Category: The skinny
College football playoff to be exciting… and expensive
So it’s not exactly like having 64 (or 65) teams vying for a national championship in a tournament like basketball but those who have been clamoring…
State football not winning yet but making strides
Ok, NC State didn’t win a football game in ACC play a year ago but there appears to be excitement around the program heading into the…
FSU picked to win ACC title; Duke chosen 2nd in Coastal
Defending national champion Florida State is the consensus choice to repeat as Atlantic Division champion and defeat Miami in the 10th annual Dr Pepper Atlantic Coast…
ACC official says replay, rule changes working well
Speaking at the ACC Football Kickoff media event in Greensboro, ACC Coordinator of Officials Doug Rhoads gave statistical backup that goes against conventional wisdom of the…
ACC commissioner Swofford gives state of the conference address
Commissioner John Swofford looked ahead with excitement and anticipation on Sunday as he met with a record media contingent at the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 43rd annual…
Hurricanes select Fleury, a defenseman, in NHL first round
Though the 2014 NHL Draft wasn’t as stacked as others with top-end defensive talent, there were two blue-liners that caught scouts’ attention, and one was taken…
Nine ACC players, including four from the Triangle, selected in NBA draft
Led by Duke’s Jabari Parker, the second overall selection by the Milwaukee Bucks, the Atlantic Coast Conference had nine players chosen in the 2014 NBA draft,…
Duke women capture another national golf title
Duke is back on top of the NCAA women’s golfing world. The Blue Devils came from behind to hold off top-ranked Southern Cal and win by…
