North Carolina
At North Carolina's GOP convention, governor candidate Robinson energizes Republicans for election – WWAYTV3
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GREENSBORO, NC (AP) — Before Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s GOP candidate for governor, even stepped on stage at the state party’s convention Saturday, several state candidates took time in their own speeches to energize the crowd by vouching for Robinson’s gubernatorial bid.
When the state’s lieutenant governor did take to the stage more than an hour and a half into the NCGOP Convention’s Old North State Dinner in Greensboro, Robinson started off his fiery speech denouncing the media for focusing too much on Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal and civil trials and not the “failures of the Democratic Party.” He also shared his vision for the state, which he said centers around improving the economy and education.
“Trust me, there are enough people in this state who are talented enough and share the vision that we have that we can make this a reality, folks,” Robinson said during his speech, which was livestreamed by Triad television outlet WGHP.
The 55-year-old Republican is embroiled in one of the most hotly contested gubernatorial races of the 2024 election against his Democratic opponent and state Attorney General Josh Stein. Robinson’s brash political style has intrigued Trump supporters, as well as the former president himself, who formally endorsed Robinson in March at a Greensboro rally and called him “Martin Luther King on steroids.”
Robinson has also caught the attention of critics who say his rhetoric on the LGBTQ community and restricting abortion access should be a cause for concern. The Greensboro native has previously defended his past remarks by saying he can separate his religious views from public office and wants to make North Carolina a “destination state for life.”
Calling himself “part of the winning team” during his speech, Robinson credited Republican policies with the state’s economic success and stressed the role of the governor’s office — under his leadership — to preserve that success.
“North Carolina is literally on the cusp of exploding economically,” Robinson said. “It’s time for us to direct that explosion in the right way and cause this state to be something better than it already is.”
Education in North Carolina is another priority for Robinson, who said the state’s education system is “in shambles.” But the state of education isn’t at the fault of teachers, Robinson said, adding that he puts schoolteachers in the same category as police officers.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum also was a keynote speaker at Saturday’s dinner, where he started off his speech calling Robinson the state’s next governor. He also reiterated sentiments from Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump and her husband, Eric Trump, who both spoke at the convention Friday, that North Carolina will be an important state in 2024 that could “determine the actual direction of our entire country.”
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North Carolina
North Carolina’s Collective Negotiated Slick NIL Deal For Incoming Lineman
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As Name, Image, and Likeness continues to be a larger staple of collegiate athletics, there have been collectives created in coordinance with the schools to deal with funding and NIL aspects.
In the future, it’s unknown how big of a role these groups will play as some oversight could finally be determined about how NIL will operate going forward, but as it stands right now, collectives play a massive part for all programs across the country.
North Carolina is no different.
As a national brand on the basketball court and a competitor in the ACC during football season, their collective called Heels4Life has been busy working on NIL deals for their athletes or prospective student-athletes.
In a roundup of deals that took place this past week, Jeremey Crabtree of On3 reported incoming North Carolina freshman Peter Pesansky has signed an NIL deal with NC Carpet Binding in an agreement that was orchestrated by the Heels4Life collective.
According to the report, the defensive lineman will promote the products on his social media accounts and on video and podcast appearances.
NC Carpet Binding is the world’s largest manufacturer of carpet binding equipment.
Pesansky is coming in rated as a three-star by On3’s Industry Ranking, listed as the 71st-best player at his position. He committed to North Carolina on April 24 in a battle that saw them beat out Wake Forest and Duke among others.
The monetary figure of this deal was not revealed, but it does offer something interesting when discussing recruiting.
Pesansky is an incoming freshman and has not played a down for the Tar Heels in his career, yet the collective negotiated an NIL deal for him. Whether that was a factor in his decision making to attend North Carolina is not known, but these types of deals have become more and more of a norm across the country.
With NIL continuing to expand, there is going to be more opportunities for every player to make money, not just the coveted recruits and high-profile athletes.
North Carolina
Tennessee Baseball's Win Over North Carolina Different But Not Surprising | Rocky Top Insider
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OMAHA, Neb. — Tennessee’s offense didn’t explode in any one inning and totaled just seven hits in its 6-1 College World Series win over North Carolina on Sunday night. In that way, the Vols’ second win in Omaha was different than what they are known for, but that doesn’t make it surprising that they knocked off the Tar Heels the way they did.
“I think it just shows how versatile we are,” right fielder Kavares Tears said postgame.
“Friday night never really giving up even though we were down however much,” left-handed pitcher Kirby Connell said. “Just worried about the next pitch and tonight was getting off to a good start and kind of never took our foot off the gas.”
How Tennessee won its College World Series opener against Florida State is what this team’s known for. Twelve runs, a late game rally and six extra-base hits. That’s what people think of when they think of this team.
And the Vols can win that way. They’ve totaled double-digits runs 30 times this season and have won three games allowing double-digit runs.
But Tennessee can also win with pitching and defense. They won four SEC regular season and tournament games scoring four or less runs. After its win over North Carolina, Tennessee now has a 10-9 record in SEC and postseason games where they scored six or less runs. That record is 10-4 if you start after the series opening loss at Auburn that’s proven to be a turning point in the season.
