Shane Connuck
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Covering NASCAR and other sports for @theobserver | Formerly @washingtonpost @BigTenPlus @NWLBaseball | Maryland Alum 🐢
Charlotte, N.C.
Joined August 2014
“Playing inside of Williams-Brice, there’s just nothing like it in terms of the fans and atmosphere.”. Caught up with @KyleKennard1 of @GamecockFB, one of four finalists for the Bronko Nagurski trophy — the nation’s top defensive honor — presented by the @CTouchdownClub ⬇️⬇️
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Shane Van Gisbergen, the three-time Supercars champion breaking into #NASCAR, will drive this SafetyCulture Chevy in the Cup Series race at Daytona in August:. 📸: @TeamTrackhouse
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Thrilled to announce that I’m joining @theobserver as its NASCAR reporter!. Will also have bylines on the Panthers, Hornets, Davidson hoops and much more. Thank you to everyone @merrillcollege and @PovichCenter who has helped me reach this point; See you soon, Charlotte!
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Great event today with @DukeMBB star Caleb Foster!. The Blue Devils’ standout freshman returned to his Charlotte-area middle school and hosted a Thanksgiving turkey drive. More to come for @theobserver!
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Thrilled to announce I’m the high school wrestling beat writer for @washingtonpost!. This winter, I’ll be covering all things wrestling all over the DMV. Excited to get started!
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“I told the AD that if the rule didn’t change, this was going to be my last year coaching. It’s against my core values.”. After clashing with his administration about his desire to let a girl wrestle, Michael Sprague stepped down as St. John’s head coach.
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Hard to put into words how much this place means to me. Maryland, thank you for the best four years 🐢 #MerrillMade
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Excited to announce that I just started an internship with the @SunBelt Conference!. Looking forward to continue working with the D1 conference’s communications department as it readies for an exciting year of sports.
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Newly-acquired Vasilije Micic played the 31st game of his NBA career tonight. His reaction after setting career highs in both points and assists in the #Hornets win ⬇️⬇️
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Unreal experience at Wrigley Field in Chicago today! My first time being credentialed at a professional sporting event came at one of the most iconic ballparks in the country, with my lifelong favorite team on its diamond. Got to interview Cubs Nico Hoerner and Alec Mills!
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Attended every home game of the 2019-20 season as a fan. Covered games in an empty gym during a pandemic. Sat on the sidelines with @TerpsCentral and called play-by-play for @BigTenPlus. From a broadcaster, journalist and fan, thank you for everything, XFINITY Center.
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Ran a mile with @TerrapinHoops in the middle of the night. Basketball szn is BACK in College Park.
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Matt Shaw broke my voice.
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Drove up to a baseball facility in some Minneapolis suburb called Eagan, Minn., the other day. Like I sometimes do when I’m out in the field, slightly popped my Maryland lanyard like a high schooler. Looked at the wall and had to do a triple-take. @TerpsBaseball is everywhere!
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Before Enzo committed to UMD, he sent me an email telling me about his strong interest in sports journalism. After exchanging emails then and working together at The Left Bench this year, his positive attitude and passion were clear to anyone who knew him. Rest easy, Enzo ❤️.
The 18-year-old cyclist struck and killed on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda Wednesday afternoon was a rising sophomore at the University of Maryland where he was majoring in journalism.
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Being published on page two of the @washingtonpost @PostSports section during my junior year @merrillcollege wasn’t something I saw coming. Very grateful to @MarkRSelig and @WashPostHS for yesterday’s experience!
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Update: I’m in some place called College Park, Maryland, after a 308-day spring break.
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Reporting from Boulder, Colorado. Asking questions at MLB and NBA press conferences. Covering sports, whether they’re ones I’ve played and watched my whole life like baseball or new experiences like writing stories from a NASCAR race. Thank you for everything, @PovichCenter.
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FINAL | @WarhawksLax23 14, Cosby 4. Madison is your back-to-back @VHSL_ Class 6 champion. It’s the Warhawks’ third title in the last four seasons.
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Today’s the day, North Carolina. Here at the @NASCARHall as local and @DraftKings leaders celebrate the launch of mobile sports betting this afternoon!
