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LeBron James of the Miami Heat looks on during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat on April 6, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.

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From left, UNC's Landon Lassiter (12), Brian Holberton (10) and Chaz Frank (2) congratulate Colin Moran (18) after he hit a 3-run home run in the first inning during N.C. State's baseball game against UNC Friday, April 26, 2013, at Doak Field in Raleigh, N.C.

ACC baseball tournament: Taking the first step to Omaha

Parity abounds in upcoming ACC tournament at the DPAB in Durham as teams aim to end College World Series title drought. 55 minutes ago

High School Sports

Cardinal Gibbons senior Leigh McGill (21) heads the ball in front of White Oak junior Della Futral (5). White Oak High played at Cardinal Gibbons High in the Eastern Regional Finals of the NCHSAA 3A Soccer Playoff on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Cardinal Gibbons won the game, 4-1.

Cardinal Gibbons ousts defending champ White Oak

Cardinal Gibbons continued its playoff trend of scoring early and shocked defending state champion White Oak 4-1 Tuesday evening to capture the Eastern...

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Members of the UNC baseball team clown around at the DBAP as heavy rain delays the start of their game against Wake Forest.

DeCock: ACC's return to DBAP could be another wet weekend

Two years after rain played havoc with the ACC baseball tournament in Durham, the tournament is back – and so are storms in the forecast. Another... 55 minutes ago

MLB Baseball

Recap: San Francisco vs. Washington

Pablo Sandoval scorched a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals Tuesday in the middle test of a three- game set at AT&T Park. 12 minutes ago

Auto Racing

2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame class spans decades

Tim Flock, Maurice Petty, Dale Jarrett, Jack Ingram and Fireball Roberts were elected as the five-man 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday. 1 hour ago

Carolina Hurricanes

Eric Staal, Hurricanes dodge a bullet

Eric Staal’s diagnosis may been the best the Carolina Hurricanes could have hoped for, given the nature of his knee injury.

NFL Football

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) jumps over Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) during the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco. 49ers leading wide receiver Crabtree is not on the practice field for Wednesday afternoon's, May 22, 2013 organized team activity, though the team has provided no update regarding his absence amid reports he tore his Achilles tendon.

WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon

The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after... 1 hour ago