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Wrigley Field adding another 1st: College volleyball is coming to the Friendly Confines this weekend
CHICAGO — While the Chicago Cubs are in Miami this weekend closing in on a playoff berth, their iconic ballpark will add another first to its ever-growing list of events. Wrigley Field on Sunday will play host to the final two matches of the inaugural Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week. It will be the first volleyball matches played at the historic venue. All 34 teams from the two conferences ...
UNC Greensboro head coach Mat Iandolo has named former men’s tennis standout Devon Moskowitz ’25 as an assistant coach for the Spartans’ women’s tennis program.
UNC Greensboro head coach Janelle Breneman has hired Jonathan Lynch as softball assistant coach, bringing eight years of collegiate and elite fastpitch experience.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins fans who publish training camp videos of their team might be helping the opponent and putting the Dolphins at a strategic disadvantage. So, don’t do it. Well, that was the message that I gleaned from Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley on Thursday when I asked about his level of coaching paranoia and whether it intensifies from training camp and regular season. I’ve ...
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North Carolina education leaders set a review timeline for the proposed merger of Hickory, Newton-Conover, and Catawba County school systems in late 2026.
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