The National Hockey League today announced that Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas has been named the NHL’s “Second Star” for the week ending Nov. 3. Necas, 25, posted nine points (3g, 6a) in three games from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, tying for the lead among all NHL skaters in points for the week. Please click here for more.
College athletes are getting paid and fans are starting to see a growing share of the bill
Winning at big-time college sports has never been free, but in a rapidly changing era in which players are allowed to earn money and be paid by their own schools, it has never been clearer that fans will be picking up a bigger part of the tab. Nels Popp, a University of North Carolina sports-business professor, weighs in. Please click here for more.
Tar Heel women Cruise to Opening Win over Charleston Southern
North Carolina women’s basketball took off in the second half Monday to defeat Charleston Southern in the first game of the year, 83-53. UNC is now 11-0 against CSU and has won its past seven season openers. Please click here for more.
Casey Morsell set to broadcast Wolfpack basketball Opener
NC State basketball tips off its 2024-25 season against the visiting USC Upstate Spartans in the Lenovo Center at 7 p.m. ET Monday (ACC Network Extra). And Wolfpack enthusiasts who tune in should recognize one of the names on the broadcast team. Please click here for more.
UNC basketball again looks to check the ‘boxes’ for success as a new season begins
UNC coach Hubert Davis could learn considerably more about his team in the span of five days. The Tar Heels, ranked No. 9 in the preseason, open the 2024-25 season at home Monday against Elon, then go to Kansas to face the No. 1 Jayhawks in the basketball cauldron that is Allen Fieldhouse on Friday. Please click here for more.
NFL insider demands Panthers continue starting Bryce Young after win vs. Saints
Bryce Young got to kneel out a win for the first time in his NFL career. The second-year quarterback returned from the bench to lead the Carolina Panthers to a win in his second start back, but the coaching staff hasn’t cemented him as the starter. One NFL insider believes they have to do that moving forward. Please click here for more.
Cleveland, Rolesville, Cardinal Gibbons football rank high
The Top 25 North Carolina high school football rankings are out and the Triangle area has a number of entries. Please click here for more.
Beer, wine to be sold at Dean Smith Center
Dean Smith would not be happy. He long opposed alcohol sales and commercials aimed at college sports. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill announced Thursday that beer and wine will be sold at the school’s two basketball venues this season. Sales at the Smith Center will start with the men’s season opener against Elon on Nov. 4, while sales at Carmichael Arena, where the women play their home games, will begin later in the month. Please click here for more.
Necas gets 4 points, Canes cruise past Bruins for 5th straight win
Martin Necas had four points for the Carolina Hurricanes in an 8-2 win against the Boston Bruins at Lenovo Center on Thursday. Andrei Svechnikov had three points, Jack Roslovic scored two goals and Pyotr Kochetkov made 13 saves for the Hurricanes (7-2-0), who have won five in a row. Please click here for more.
College basketball in 2024: 68 bold predictions include one about NC State
Seven months after NC State’s Cinderella run from a No. 10 seed in the ACC tournament to the Final Four, the Wolfpack are poised to turn back into pumpkins. Please click here to read the other 67 bold predictions.