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Life is just a Fantasy Football draft
It’s Mike Gavin’s fault.
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Off the Wall: Momma, I'm coming back home
On Wednesday afternoon, I sat in the parking lot of Mt.Vernon-Ruth Elementary waiting for my third grader, Fiona and my kindergartner, Gideon to be released from school.
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Panthers are a third of the way there
Anyone who follows football with any real passion understands that the game breaks down into three facets — offense, defense and special teams.
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Off the Wall: Strange bounces and hops
Chase placekicker and punter Blake Moffitt was getting loose prior to Friday night’s game with East Henderson.
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Gryphons’ story is about evolution
Somewhere between 900 A.D. and 1,100 A.D., the symbol of the griffin, or gryphon, came to symbolize Jesus in many parts of northern Europe.
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Off the Wall: Running with green eggs
Fifty years ago, Dr. Seuss took a $50 bet from his publisher, Bennett Cerf that Seuss could produce a children’s book that would be both educational and entertaining — the catch? He could use only...
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Full day for county sports fans
In covering local sports, one must rely on one channel — The Weather Channel.
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Footballs will soon fill county airspace
In nine days, the 2010 North Carolina High School football season will begin.
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Off the Wall: The game that holds our hearts
Later today, a large group of men and boys that share the last name, Bowers will be tossing a baseball in a backyard in Ruth.
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Hey Brett, you know what time it is?
The greatest waffleball game in the history of the world is playing out between Brett Favre and the national media.
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Owls avoided radar and targets in 2010
In sports, teams that can fly under the radar have a unique opportunity to find success.
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Something you might need to know
Rutherford County Post 423 and Cherryville Post 100 treated fans to quite the offensive display of baseball over the last three days.
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Off the Wall: Six degrees of separation from King
Clyde King was faced with a big decision. King, then an 18-year old kid from Goldsboro, was leaving the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
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Off the Wall: Real tough choices for Tuesday
Pssst, come closer. No, closer …. okay, close enough.
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Hooper is still living out the dream
We all had childhood friends.
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