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Quick Glance: Top March Madness Games Today in NCAA Tournament 2024
  • The first few days of the 2024 NCAA Tournament have brought a wave of excitement among fans. Surprises, contentious endings, and emerging talents have stirred up the madness early on this season.

  • Today, the second round of March Madness kicks off with an eight-game lineup. Here are the top five games that should be on your radar:

  • This faceoff showcases two standout point guards in college basketball, Simpson and Marquette's Tyler Kolek. This showdown alone promises an exhilarating watch as both teams compete for a spot in the Sweet 16.

  • In the West region, a clash unfolds between two teams that dominated their first-round matchups. Baylor secured a 92-67 victory against Colgate, while Clemson triumphed over New Mexico with a score of 77-56. Can Clemson's defense contain Baylor's potent offense? Stay tuned for the outcome.
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Teel: ACC's NCAA Tournament success again belies critics: This marks the third consecutive basketball season that the national media, NET rankings and NCAA ...
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Teel: ACC's NCAA Tournament success again belies critics
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Numerous transfer options starting to emerge for Jerome Tang and K-State basketball
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Numerous transfer options starting to emerge for Jerome Tang and K-State ...
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‘Mark From Gastonia’ became a fixture on WFNZ show. Will he get to call in one more time?
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Quick Glance: Will 'Mark From Gastonia' Get One More Call?
  • Mark Baker, known as 'Mark from Gastonia,' recently received a terminal cancer diagnosis after years of calling in to the Charlotte sports radio 'Mac & Bone.'

  • Despite his health struggles, Baker shares videos from personalities like Mark Packer and Greg Olsen, sending him well wishes.

  • 'Mark from Gastonia' has outlived many prognoses doctors gave about his life expectancy and has become a legend among 'Mac & Bone' listeners.

  • Now battling terminal cancer, Baker hopes to make one more call to the radio after being a popular caller for many years.
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🏀 On this episode of Sports Legends of the Carolinas, we're joined by Leonard Hamilton. The FSU head coach discusses growing up during segregation in NC and ... Show more
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Hornets agree to trade PJ Washington to Dallas for Grant Williams and Seth Curry, source says
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Hornets agree to trade PJ Washington to Dallas for Grant Williams and Seth ...
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Remembering legendary Charlie Sifford - PGA TOUR: Editor's note: This story originally appeared on PGA.com.
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Remembering legendary Charlie Sifford - PGA TOUR
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Former NBA Player Eric Montross Dies at 52: Montross, who was a star at the University of North Carolina, started cancer treatment in March.
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Former NBA Player Eric Montross Dies at 52
Quick Glance: Former UNC Basketball Player and Radio Analyst Eric Montross Passes Away
  • Former University of North Carolina basketball player, Tar Heel analyst, and Ram's Club staffer Eric Montross passed away at the age of 52 after being diagnosed with cancer in March.

  • Carolina Athletics, the Tar Heel basketball family, and the entire university community are deeply saddened by the loss of Eric Montross, one of their most beloved former student-athletes, at a tragically young age.

  • Montross worked as a radio analyst for the Tar Heel Sports Network starting in the early 2000s.

  • Montross played under head coach Dean Smith from 1990-1994 and became the starting center in 1993, contributing to the Tar Heels winning a national championship that season. His jersey was honored in the Dean Smith Center, alongside other greats of Carolina basketball.
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Pickleball descends on Dallas to close out the fast-growing sport's biggest year yet
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How Dallas secured a federal health agency: ARPA-H will call Dallas home, alongside two other hubs in Cambridge, Mass., and the Washington, D.C., area.
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How Dallas secured a federal health agency
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What exodus? California has 4th ‘stickiest’ population in US: In 2021, 73% of California residents were born in the state.
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What exodus? California has 4th ‘stickiest’ population in US
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The only thing stopping Sam Howell's hype is his draft position: If Sam Howell hadn't already won over Washington Commanders fans with his Week 18 performance ...
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The only thing stopping Sam Howell's hype is his draft position
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Dereck Lively II was the wrong choice for the Dallas Mavericks: A night to remember for any young aspiring star is the NBA draft. The more picks you have ...
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Dereck Lively II was the wrong choice for the Dallas Mavericks
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NBA All-Star Glory for Europe: Monaco Sign Walker: Well-known Europeans usually switch to the NBA, but this is not so often the case the other way around ...
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NBA All-Star Glory for Europe: Monaco Sign Walker
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American developer is selling lots to 'patriots' who must fly US flag: The new neighborhood will treat the American flag "like an architectural element ...
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American developer is selling lots to 'patriots' who must fly US flag
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Next Dallas championship? Don't bet on Mavericks to provide one soon: When the Mavericks failed to finish in the West’s top 10 last April (I hate to say they ...
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Next Dallas championship? Don't bet on Mavericks to provide one soon
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North Carolina police search for man who shot 6-year-old girl, father: North Carolina police in Gaston County are looking for suspect Robert Louis Singletary ...
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North Carolina police search for man who shot 6-year-old girl, father
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NHL playoff roundup: Stars beat Kraken 6-3 in Game 4 to even Western semifinals: The Carolina Hurricanes, meanwhile, have the New Jersey Devils on the brink of ...
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NHL playoff roundup: Stars beat Kraken 6-3 in Game 4 to even Western ...
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6-year-old, parents and neighbor shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina man's yard
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North Carolina man accused of shooting 6-year-old neighbor, parents over basketball turns himself in
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North Carolina man accused of shooting 6-year-old neighbor ...
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West Ham boycott match after alleged racial abuse: Former West Ham players walked off the pitch during a seven-a-side tournament in the United States after one ...
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West Ham boycott match after alleged racial abuse
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Wrexham ex-players beat US women 12-0 to knock them out of The Soccer Tournamen: Wrexham Red Dragons have continued their impressive form in The Soccer ...
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The N.C. man accused of shooting a 6-year-old and her parents was arrested in Florida
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Cops Hunt for Robert Louis Singletary After Little Girl, Parents Shot Over Basketball, Reports Say
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Cops Hunt for Robert Louis Singletary After Little Girl, Parents Shot Over ...
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Duke basketball star Chris Duhon will coach basketball in Gaston County beginning next season. He talks how he got to the area and what his plans are next ... Show more

