Author: Cliff Barnes
A little better ballhandling and State would have beaten Syracuse
N.C. State sophomore Scott Wood and freshman Lorenzo Brown made late-game ballhandling errors that led to turnovers and stopped any chance of the Wolfpack coming…
UNC’s Williams says home crowd helped Heels beat Kentucky
North Carolina went from the Not Ready for Primetime Players to the Big Time in one game. After falling flat at Illinois before a wild…
State’s Irving shares ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award
ACC RELEASE – Boston College senior linebacker Mark Herzlich (Wayne, Pa.) and NC State senior linebacker Nate Irving (Wallace, N.C.), a pair of hard-hitting defensive…
High school sports show talks about Triangle area athletes and teams
Check out the Outer Loop Sports Show online as high school sports experts discuss the football playoffs, including Wake Forest-Rolesville’s big win over Garner and…
VT’s Taylor beats out State’s Wilson for ACC Player of the Year
ACC RELEASE – Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who has led the No. 12 Hokies to 10 consecutive victories and his third berth in the…
UNC’s turnovers and Barnes’ shooting are quickly becoming problems
North Carolina basketball has committed 73 turnovers in the last four games, including 18 turnovers in a 79-67 loss at Illinois Tuesday night. Also troubling…
UNC men’s soccer team continues to win shootouts
Another penalty kick shootout has given the North Carolina men’s soccer team a 5-4 NCAA playoff victory and sends them to quarterfinals for the third…
Carolina basketball overcomes Goudelock this time
While North Carolina had to overcome the College of Charleston’s Andrew Goudelock – something the Heels couldn’t do last year – to win 74-69 at…
Football is the king of television
In the weekly broadcast TV ratings, three of the top 10 shows, including the No. 1 show for the week, were National Football League related….
Clearing but cold for tonight’s high school football games
Should be clearing but cold for tonight’s high school football playoffs. I went 5-1 in predictions for last week’s games and 12-1 the week before…