Both pitching and defense were on display against the Tar Heels. Drew Beam, who struggled in his first three starts this postseason, was efficient and effective in five innings of one run baseball.
“I thought Drew Beam was really, really good,” North Carolina coach Scott Berry said.
“There was conviction to it,” Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello said of Beam.
The junior’s bounce back was a great sign. Tennessee needed him to be better if they were going to win the National Championship. He delivered in his first opportunity and a second one is now looking all the more likely.
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Don’t overlook the defense behind him either. No one will forget Hunter Ensley’s stellar catch running into the wall in center field in the second inning but that wasn’t the only nice play. Dean Curley, Christian Moore and Blake Burke all had impressive plays. The only defensive miscue of the whole night came on a grounder Billy Amick couldn’t corral in the fifth inning.
That’s important too. Tennessee’s defense has been sloppy the entire NCAA Tournament. Not just sloppy but “get you beat at some point” sloppy.
“The defense was outstanding on both sides,” Vitello said.
While it wasn’t the offense’s best night, it wasn’t bad either. There was the usual power surge— a Kavares Tears three-run homer that broke the tie in the fourth inning and a Reese Chapman solo shot an inning later. But there was also an ability to generate runs to help cushion the lead.
Tennessee capitalized when North Carolina walked Colby Backus on four pitches and promptly threw a wild pitch as Dean Curley drove him home with a two-out single up the middle. Another four pitch walk in the eighth inning led to a run when Dylan Dreiling singled and then Tears doubles to right field with two outs.
“Pretty good hitting too,” Ensley said. “Some clutch hits. Two-out hitting was really good so just finding different ways to win ball games.”
The win marked the first time ever that Tennessee’s won its first two games in the College World Series and the two wins came in radically different fashions. But the Vols have been winning in different ways all season and that bodes well for a team that’s a win away from advancing to their second College World Series finals in program history.
“I think we’ve won two different ways in Omaha than we have all year,” Ensley said. “That’s good for the confidence for the team.”
North Carolina
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OMAHA, Neb. − Tennessee baseball is off a good start in the College World Series.
The Vols (56-12) face North Carolina (48-14) on Sunday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2) in their second CWS game after winning 12-11 against Florida State on Friday. UT walked off the Seminoles on a ninth-inning single from Dylan Dreiling to cap a four-run inning that erased a three-run deficit.
UNC also walked off its first game on a single from Vance Honeycutt in the ninth inning against Virginia in the opening game Friday.
UT and UNC have not played since the 2019 Chapel Hill Regional. The Vols lost 5-2 in the regional final in the first postseason appearance under coach Tony Vitello.
Tennessee baseball live score updates vs North Carolina in College World Series
Parks Harber singles for the first UNC hit, but Drew Beam pitches around the runner for another scoreless inning. He’s now up to 34 pitches through four innings.
The Vols go down 1-2-3 in the third inning, including a Christian Moore flyout to center.
Drew Beam is through third inning with just 21 pitches after a clean run through the Tar Heels lineup.
Dylan Dreiling leads off the inning with a walk but the Vols don’t do anything with it.
Hunter Ensley robs Anthony Donofrio of extra bases with a catch as he crashes into the centerfield wall. What a catch.
Otherwise, a clean first two innings by Drew Beam
The Vols go down 1-2-3 against Shea Sprague, including a 115 mph groundout by Christian Moore to open the inning.
Drew Beam deals a 1-2-3 first inning against the UNC top of the lineup. Better start for the Vols, including a nice stretch by Blake Burke at first base to secure a 4-3 groundout.
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TV: ESPN2 (Watch on Fubo)
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Tennessee baseball vs. North Carolina start time
Tennessee baseball vs. North Carolina location
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Charles Schwab Field
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Tennessee baseball schedule
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College World Series schedule
Below is the full 2024 schedule for the 2024 College World Series:
All times Eastern
Friday, June 14
- Game 1: North Carolina 3, Virginia 2
- Game 2: Tennessee 12, Florida State 11
Saturday, June 15
- Game 3: Kentucky 5, NC State 4 (10 inn.)
- Game 4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 2
Sunday, June 16
- Game 5: Virginia vs. Florida State | 2 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
- Game 6: North Carolina vs. Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Monday, June 17
- Game 7: NC State vs. Florida | 2 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
- Game 8: Kentucky vs. Texas A&M | 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Tuesday, June 18
- Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. loser of Game 6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
- Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. loser of Game 8 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Wednesday, June 19
- Game 11: Winner of Game 6 vs. winner of Game 9 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
- Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. winner of Game 10 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Thursday, June 20
- Game 13 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | TBD
- Game 14 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | TBD
College World Series championship finals schedule 2024
Saturday, June 22
- Game 1: TBD vs. TBD | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Sunday, June 23
- Game 2: TBD vs. TBD | 2 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
Monday, June 24
- Game 3 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
College World Series odds
According to BetMGM
2024 College World Series bracket
See the bracket here.
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