Category: The skinny
ACC has five teams in preseason coaches poll
Five ACC teams were selected to the preseason USA Today football coaches poll which was announced Friday. This marked the first time since 2004 that the…
Updates coming today from Chapel Hill
Check back Friday afternoon for updates from Chapel Hill as UNC holds its first football practice. The Tar Heels are on the field at 1:30 p.m….
Breaking down Cody Zeller’s choice of colleges
Cody Zeller, a rising Indiana high school senior and brother of UNC’s Tyler Zeller, has narrowed his choices for college to Butler, Indiana and North Carolina….
ACC honors Crotty, Engen … and 2 sports writers
The ACC’s two top awards are actually named for sports writers, with the Anthony J. McKevlin Award going to the top male athlete and the Mary…
Super Bowl may be coming to a city near you
How would you like to be able to drive to the Super Bowl? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seemed to indicate Wednesday, during a visit to Redskins…
Sequoyah golf course is worth a look
Taylor Zarzour, on his Sports Drive radio show Tuesday, asked his listeners to give their favorite golf course in North Carolina. And one listener called in…
Nicks struggling with injuries with New York Giants
This isn’t good. Receiver Hakeem Nicks is missing practice time with the New York Giants because of a hyper-extended right knee, The New York Times reports….
Favre: Still waffling after all these years
During a previous chapter in my life, today would have been busier than anyone could imagine. From 1997-2001, I worked for The Sun Herald in Biloxi,…
