Category: The skinny
Durham Bulls take big haul of post-season awards
DURHAM BULLS NEWS RELEASE – The International League announced Tuesday its postseason All-Star Team and Award Winners as selected by the circuit’s managers, coaches, media,…
T-shirts already making fun of UNC
Get ready, Carolina fans … the mocking has begun. Zazzle.com has a T-shirt out with a front that reads, “Butch Davis’ Nanny did my homework.”…
Playground tournaments: Don’t push me ‘cause I’m close to the edge
Ok, I admit, I don’t get it. There was a fifth annual Elite 24 outdoor basketball tournament held in Venice Beach, Ca. over the weekend…
O’Brien explains State’s surprise move at running back
N.C. State held its third scrimmage Aug. 17, and we now know the Wolfpack coaches were not happy with what they saw. That led directly…
New UNC system president a big sports fan
While former UNC system president William Friday has been critical of the increase in the importance of winning in sports and the lessened emphasis on…
Updates coming Monday from UNC
North Carolina holds its first news conference of the season Monday, and this one will be a bit different than your normal season-is-here type of…
Projecting UNC: We’re seeing a 7-5 year
North Carolina athletics director Dick Baddour said Thursday there is now a “two-pronged” investigation, but the two have a central theme – UNC football players…
Ten area high school football games to consider attending, with predictions
Here are 10 football games that are within driving distance in the Triangle area tonight. In bold is the predicted winner. Most games are at…
Projecting Wake Forest: Even Grobe can’t save the Deacs this year
Coach Jim Grobe put Wake Forest football on the map. While these are no longer the days of people painting “Wake zero” on I-40 signs,…
UNC honor code clear on penalties for plagiarism
The University of North Carolina’s honor code is quite clear on penalties for academic plagiarism, which could have direct implications on how the investigation into…
