Soccer still faces tough road in U.S.
So, quick, who leads the Eastern Conference of the MLS? Give up? New York and Columbus are tied, with 24 points. Think 1 percent of Americans…
N.C. State’s Woodson continues dazzling start
The spectacular start to Randy Woodson’s tenure as chancellor continued Friday when the Wolfpack named Debbie Yow its new athletics director. Yow, who had been at…
Home run hire for Wolfpack
NC State clearly made a great choice in luring Debbie Yow home from Maryland to be its next athletics director. The Gibsonville native’s appointment to replace…
Challenging a national sports columnist ends with me being called an idiot
I objected to a recent column by CBSsports.com senior writer Gary Parrish, who also hosts an ESPN radio program. He “bravely” denigrated the basketball talents of…
Barakat brought dedication, patience to ACC
Fred Barakat died Monday of a heart attack in Greensboro, and if you’ve followed the ACC for years, you have a sense of who he was…
Breaking down Duke’s fouls from 2010 season
A great site for sports fans is Statsheet.com, run by Robbie Allen. On the site, you can break down all sorts of stats from sports and…
No boost on African soil
Given the build-up to the World Cup coming to the African continent for the first time, you would have expected the African teams to have success….
One of the best Red Sox fans, a Tar Heel, passes away on Father’s Day after long battle
I’m a member of a very active and successful Red Sox fan club. One of the friends of the club has been an inspiration to us…
