extends its ACC series win streak to 10, dating back to last season, which is the league’s longest streak. …read more
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior Laura Kowohl of the NC State women’s golf team paced her squad in the opening round of the ACC Women’s Golf Championship on Saturday, shooting a one-over par 73 at Grandover Resort’s East Course to sit in a tie for 12th. …read more
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The NC State softball team dropped its doubleheader with Syracuse on Saturday afternoon at Skytop Softball Stadium. The Wolfpack fell in the first game 3-1 and game two 2-0. …read more
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NEW LONDON, N.C. – The NC State men’s golf team shot its best team score in a single round of the ACC Championship since 2008 Saturday in the second round of the 65th annual Championship held at the Old North State Golf Club. …read more
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The late sportscaster Bill Currie, certainly the most colorful among the ACC’s early observers, once told me this about the guy that put Duke basketball on the map. “Vic Bubas,” said Currie, “is a man with a lot of brains.” …read more
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