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‘Letting the good times roll’: Panthers relish underdog role before conference finals vs. Carolina
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‘Letting the good times roll’: Panthers relish underdog role before ...
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Deep Ellum is getting a new arts fair with a local focus: The Deep Ellum Community Association wants its arts fair to focus on local and regional artists ...
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Deep Ellum is getting a new arts fair with a local focus
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'I was on fire': North Carolina dad shot by neighbor while protecting girl: GASTONIA, N.C (AP) — As the bullet pierced his lung and liver, the only thing Jamie ...
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'I was on fire': North Carolina dad shot by neighbor while protecting girl
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Former NBA player Montross undergoes cancer treatment: Montross had recently worked as a television basketball commentator for North Carolina games and is being ...
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Former NBA player Montross undergoes cancer treatment
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James Bouknight playing again, helping Hornets: ‘I just think it’s an opportunity for him’
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Commanders Expected to Start Taylor Heinicke, Play Sam Howell, per Report: Washington is expected to once again change its plan at quarterback for Sunday’s ...
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Commanders Expected to Start Taylor Heinicke, Play Sam Howell, per Report
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Franco Harris was more than a Steelers icon. He was a cultural touchstone.: He grew up in Mount Holly, went to Penn State, and became one of the most ...
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Franco Harris was more than a Steelers icon. He was a cultural touchstone.
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Major League Cricket to launch in the U.S. next summer: The world's second-most popular sport will finally make its major pro debut in the U.S.
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Major League Cricket to launch in the U.S. next summer
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Here are the NC high school football players of the week, aka the #GricesGems on #TalkingPrepsNC

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Harold Varner III on why he joined LIV Golf...

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The Future of Golf | By Harold Varner III: Me, the kid who sometimes had no lights … I'M the one who can continue to help young people find a path to success? ...
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The Future of Golf | By Harold Varner III
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Teen charged after shooting at Eastridge Mall in Gastonia injures 3 people: Live updates: Shooting injured three people near a food court near Charlotte in ...
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Teen charged after shooting at Eastridge Mall in Gastonia injures 3 people
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6-year-old girl dies after drowning in neighbor’s pool, Gastonia police say: Za’myah Judge, 6, died Saturday afternoon after she drowned in a neighbor’s pool ...
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6-year-old girl dies after drowning in neighbor’s pool, Gastonia police ...
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Want to go hiking? Here are 6 state parks to explore within 2 hours of Charlotte: The North Carolina state parks near Charlotte are perfect for hiking, biking ...
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Want to go hiking? Here are 6 state parks to explore within 2 hours of ...
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South Jersey figure skater Isabeau Levito is on top of the world — with room to grow
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South Jersey figure skater Isabeau Levito is on top of the world — with ...
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‘Step forward’: Family, friends raise reward for arrest in slaying of beloved Gastonia barber
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With a solid showing in his Masters debut, Harold Varner III's continued rise is good for the future of golf
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With a solid showing in his Masters debut, Harold Varner III's ...
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South Jersey figure skater is on the rise, but her Olympic dreams are on hold: Isabeau Levito, 14, was born in Philadelphia, lives in Mount Holly ...
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South Jersey figure skater is on the rise, but her Olympic dreams are on ...