Bears Host Regionals In New Bern Wrestling Meet
New Bern, Cary, Laney, Hoggard and New Hanover lead regional field as Bears seek revenge after playoff exit. Seven or nine Bears aim for state bids with top seeds Buck Eubanks Vernon Harris and Jay Hughes. Regionals run 5:30 p m today through Saturday with finals at 4 p m. at New Bern High School. Havelock also fields a strong squad with nine wrestlers seeded among top 10 in two-day event at Washington High School starting 7 p m today.
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Monte Carlo shines as Earnhardt wins Twin 125 races
Dale Earnhardt and Sterling Marlin powered Chevrolet Monte Carlo to victories in the Twin 125 qualifying races at Daytona. Earnhardt clawed back from a pole start to beat Jeff Gordon by three car lengths on a day highlighted by his 25th Daytona win and sixth straight qualifying race victory, signaling strong Daytona 500 hopes. Marlin, defending Daytona 500 champ, posted a strong performance as well.
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Tar Heels Handle Tigers Amid Heated Clemson Clash
No. 2 North Carolina beat Clemson 66-39 as the teams exchanged sharp remarks after the game. Jeff McInnis defended UNC’s approach while Clemson coach Rick Barnes warned of harder play as size and grit shape future matchups. Donald Williams scored 24 with six 3s as UNC moved a game ahead in the ACC standings with four games left. Pat Sullivan returned for UNC, scoring four in 16 minutes.
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Earnhardt to finally win Daytona 500 in wild moose finish
Sun Journal sports editor Ken Buday ponders Dale Earnhardt's elusive Daytona 500 victory and imagines a farcical moose-assisted finish that could still see runner-up Ben Hess prevail on a rules call.
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Lack of wind postpones Cup racing
In San Diego the wind failed to cooperate as four America's Cup trials stalled. Young America led Stars & Stripes in light eight-knot breeze before a rightward wind shift favored Dennis Conner's yacht. Both boats struggled to reach marks within time limits, and the second leg saw the yachts fail to reach the leeward mark in the 90 minute window.
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