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Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump
Read full article: Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or TrumpTikTok videos of women turned away from emergency rooms because of state abortion bans haunt one young female voter in North Carolina.
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an 'unwritten rule' in buying out 2025 game
Read full article: Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an 'unwritten rule' in buying out 2025 gameMississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year’s matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent.
Wake Forest edges No. 8 Duke 83-79. Court storming leaves Filipowski shaken up
Read full article: Wake Forest edges No. 8 Duke 83-79. Court storming leaves Filipowski shaken upHunter Sallis scored 29 points while Andrew Carr had a huge second half to help Wake Forest edge No. 8 Duke 83-79, earning a massive boost to its NCAA Tournament chances.
In AP poll's earliest days, some Black schools weren't on the radar and many teams missed out
Read full article: In AP poll's earliest days, some Black schools weren't on the radar and many teams missed outThe teams at Tennessee State in a three-season span from 1956 through 1959 were nearly unbeatable.
American Athletic Conference targets Army as football-only member to replace SMU, AP sources say
Read full article: American Athletic Conference targets Army as football-only member to replace SMU, AP sources sayThe American Athletic Conference has been in contact with Army as it looks for a replacement for Atlantic Coast Conference-bound SMU, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions.
Wake Forest's Dave Clawson says multiple players returned despite tampering by other schools
Read full article: Wake Forest's Dave Clawson says multiple players returned despite tampering by other schoolsWake Forest coach Dave Clawson says roughly six to eight of his players returned despite tampering efforts by other schools hoping to persuade them to transfer.
STAT WATCH: 5 TD passes put Nix, Hartman in elite company
Read full article: STAT WATCH: 5 TD passes put Nix, Hartman in elite companyOregon’s Bo Nix and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman became the fourth and fifth Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks to throw for five touchdowns in multiple games this season.
Clemson DBs Greene, Davis II sued by accident victim
Read full article: Clemson DBs Greene, Davis II sued by accident victimClemson defensive backs Malcolm Greene and Fred Davis II were sued by a U.S. postal worker who's delivery truck was struck by Davis last year seconds after he was clocked driving 115 mph on a highway near campus.
Liberty hangs tight with #19 Wake Forest, loses by one point
Read full article: Liberty hangs tight with #19 Wake Forest, loses by one pointLiberty scored with 1:11 left, but No. 19 Wake Forest stopped CJ Yarbrough’s two-point conversion attempt several yards short of the goal line for a tight 37-36 home victory Saturday.
Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law fuels anti-LGBTQ hate online
Read full article: Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law fuels anti-LGBTQ hate onlineResearch that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
Missing 81-year-old North Carolina man with dementia may have connections to Danville
Read full article: Missing 81-year-old North Carolina man with dementia may have connections to DanvilleThe Danville Police Department is asking for the community’s help in looking for a missing elderly man from North Carolina.
Louisville tops women’s Top 25, South Carolina up to No. 2
Read full article: Louisville tops women’s Top 25, South Carolina up to No. 2Louisville guard Dana Evans, left, drives around Wake Forest guard Gina Conti (5) in the first quarter of an NCAA women's college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)Louisville keeps winning and remained atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll. The Cardinals are the only unbeaten team left in the Top 25 after topping Miami and North Carolina this past week. 4 North Carolina State. Arizona expects to travel to Oregon to play Oregon State on Friday and Oregon next Monday.
No. 1 Louisville stays unbeaten, beats Wake Forest 65-63
Read full article: No. 1 Louisville stays unbeaten, beats Wake Forest 65-63Louisville guard Dana Evans, left, drives around Wake Forest guard Gina Conti (5) in the first quarter of an NCAA women's college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – WINSTON-Dana Evans hit a driving shot for the go-ahead three-point play with 8.0 seconds left to help top-ranked Louisville barely avoid a huge upset by holding off Wake Forest 65-63 on Sunday. Conti scored 13 points while Raca had 12 to lead the Demon Deacons (7-6, 4-5), who erased an early nine-point deficit by getting on the boards. Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons were hosting a No. Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons host Florida State on Thursday.
