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COLLEGE BASKETBALL:
BKC--T25-ACC-NC STATE-DUKE
GREENSBORO — Seventh-ranked Duke looks to return to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final for the first time in three years when it faces North Carolina State in Saturday's semifinals. The seventh-seeded Wolfpack and league player of the year T.J. Warren upset No. 11 Syracuse in Friday's quarterfinals. By Joedy McCreary. UPCOMING: 700 words and photos. Game starts at 3:30 p.m.
BKC--MEAC-MORGAN ST-NC-CENTRAL
NORFOLK, Va. — Top-seeded NC Central and Morgan State meet in the championship of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament with the winner earning a berth in the NCAA tournament. By Hank Kurz Jr. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 6 p.m.
NHL:
HKN--HURRICANES-BRUINS
BOSTON — The Eastern-Conference leading Boston Bruins go for their eighth straight victory when they face the Carolina Hurricanes. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Game starts at 1 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL:
BKH--NC 4-A MEN'S FINAL
RALEIGH — Lake Norman meets Apex in Saturday's Class 4-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association men's championship game. UPCOMING: APNewsNow of 150 words. Game starts at 7:30 p.m.
BKH--NC 3-A MEN'S FINAL
CHAPEL HILL — Wilson Hunt makes its first finals appearance while Morganton Freedom makes its first trip to a state final since 1998 when the teams meet in Saturday's Class 3-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association men's title game. UPCOMING: APNewsNow of 150 words. Game starts at 7:30 p.m.
BKH--NC 1-A MEN'S FINAL
RALEIGH — Winston-Salem Prep goes for a third straight state championship when it faces unbeaten East Carteret in Saturday's Class 1-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association men's title game. UPCOMING: 150-word APNewsNow. Game starts at 2:30 p.m.
BKH--NC 2-A WOMEN'S FINAL
RALEIGH — Catawba Bandys goes for its seventh state title and first since 1994 when it faces High Point Andrews in Saturday's Class 2-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association women's championship. UPCOMING: 150-word APNewsNow. Game starts at noon.
BKH--NC 1-A WOMEN'S FINAL
CHAPEL HILL — Kernersville Bishop McGuinness goes for its record ninth straight state title when it faces Williamston Riverside in Saturday's Class 1-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association women's championship. UPCOMING: 150-word APNewsNow. Game starts at noon.
BKH--NC 2-A MEN'S FINAL
RALEIGH — Kinston goes for a third straight state championship when it faces North Rowan — which is going for a second title in four years — in Saturday's Class 2-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association men's final. UPCOMING: 150-word APNewsNow. Game starts at 2:30 p.m.
BKH--NC 3-A WOMEN'S FINAL
CHAPEL HILL — Chapel Hill is in a state final for the second straight year while Hickory is in for the second time in four years when the two unbeaten teams meet in Saturday's Class 3-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association women's title game. UPCOMING: 150-word APNewsNow. Game starts at 5 p.m.
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