Author: Cliff Barnes
Tar Heels, Wolfpack battle in summer league basketball
Colleague Steve Wiseman wrote a piece for today’s Charlotte Observer and News & Observer in which he described incoming Tar Heels Harrison Barnes and Reggie…
UNC trainer says "most girls" would kill for John Henson’s waist
An article in today’s USA Today discusses how hard it’s been for John Henson to bulk up. He’ll need to put on some weight if…
Bulls’ Dan Johnson wins Triple-A Home Run Derby
Durham Bulls’ Dan Johnson hit 25 home runs to edge Lehigh Valley’s Andy Tracy in the Triple-A Home Run Derby competition Monday night at Lehigh…
Steinbrenner, UNC supporter, dead at age 80
The News & Observer today appropriately pointed out the connections that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner had with UNC-Chapel Hill. Steinbrenner died this morning of a…
Former Duke baseball coach D’Armi dies at age 75
DUKE ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE – Tom D’Armi, a fixture around Duke University athletics for nearly three decades, died Saturday in Wilson, N.C., at the age…
Vick misses Raleigh camp as probation officials contain him
An Associated Press article in the News & Observer today told readers that Eagles QB Michael Vick was a no-show for a football camp in…
QB Marquise Williams announces for UNC
Marquise Williams, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback from Charlotte, announced Saturday afternoon that he has decided to attend the University of North Carolina. It came down…
LeBron James makes big news but we should be more interested in his Skills Academy
LeBron James made national news with his announcement last night that he will take his talents, as he puts it, from Cleveland to South Beach,…
ESPN and ACC reach exclusive 12-year agreement
FROM ACC NEWS RELEASE – ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) have reached a 12-year agreement for exclusive rights to every conference-controlled football and…
Veteran Corvo back with Hurricanes, back in Raleigh permanently
Joe Corvo, who was traded to Washington late last season, is back with the Carolina Hurricanes, adding experience to a team that has gotten significantly…
