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Column: Phelps stops Olympic clock for us all

August 14, 2016 Cliff Barnes Leave a comment
Rio Olympics Swimming

Got a bad case of lingering PMPD — Post-Michael Phelps Depression? If you think his retirement from Olympic swimming is a bitter pill, then batten down the hatches for the imminent global epidemic of Life’s Hardly Worth Living Without Usain Bolt when he schmoozes out in a samba of sad emotion this week. …read more

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US men’s basketball edges France 100-97; Thompson scores 30

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Rio Olympics Basketball Men

Three wins from gold, and still no reason to think it will be easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team. …read more

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Simone Biles dominates vault to win 3rd gold in Rio

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Rio Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus

Simone Biles’ golden run in Rio is picking up steam. So, surprisingly, is Great Britain’s. …read more

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Justin Rose wins first Olympic golfing gold since 1904

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APTOPIX Rio Olympics Golf Men

Justin Rose won the first golfing gold medal at the Olympics in 112 years Sunday, beating Henrik Stenson by two strokes, and Simone Biles added a third gold in gymnastics, capturing the women’s vault title. …read more

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Katie Ledecky talks one-on-one with Renee Chou about her future

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Katie Ledecky

Renee Chou speaks with Katie Ledecky about her dominant Rio performances and her future. …read more

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Back to blue at troubled Olympic aquatics venue

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Rio Olympics Green Water

Goodbye green. It’s back to clear water in the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center, allowing synchronized swimmers to see underwater on the first day of Olympic competition. …read more

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US rolls again in women’s basketball, routs China 105-62

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Rio Olympics Basketball Women

Geno Auriemma could only smile after his U.S. women’s basketball team dominated another opponent. …read more

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The Latest: Biles adds 3rd Rio gold with women’s vault win

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APTOPIX Rio Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus

The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): …read more

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Athletic Department Hosts New Student-Athlete Orientation

August 14, 2016 Cliff Barnes Leave a comment

RALEIGH, N.C. — Each year, NC State Athletics Department welcomes new student-athletes to campus with a series of events designed to inform and prepare them for the years ahead on campus. The first event, New Student-Athlete Orientation, took place Sunday morning in the Talley Student Center. …read more

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Watch Live: USA Basketball vs. France

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US Melo Team Basketball

The unbeaten U.S. men take on France (3-1) in a Group A men’s basketball preliminary. …read more

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