Category: The skinny
UNC self-reports academic violations involving football team
North Carolina’s strange football preseason took another unexpected turn Thursday afternoon when InsideCarolina reported the school has self-reported academic infractions involving the team to the…
Projecting Duke: Devils improving each year under Cutcliffe
Duke is looking pretty good in football these days under Coach David Cutcliffe. The Devils got four wins two years ago and five wins last…
Former UNC, Redskins player Chris Hanburger up for Hall of Fame
Former UNC and Washington Redskins star Chris Hanburger, now 69 years old, has been approved for induction in the the Pro Football Hall of Fame…
The lone New Yorker on the Wolfpack roster
Strange, but true – junior Curtis Underwood, who could start at running back for N.C. State, is the only player from the state of New…
Even Bowden should realize Fla. State needed a change
Isn’t it sad to see Bobby Bowden questioning Florida State’s loyalty after he was pushed out as football coach after last season. “I know things…
Projecting East Carolina: Big changes, schedule work against Pirates
East Carolina is coming off perhaps its best three-year run but with Coach Skip Holtz and 28 seniors gone, and with only eight starters returning,…
Pack’s Toney Baker released by Denver Broncos
Hate to see Toney Baker get released by the Denver Broncos, which happened Monday. Baker could have returned to N.C. State this season, which would…
Rankings full of Duke football foes
One reporter to watch in the Triangle is veteran Steve Wiseman, who helped us get started here at CapitalSportsNC and just joined the Durham Herald-Sun…
North Carolina Little League team fell just short of the national spotlight
If you’re not watching the Little League World Series on ESPN and ABC, you should check it out. The double-elimination tournament continues through Saturday when…
If Balmer hasn’t spoken to the NCAA, the investigation is too slow
NFL and former UNC player Kentwan Balmer, who is said to have paid for a trip for UNC players, says he hasn’t spoken to NCAA…
