Omar Bravo and Gerardo Torrado have played with and against one another on the world’s biggest soccer stages. This Saturday, their paths cross again in an unlikely setting: WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. …read more
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Opening Day 12 at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the world’s best women’s golfers tee off in round one competition. Meanwhile, Brazilian soccer fans hope to see their football hero Neymar and the rest of his teammates positioned for a gold medal run in the semifinals of men’s soccer. Also, quarterfinal action starts in men’s basketball. …read more
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While watching Olympic track and field events this week, I was reminded of a xkcd comic on pole vaulting. Could the nearly equatorial location of the 2016 Summer Games lead to new world records? …read more
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New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin was lying on the track, dazed after a heavy fall and with her hopes of an Olympic medal seemingly over. Suddenly, there was a hand on her shoulder and a voice in her ear: “Get up. We have to finish this.” …read more
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Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott says he’ll miss having All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman roaming the secondary this season. …read more
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Rio de Janeiro authorities issued an arrest warrant for an International Olympic Committee executive accused of scalping tickets for the Summer Games as part of a wider probe of tickets allocated to Ireland that were being sold for higher fees. …read more
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RALEIGH, N.C. – On Tuesday night, the NC State Athletics Department hosted the annual Welcome Back Pack Dinner in Talley Student Center. NFL analyst and former NFL player and coach Herm Edwards concluded the night with words of wisdom for NC State’s student athletes, coaches and support staff. …read more
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Joe Ovies and Wes Durham discuss the key differences between Florida State and Clemson and why Louisville may play the role of spoiler during the 2016 ACC season. …read more
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During fall camp, each position unit selects its representatives to this group that will provide guidance for the Wolfpack during the upcoming campaign. …read more
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Sophomore setter Becky Porter has been awarded a scholarship by the NC State volleyball program, as head coach Linda Hampton-Keith announced at the conclusion of a team meeting. …read more
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