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.@HunterSallis_ realized the impact he could have for @WakeMBB when Steve Forbes showed him game film on a recruiting visit last year in Spokane. How Gonzaga transfers, Sallis and Efton Reid, joined a well-rounded team that’s won nine of its last 10:.
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🎥 Coming soon. Shooting a story with @TerpsBaseball! San Francisco Giants outfielder LaMonte Wade (@LaMonteWadeJr) is back in town working with assistant coach @MattSwope19 (aka @MdMadeHitting). #j361jd
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What a moment for Rajah Caruth. The Washington, D.C., native has won the first race of his #NASCAR career. He joins Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace as the only Black drivers to win a national series race.
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Grant Williams remembers being excited about his hometown NBA team "bringing back the buzz" when he was in high school @ProvidenceDay. He was one of five #Hornets to reach double-figures in their streak-busting win:.
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For as long as I can remember, much of my summers have been spent watching shows about baseball on TV. I’ll be on the other side of the coin this summer. Excited and grateful to announce I’m headed to Rochester, Minn., where I’ll be hosting and producing shows for @NWLbaseball!
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Kevin Durant is in the house. The #Hornets “Core Four” — LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges and Mark Williams — are set to play together at home tonight against the #Suns. In for @rodboone, more to come @theobserver!
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2021:. 🗞 covered @TerpsFH for @thedbk for two seasons. 📺 announced play-by-play of the biggest win in @TerpsVolleyball history. 🎥 covered @TerpsFootball and @TerrapinHoops for @TheLeftBench TV. 📰 started covering high school sports for @washingtonpost. See you soon, 2022
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.@thebjmack33 used his NIL money to fulfill his father’s dream. @Madskillzbarber opened the House of Hoops barber shop in west Charlotte, and it’s filled with local basketball memorabilia:.
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Former @GatorsFB starting QB Max Brown leads @CharlotteFTBL into Year 2 under head coach Biff Poggi. The @Charlotte49ers open football summer training camp this morning!. 🎥: @camwillsports
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback and two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is here at the #Coke600 at Charlotte:
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The first @CharlotteFTBL practice of training camp is in the books!. @Hunter_Bailey45 and I break down what we saw from the @Charlotte49ers’ new-look offense, returning standouts and much more ⬇️⬇️. 🎥: @jsiner
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.@CharlotteFTBL is under the bright lights at Jerry Richardson Stadium for its second scrimmage of training camp!. More of the latest from the @Charlotte49ers to come in @theobserver ⬇️⬇️
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Thanks for the mems, @TerpsGymnastics ❤️🐢. Honored to have served as this great program’s play-by-play voice on @BigTenPlus all season after calling meets since sophomore year. XFINITY, it’s been real.
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“We already know that we don’t have no respect, as Coach Biff (Poggi) says. And he has not told us anything. We see it. “That’s why we come out here every day, and we fight our butts off.”. @CharlotteFTBL camp is underway, and the 49ers are motivated:.
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From announcing @TerpsVolleyball and @TerpsGymnastics in empty gyms to calling this weekend’s @TerpsBaseball regular season series finale and everything in between, it has been an incredible semester. Thank you, @grossguy07 and @masonbasin18, for everything. See you in the fall.
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Caught up with @rmikehill ahead of @Charlotte49ers’ second year in the @American_Conf!. I spoke with the athletic director about NIL deals, a potential future sponsorship, new fan experience at @CharlotteFTBL games and much more. In @theobserver ⬇️⬇️.
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"I love our student section — I absolutely love ‘em. They’re just maniacs. They bring a lot of juice.". The day has come. @CharlotteFTBL kicks off the second season of the Biff Poggi era at 8 p.m. tonight against @JMUFootball on ESPNU:.
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What a weekend in Jersey!. Thank you so much to @JasonYellin and @matthewwgilpin for bringing me along with @TerpsBaseball and @MarylandWLax. Going back to College Park with a massive series win and a Big Ten Tournament title!
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Fun time working with @BigTenNetwork today!. Great to see @LisaByington, @BigAntHerron and @MeghanMcKeown_ in action up-close. And even better for it to be with a @TerpsFootball W!
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A great night at the @PovichCenter symposium!. Thank you again to @Ken_Rosenthal, @cbrennansports, @MikePrestonSun, @TorreySmithWR, @MBordick and @katieledecky for speaking to us this evening.
