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Monday, August 7

Lucas Glover won the Wyndham Classic at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro on Sunday by two shots with a final round 68 to finish at 20-under par, successfully dealing with a 2-hour rain delay. The outcome lifted Glover into the FedEx Cup playoffs. Justin Thomas...

Sunday, August 6

Lucas Glover shot a 62 and Billy Horschel carded a 63 on Saturday to share the lead in the Wyndham Classic at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro at 18-under par going into the final round today (CBS, 3 p.m.). ... Sweden advanced past the United States in the...

Saturday, August 5

Campbell has announced that Nerissa Myers has joined the softball program as an assistant coach. She was a 3-time All-Sun Belt Conference shortstop at Louisiana and most recently served as an assistant coach at Coppin State. ... Russell Henley leads the Wyndham...

Friday, August 4

Campbell offensive tackle Mike Edwards has been named a preseason Football Championship Subdivision first team All-American by grid analyst Phil Steele. Edwards (6 feet, 7 inches and 355 pounds) is a graduate student who played on the high school level at South View....

Thursday, August 3

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has recognized Campbell on its Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. The Lady Camels ranked No. 18 on the group's grade point average ratings. ... Zach Neto (Campbell) had a double and an RBI for the Los Angeles Angels in a 12-5...

Wednesday, August 2

Tampa Bay has recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Thompson (Campbell) from Triple-A Durham. Thompson was 4-0 with the Bulls this season with a 3.26 earned run average. He had 24 strikeouts in 19 and one-third innings. ... Zach Neto (Campbell) had the only RBI for the...

Tuesday, August 1

High school football practice got underway on Monday with varying degrees of participation among schools in the immediate area. South Johnston has 120 out for varsity and junior varsity. Triton reported a total turnout of 82. Harnett Central has approximately 40 out...

Monday, July 31

The schedule for the Johnston County Jamboree football scrimmages at Cleveland on Wednesday, August 9, includes Triton versus Smithfield-Selma at 6:30 p.m., Midway vs. Princeton at 6:30 p.m., SSS vs. Midway at 7:10 p.m. and Triton vs. Princeton at 7:10 p.m. Johnston...

Sunday, July 30

High school football practice officially starts Monday. Players wear helmets and no other pads the first two days. Full equipment and hitting is allowed on day six. Harnett Central and Triton will take part in the Johnston County Jamboree on August 9. Central goes to...

Saturday, July 29

Harnett County baseball teams in the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament in Washington, N.C., were eliminated on Friday. The Erwin 10-and-under all-stars were defeated, 15-2, by Greene County and Western Harnett's 15-U club was ousted, 12-7, by Camden County. ......

Friday, July 28

Wingate signee Jalem Evans of Triton has been named second team all-state by HighSchoolOT after hitting .529 as a senior and helping the Hawks to a 21-5 record. Midway junior John McLamb was an honorable mention selection after hitting .338 and compiling a 0.84 earned...

Thursday, July 27

Western Harnett's 15-and-under baseball all-stars play Williamston today at 4 p.m. in the first round of the Tar Heel Leagues state tournament in Washington, N.C. ... Gage Meyers has been named director of operations for Campbell's softball program. ... Fayetteville...

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