Category: The skinny
Nine sports figures to be inducted into the NC Sports Hall of Fame
The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, established in 1963, have announced its 2014 inductees. The nine new members are Eddie Biedenbach, A. J. Carr, Bob…
Wake Forest made more of an effort in win over Tar Heels
UNC didn’t really deserve to win the game at Wake Forest… but they could have. The Tar Heels fell 73-67 in the ACC season opener for…
NC State’s Rodon, Turner make preseason All-America first team
Thirteen Atlantic Coast Conference baseball players have been named to the 2014 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American Teams, selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The 13 preseason All-Americans…
Duke volleyballer named third-team All-America
Duke sophomore outside hitter Emily Sklar has earned third-team All-America honors as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Sklar, who was named the Atlantic…
Duke’s Crowder, UNC’s Logan honored with weekly ACC honors
Boston College running back Andre Williams and Pittsburgh defensive tackle Aaron Donald lead a group of nine Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced…
McCormack, former Panthers president and Redskins assistant coach, dies at 83
Mike McCormack, who played an instrumental role in the expansion process for the Carolina Panthers and later became the team’s first president, died early Friday morning…
Hurricanes’ Pitkanen to miss entire season
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen will miss the entire 2013-14 season. Pitkanen, 29, suffered a broken left calcaneus (heel) bone on April 2 against Washington, and…
Area high school football games, predictions for Week 3
Some good games among the 12 local contests today – Friday, Sept. 6 – including Ravenscroft traveling to rival Cardinal Gibbons and Cary playing at Wake…