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Professional lacrosse is returning to Charlotte!. @PLLChaos, one of eight new franchises in the fast-growing @PremierLacrosse, plays its first "home" games this weekend:.
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Maryland gymnastics is back in College Park, and so are @kirst_kp and me!. Join us on B1G+ at noon as @TerpsGymnastics hosts @RUGymnastics.
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As my 21-game in-person fall sports season with @MorrSussSports and Randolph High School has ended, I'm excited to join @thedbk this winter/spring as a sports writer!. Looking forward to working with @Thomas_Hindle_, @David_Suggs3, @alexanderdacy and the great @DBKSports team.
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An absolute honor to return to my alma mater today and speak to its current journalism students. My time at @RandolphSchools was pivotal in my growth as a reporter. Always grateful to @LydiaCraver and my outstanding editors at @theobserver for the opportunity to do what I love.
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Another fun Friday night in the DMV!. Honored to work with this star-studded group again as @Stags_Football picked up a big regular season win against @gcfootball.
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With spring sports on the horizon, I’m excited to announce that I am the boys’ lacrosse beat reporter for @washingtonpost!. Thrilled to spend another season with @WashPostHS covering one of this area’s biggest sports.
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I’m so fired up rn
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Thrilled to announce that I’m the beat writer of Maryland field hockey for @thedbk/@DBKSports. Very excited to cover the eight-time national champion @TerpsFH!
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JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee and U.S. Senator, inside the pre-race #NASCAR drivers’ meeting at Charlotte:
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📸 The home of @CharlotteFTBL is getting an upgrade. General admission, suites, club seating, loge boxes and a patio club are among the new options that will be available in the @Charlotte49ers' stadium expansion. More from @rmikehill in @theobserver ⬇️.
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.@FOXSports’ Kevin Burkhardt during #DETvsSF: “Breaking news: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will serve as Grand Marshal at the #Daytona500.”.
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Today, a teenager in North Jersey hosted a tennis clinic that he organized for his bar mitzvah project. Lev Rudoren of Montclair, N.J., raised money for the Israel Tennis and Education Center through a tennis clinic facilitated by First Serve Tennis.
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Isaiah Myers, a new 6-foot-5 wide receiver for @CharlotteFTBL, was mainly a basketball player until early in high school. How football coaches at a powerhouse in Ohio took notice of his size and athleticism:.
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So excited for fans’ return to Xfinity for @TerrapinHoops tonight!. And if you can’t make it, I’m on the call with former Maryland guard @_MustSeeTV on B1G+.
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It’s a @PovichCenter reunion…. Great to hang with these @merrillcollege Terps again as @APSE_sportmedia descends on Charlotte this week! #merrillmade
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.@LavarScott felt a sense of motivation when @BubbaWallace began competing at #NASCAR's highest level. The up-and-coming driver, from a racing family, starts his first full-time season at Daytona:.
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That was a lot of fun. Here’s my quick recap of Randolph football’s 48-25 victory over Union City from the Rams Sports Network.
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The fourth head coach of @CharlotteFTBL is an experienced winner. @CoachAlbin, who will be introduced today at Halton Arena, was a standout NAIA player and coach before developing stars like Kurtis Rourke in the MAC ⬇️⬇️.
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Michael Jordan has been celebrating with Tyler Reddick’s regular season championship-winning team in victory lane. MJ, Coach Joe Gibbs and Denny Hamlin ⬇️⬇️
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After two seasons as @TerpsFH beat writer for @thedbk, I’m very excited to announce that I’m the high school field hockey beat reporter for @washingtonpost this fall!. Looking forward to being back at Maryland, Virginia and D.C. high schools with @WashPostHS this year.
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Anne Arundel County usually has competitive field hockey, and this year was no exception. It was @bruinsfh that rose to the top — amassing a perfect 20-0 record to finish as the No. 1 team in the D.C. area, followed by @FairfaxSchools and @Crofton_FH.
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy left it up to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (@NJSIAA) to decide whether high school sports will be played this fall amid the ongoing pandemic. The NJSIAA made its decision on Thursday.
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.@HahsaunWilson overcame significant injuries late in high school and walked on to the @Charlotte49ers. The @SFBruinFootball alum is finding his place with @CharlotteFTBL, which held its first scrimmage this morning:.
