Category: The skinny
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 don’t…
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, and…
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 have…
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 to…
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 a…
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 investigators….
Ten area high school football openers to consider attending, with predictions
Here are 10 opening football games that are within driving distance in the Triangle area tonight. In bold is the predicted winner. Games are at 7:30…
Willis leaves Carolina to be closer to his father? I’m not buying it
North Carolina freshman defensive end Brandon Willis, who enrolled in January and has been practicing with the team, has decided to transfer to UCLA, his father…
