Author: Cliff Barnes
The Barnes era has begun for Carolina basketball
UNC freshman Harrison Barnes scored 21 points, hauled in eight rebounds and turned the ball over only once as the Tar Heels defeated the Commonwealth Bank…
UNC’s Blake almost went to the NFL’s Jets 19 months ago
North Carolina football fans were celebratory in January of 2009 when the UNC coaching staff remained in tact after Carolina associate coach John Blake either turned…
Cary-based USA Baseball team loses finale to Cuba… and a silly rule
The USA Collegiate Baseball team, which trains in Cary, finished its summer league play with a 10th-inning loss to Cuba in the Gold Medal game of…
Area media slight new hall of famer Russ Grimm
Even though he went to four Super Bowls (winning three) and even though he played for the Washington Redskins, who were shown on TV in the…
ACC has five teams in preseason coaches poll
Five ACC teams were selected to the preseason USA Today football coaches poll which was announced Friday. This marked the first time since 2004 that the…
Breaking down Cody Zeller’s choice of colleges
Cody Zeller, a rising Indiana high school senior and brother of UNC’s Tyler Zeller, has narrowed his choices for college to Butler, Indiana and North Carolina….
Super Bowl may be coming to a city near you
How would you like to be able to drive to the Super Bowl? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seemed to indicate Wednesday, during a visit to Redskins…
Former minor leaguer wins the Bachelorette but there’s an age scandal
You heard it here first – and it’s been verified by Durham-based Baseball America’s archives – Roberto Martinez, the winner of the Bachelorette “competition,” apparently is…
