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Darius McKnight hopes to play well against Concord on Saturday in the Dean Smith Center.

Darius McKnight watched the last six minutes of Rocky Mount High’s Eastern Regional finals win against Northeast Guilford from the bench, which is not a place he’s accustomed to being.

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LOCAL SPORTS COLUMNS

GRILLO: The Paterno family means more than college football to State College, Pa.
The last time I spoke with Joe Paterno, a little more than a year ago, the Penn State head football coach left it open to doing an interview with me.

So a call went through last Monday night with the help of his wife, Susan.

I thought his recent eye surgery would be a topic I could broach before we got into Penn State and all things college football.

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COLLEGE HEADLINES

FEELING BLUE: North Carolina builds big halftime lead, falters in second half
GREENSBORO — The second week of March is a time when teams usually have their identity intact.

Contending teams have an idea of whether they can make a run for the national championship.

North Carolina, one of only three programs with 2,000 victories or more, often has its sights directed toward bringing titles back to campus as winter turns to spring.

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HIGH SCHOOL HEADLINES

PREP ROUNDUP: Mar. 12
BOYS’ TENNIS

Southern Nash 9

Tarboro 0

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Singles: Res Bosshard def. Will Leland 6-1, 6-1; Adam Glover def. Armando Gonzalez 3-6, 6-4, 10-6; Armando Villareal def. Tyler Bennett 7-5, 6-0; Kris Amin def. Tony Ramirez 6-7(6), 6-4, 10-7; Will Matthews def. Christian Jarrell 6-0, 6-1; Kaleb Vater def. Trent Holloman 6-1, 6-3

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PROFESSIONAL HEADLINES

Peppers signs with Chicago Bears
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Julius Peppers is no longer a Carolina Panther.

The five-time Pro Bowl defensive end and top free agent prize agreed Friday to a six-year deal with the Chicago Bears, the biggest move on a day the team showed it’s intent on contending again after missing the playoffs the past three seasons.