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Couple of @merrillcollege @PovichCenter alums covering the NCAA Tournament here in Charlotte!. Great to catch up with @TerpsCentral legend @noah_gross27 as Texas battles Colorado State in the Queen City.
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What a difference a year makes. Twelve months after coming here on a field trip, we’re roughly an hour away from — maybe — running the 2024 Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. 🗞️:
Yesterday, members of @ProfBlackistone's Sports Writing & Reporting class traveled to Richmond, Virginia, to cover the 2023 Toyota Owners 400. #fearlessjournalism
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@BinnAuto @TeamTrackhouse Yup, Trackhouse said in the release that SVG will run in the Cup race at Daytona in August with that paint scheme on this No. 16 Chevy, and he will use the car in the photo for the Xfinity races at Phoenix, Michigan and Kansas.
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So, @TerpsMLax won the national championship, @TerpsBaseball is hosting a regional, and it’s @NWLbaseball Opening Day. Pretty exciting Memorial Day Monday for me here in Rochester!
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"Doesn’t come in with a big chain and a necklace, driving a Ferrari or any of that kind of stuff.". "He's like a big little kid.". @mmax_23 is impressing @CharlotteFTBL with his standout leadership, deft footwork and much more:.
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🏈STATE CHAMPS!!!!!!. @NHSTrojansFB edges Irmo in an epic 34-31 @SCHSL 5A D2 state championship game tonight at South Carolina State!. @Matthewkicks86 walked off a remarkable win for @FinleyPolk, @KameronVance7 and the Trojans ⬇️⬇️
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Back at Xfinity Center! No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball has a chance to clinch the Big Ten conference outright this afternoon. Join @MattLevine__ and me on @WMUCSports at the top of the hour!. 📻:
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When @Quezada_Lio started at @FairfaxSchools, he ran an after school program where he offered $20 to students who could take him down. Some of those 7th and 8th graders who attended delivered Fairfax its first district title since 1998. 🗞️: @WashPostHS
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“You can feel it. They’re hungry, and they want to win.”. @CoachAlbin is the new leader of @CharlotteFTBL, and the longtime head football coach is ecstatic to be in University City ⬇️⬇️ @theobserver . 🎥: @camwillsports
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Back at Xfinity Center for some more gymnastics!. No. 17 @GopherWGym looks to avenge its loss on this floor last spring as it meets a surging No. 24 @TerpsGymnastics squad. @CaChauvenet and I are here; join us on @BigTenPlus at 1 p.m.!
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Rajah Caruth joins @SportsCenter in-studio tonight!. The #NASCAR Truck Series driver spoke with @stanverrett live on @espn about his first career win, what drove his passion for racing and balancing his academic career at Winston-Salem State.
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Making my Maryland debut on the 🎤!. Public address announcing at XFINITY Center Pavilion this afternoon as @rhodyvball meets @NavyVolleyball. Thank you to @JasonYellin and @torirgray_ for making it happen!
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One last gymnastics breauxdcast with @kirst_kp before she heads down to LSU!. We have not one, but two teams visiting @TerpsGymnastics today. Join us at the top of the hour on B1G+ for Maryland’s tri-meet against @GopherWGym and @Pitt_GYM!
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With the news of the Randolph-@SpartaAthletics football cancellation Wednesday, the book has closed on my fall sports season. I am incredibly fortunate to have been able to cover 21 games in-person with @MorrSussSports and @RHS_AD1.
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.@DavidsonMBB wants the ball in @GrantHuffmann’s hands. He keyed its season-opening win tonight (ahead of a Friday night matchup with @TerrapinHoops!) ⬇️.
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Hearing from a star-studded @merrillcollege @PovichCenter panel tonight!. Excited to hear what @JimmyRobertsNBC, @notthefakeSVP, @benjstrauss, @roxscott and @ProfBlackistone say about what sports media will look like beyond the pandemic.
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It’s been 325 days since I’ve announced a game in Maryland. I’m at the Xfinity Center Pavilion — still wearing my @MorrSussSports mask — as Maryland volleyball battles No. 7 Minnesota. Join @ben_curtis12 and me on @BigTenNetwork+ at the top of the hour!.
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