Former North Carolina Central University pitcher Andrew Vernon expected to hear his name called in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft– he just didn’t expect to be the last one to know about it. …read more
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Suspended Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green planned to watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night in a baseball suite next door to Oracle Arena at the Oakland Coliseum, where the Athletics are playing the Texas Rangers. …read more
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Carolina Panthers set to begin minicamp with 86 days to go before rematch with Broncos
Quarterback Cam Newton hasn’t looked particularly sharp, but there’s no cause for alarm
Kawann Short, after missing two weeks of voluntary workouts, reports for mandatory camp
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ASHBURN — At one point last September, when daylight continued to make his temples throb and his eyes narrow, Martrell Spaight took a permanent marker and blacked out the lenses of a pair of thick, tinted sunglasses.
It had been weeks since Spaight last participated in any type of football-related …
Source:: Washington Times
Former East Carolina golfer Zach Edmondson (Cary, N.C.) was one of five alternates from U.S. Open sectional qualifying rounds added to the field of 156 for the 116th U.S. Open Championship the USGA announced Monday. Edmondson was selected to compete after finishing as the first alternate at the sectional qualifier in Jacksonville, Fla. …read more
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Vernon Davis signed a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Washington Redskins in March, a welcoming return home for the 32-year-old tight end who attended Dunbar High School and played at Maryland.
In nine full seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Davis caught 423 passes for 5,446 yards and 55 …
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RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with center Aleksi Saarela (al-EHX-ay sah’ah-REH-lah) on a three-year, e… …read more
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Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short has rejoined the team in Charlotte for the start of minicamp, according to multiple reports. …read more
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Carolina Panthers DT Kawann Short checked in Monday for the start of the team’s mandatory minicamp
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The U.S. Open will begin Thursday in Oakmont (Pa.) with Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy listed as such overwhelming favorites that everyone else in the 156-player field technically could qualify as a long shot. …read more
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