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Freeman comes up short in NABF title shot
LAS VEGAS — Despite going the distance in Saturday’s bout for the vacant North American Boxing Federation junior middleweight title, Wilson boxer Jamar Freeman lost an eight-round … more
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Woodpeckers double up Mudcats, 4-2
ZEBULON — Miguelangel Sierra homered and had two hits as the Fayetteville Woodpeckers beat the Carolina Mudcats 4-2 on Thursday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the … more
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Mudcats take 2 from P-Nats
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Four Carolina Mudcats pitchers combined for a shutout in a 6-0 win over the host Potomac Nationals in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday, giving Carolina a sweep … more
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Mudcats swept by Wood Ducks in doubleheader
KINSTON — A pair of one-run games got away from the Carolina Mudcats on Thursday as the Down East Wood Ducks completed a three-game sweep of their Carolina League series with a 3-2 victory in … more
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Pelicans complete sweep of Mudcats, 4-2
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Carolina Mudcats held a 2-1 lead entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but a two-run homer from D.J. Wilson gave the host Myrtle Beach Pelicans the lead en route to … more
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Los Pescados clip Wood Ducks in 10 innings, 6-5
ZEBULON — A name change served the Carolina Mudcats well in the opening of an important early season series Friday night. Playing as Pescados de Carolina for the first time in 2019, Carolina … more
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Mudcats open second half with 15-2 loss at Potomac
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Jakson Reetz hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Potomac Nationals used a seven-run third inning to defeat the Carolina Mudcats 15-2 on Thursday. It was … more
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Mudcats come up short vs. Hillcats despite Rogers slam in 9th
ZEBULON — A ninth-inning grand slam by Wes Rogers brought the Carolina Mudcats within a run but that’s where they stayed in a 7-6 home loss to the Lynchburg Hillcats in a Single-A … more
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Greenfield School graduate Coby White hugs Knights head coach Rob Salter after being selected with the No. 7 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The dream beckons: Bulls select Coby White with No. 7 pick in NBA Draft
NEW YORK  — Thirty-five years ago, the Chicago Bulls drafted a guard from the University of North Carolina. Six championships later, Michael Jordan turned … more
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Carolina Mudcats outfielder Tristen Lutz scores on one of his two home runs Tuesday night in Carolina’s 10-3 win against the Frederick Keys at Five County Stadium, sweeping the three-game Single-A Carolina League series.
Mudcats hit 4 homers in rout of Keys
ZEBULON — The Carolina Mudcats used a total of four home runs, including a pair from Tristen Lutz, to pull away for a 10-3 victory over the Frederick Keys on Tuesday night at Five County … more
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Barton College graduate Daniel Claytor will continue his bid to qualify for the Web.com Tour when he travels to McKinney, Texas for the second leg of the process Nov. 6-9.
Climbing the pro ladder
The appearance is the seventh for JT (John-Tyler) Griffin and the first for Daniel Claytor. The mission is the same for the Wilson-area professional golfers. Griffin and Claytor continue their … more
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Hillcats halt Mudcats’ streak in series opener
LYNCHBURG, Va. — After a six-game homestand in which they won five, the Carolina Mudcats got a rude awakening in their first trip to City Stadium, the home of Single-A Carolina League rival … more
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Mudcats suffer pair of one-run losses at Wilmington over the weekend
WILMINGTON, Del. — Despite the hot bat of Ryan Aguilar, the Carolina Mudcats came up on the short end of a pair of Advanced-A Carolina League outcomes over the weekend against the host … more
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McInerney's walk-off single lifts Mudcats past Potomac, 2-1
ZEBULON — Pat McInerney hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the Carolina Mudcats defeated the Potomac Nationals 2-1 on Sunday at Five County Stadium. Carolina … more
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Designated hitter Payton Henry’s fourth-inning home run gave the Carolina Mudcats, playing as Los Pescados de Carolina, the lead in their eventual 4-2 defeat of the Potomac Nationals in Friday’s Single-A Carolina League game at Five County Stadium.
‘Los Pescados’ knock off Potomac 4-2 at Five County
ZEBULON — Playing as one of their alter egos for the second straight night, the Carolina Mudcats — or Los Pescados de Carolina per their uniforms — won their second Single-A … more
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Former Carolina Panthers defensive end Everette Brown, left, watches the action with Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers during preseason training camp July 30 in Spartanburg, S.C. Brown, a Beddingfield High product and the team’s top draft pick in 2009, returned to the Panthers as a coaching intern during the preseason and hopes to stick as a full-time assistant coach this season.
Back on the sidelines
Everette Brown didn’t think he would ever be a coach, even though he didn’t want to be completely done with football. The former top draft pick of the Carolina Panthers was happy in … more
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SNMP track owner Michael Diaz, left, congratulates Matt McCall in victory lane after McCall won the 18th Thanksgiving Classic, his second straight, on Sunday at SNMP.
McCall holds off McCaskill to repeat as Classic winner
Matt McCall raced his way from the rear of the field to the lead in the final half of the Solid Rock Carriers Thanksgiving Classic, passing Deac McCaskill late and holding the four-time champion off … more
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File sharp in Mudcats’ 5-1 win over Woodpeckers
ZEBULON — The Carolina Mudcats rode a strong starting pitching performance from Dylan File to a 5-1 victory over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in the first game of their Single-A Carolina League … more
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Coby White, right, works on a drill with Jeremy Jeffers of Power Plex Athletic Center during a workout session Aug. 2, 2017, at Greenfield School. Jeffers, a former Knights star and college basketball player, played a role in White’s development as an elite point guard.
White works his way into elite status
When Greenfield School graduate Coby White’s name is called at the NBA draft Thursday night, ostensibly in the first dozen picks, he will be the first player with Wilson ties to be drafted in a … more
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Wilson native Ronnie Barnes, the senior vice president of medical services for the New York Giants, was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation on Jan. 31 in Atlanta.
Wilson’s Ronnie Barnes receives lifetime achievement award from NFL foundation
Wilson native Ronnie Barnes was given a lifetime achievement award at the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation’s Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.’s Salute to Excellence Awards. The foundation, … more
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