Radford helps No. 20 Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 64-60
Read full article: Radford helps No. 20 Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 64-60WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Tyrece Radford scored 20 points to help No. 20 Virginia Tech hold off Wake Forest 64-60. Virginia Tech won despite committing 15 turnovers while having quiet days from top scorers Keve Aluma and Jalen Cone. I credit Oguama, and I credit the Demon Deacons,” said Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young. Ismael Massoud scored 12 points for Wake Forest, which was playing a fourth straight game against a ranked league opponent.
92-year-old man finds college jacket with social media help
Read full article: 92-year-old man finds college jacket with social media help“This man would be ecstatic if this well loved (sic) jacket was found,” she wrote in the post that was shared more than 1,000 times. Osborn ran long-distance track and cross-country events from 1949-52 at the University of Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported. “I just know how much it meant to him,” Amick told The Associated Press. Osborn has been sporting the jacket since Amick had it dry-cleaned and returned it to him, she said. This experience is certainly a positive event to finish out 2020," she wrote on Facebook after the jacket had been found.
Hokies lose to Demon Deacons 23-16
Read full article: Hokies lose to Demon Deacons 23-16WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Virginia Tech Hokies lost to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons by a score of 23-16. The Deacons quarterback Sam Hartman completed a 9-yard rushing touchdown, while kicker Nick Sciba completed a 41-yard field goal. The Hokies answered back with a field goal in the second quarter as kicker Brian Johnson successfully made a 28-yard field goal to cut the deficit. Late in the second quarter, Wake Forest ended the tie by scoring a 6-yard rushing touchdown by running back Kenneth Walker III. In the third quarter, the Deacs kept themselves in the lead as kicker Nick Sciba completed a 46-yard field goal.
Walker runs for 123 yards, 3TDs; Wake Forest beats Virginia
Read full article: Walker runs for 123 yards, 3TDs; Wake Forest beats VirginiaWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Kenneth Walker III had 123 yards rushing and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead 75-yard scoring, run, and Wake Forest beat Virginia 40-23. Walker took a handoff, bounced left, broke free from a Virginia tackler and raced down the left sideline to make it 30-23 early in the fourth quarter. Virginia’s Perris Jones muffed the ensuing kickoff while attempting to make a fair catch, setting up Walker for a 4-yard TD run that put the Demon Deacons (2-2, 1-2 ACC) in control for good. With starter Brennan Armstrong sidelined due to concussion protocol, Virginia used a combination of backups Lindell Stone, Iraken Armstead and Keytoan Thompson, often rotating Stone and Armstead in the same series. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.)
Doorbell camera captures moment North Carolina man is thrown off moped
Read full article: Doorbell camera captures moment North Carolina man is thrown off mopedA Winston-Salem man was thrown from his moped when he hit a wire in the road, police say. (WGHP)WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WGHP) - A Winston-Salem man was thrown from his moped when he hit a wire in the road, police say. The wire threw the man 44 feet as he rode down Knollwood Street. A doorbell camera captured video of Smitherman tumbling off of his moped. Smitherman didn't want to show FOX8 his broken moped but says he will never get on one again.
Red Sox notch another win over Winston-Salem
Read full article: Red Sox notch another win over Winston-SalemSALEM, Va. - Enmanuel De Jesus tallied 8 strikeouts against Winston-Salem as the Red Sox made 2 early runs in the first inning stand tall in a 2-1 victory. The win proved to be Salem's seventh since the Carolina League All-Star break. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
Sox Fall in Game 2 of Carolina Series
Read full article: Sox Fall in Game 2 of Carolina SeriesSALEM (WSLS-10 SPORTS)-Salem dropped their first game of the season, a 5-2 decision to the Mudcats. Carolina put up four runs in the fourth and made them stand up for the win. The Red Sox got a run back in the 4th on an RBI single from Nick Longhi and he added an RBI double in the sixth, but it was not enough. Game three of the series is set for Saturday night at 6:05. Meanwhile the Hillcats evened their record at 1-1 with a 5-4 win over Winston-Salem.