Duke star Cooper Flagg leaves for NBA with top pick odds
Duke forward Cooper Flagg announces he is entering the NBA as a likely No. 1 overall pick after a standout freshman season. The 6-foot-9 Maine native averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, leading Duke to the Final Four and setting ACC freshman records.
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Spire Motorsports Surprises Rise As Hocevar Seizes Chance
Spire Motorsports shows early season impact with Carson Hocevar delivering a career-best second at Atlanta and the team holding three cars around 19th to 25th in points. New hires like Rodney Childers and Matt McCall boost the program as NASCAR’s 2025 schedule tests endurance through 36 races.
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Walsh wins first national bowling title for Mount Mercy
Mount Mercy freshman Blake Walsh captured the program’s first individual national bowling title at the USBC ISC Finals in Las Vegas. Seeded 13th, he toppled Edgar Burgos 679-557, then Tyler Meade 756-655, and Matthew Meseher 658-611 before defeating Connor Lackey 237-180 in the semifinals and Nicholas Blagojevich 235-190 in the final. The Mount Mercy women finished runner-up to Jacksonville State with three All-Americans including Player of the Year Brooke Salzman.
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