Author: JamesMcGhee

Bishop McGuinness freshman Lucia Neves recently won the individual state title in girls’ tennis, and the Lady Villains team avenged its only loss of the season with a 5-3 win over East Wilkes on Wednesday.Neves became the first Bishop McGuinness girls’ tennis player to win a singles title since Morgan Auger in 2014. The individual championship matches took place in Cary, where Neves defeated Triangle Math & Science’s Sasha Korjova 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match. .Lady Villains head coach Larry Ingram said it was quite an accomplishment for a freshman.“The girl she beat in the championship match was a…

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Phillies make series of roster moves as MLB free agency begins originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaMonday was an important day on the MLB calendar.Free agency open at 6 p.m.It was the last day for teams and players to decide whether or not to exercise their contract options.And it was the deadline for teams to submit one-year qualifying offers to their eligible players.The Phillies cleared five spots on their 40-man roster by cutting right-handers Yunior Marte, Luis Ortiz and Freddy Tarnok, left-hander Kolby Allard and infielder Rodolfo Castro.All five players were granted waivers and became free agents. Allard would have…

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Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine has played some good ball this season. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)After years of dejected sighs and inaudible pleas from a fan base hungry for ingenuity, the Chicago Bulls have – surprisingly – answered the call to enter the 21st century and embraced the 3-point shooting points.The organization, led by head coach Billy Donovan in his fifth season with the franchise, has long been conservative in its approach to how basketball should be played, just as it has historically remained behind in matters workforce building.For now, the Bulls have seemingly solved every other problem, and for the…

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Jasmine Paolini on Monday for a second straight group stage victory.Top-ranked Sabalenka advanced in the first set after taking a 4-0 lead, then saved two set points in the second to advance to the year-end tournament for the top eight players.Sabalenka will face already eliminated Elena Rybakina on Wednesday in the final group match of the week.Sabalenka has won 22 of her last 23 matches and three of the last four tournaments she has played.Another round robin victory will secure…

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The 2024 MLB general managers meetings are set to begin Tuesday in San Antonio, the first step in what should be a very interesting offseason for baseball — and especially baseball. Yankees.General manager Brian Cashman will be on hand to answer a multitude of questions from the media following the Yankees’ five-game World Series loss.This offseason is similar to the one following the 2022 season, where the team had a disappointing finish to the playoffs, a superstar hit free agency and questions arise around the manager.Although the winter meetings are where talk of trades and free agents will intensify, Cashman…

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Atlanta Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss (55) tackles Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)The Dallas Cowboys will have to play without their starting QB for at least a few games. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Dak Prescott will miss “multiple games” after injuring his hamstring against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.#Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to miss several weeks due to the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday’s loss at Atlanta, sources tell me and @RapSheet.No decision yet on whether to…

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