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Former University of Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl is leaving the coaching ranks to take a job in the grocery store business.

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LMC Men tabbed third in Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches' Poll

The Lees-McRae College men's cross country team is picked to finish third in the race for the 2011 Conference Carolinas championship, announced league officials Wednesday with the release of the Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches' Poll.

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UPDATED: WHS Soccer Downs Huskies

The Watauga High men's soccer team won its third consecutive game Tuesday night.

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Crawdads Split DH With Lakewood

The 1st-Half Northern Division Champion Hickory Crawdads split a doubleheader against the Lakewood BlueClaws on Tuesday, winning Game 1, 4-3, in 8 innings but falling in Game 2, 3-2, before 9,044 fans at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood.

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Mountaineer Football Notebook: ASU Selects Captains

Nose tackle Chris Aiken (Austin, Texas/Reagan), linebacker Demery Brewer (Lincolnton, N.C./Lincolnton), offensive lineman Orry Frye (Charlotte, N.C./Providence), cornerback Ed Gainey (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor), quarterback DeAndre Presley (Tampa, Fla./Middleton) Full Story

Profar voted SAL MVP, 'Dads have three All-Stars

The South Atlantic League announced on Tuesday that Hickory Crawdads SS Jurickson Profar has been voted the 2011 SAL Most Valuable Player.

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