Back in April of this year, the Charlotte Hornets ran a creative marketing campaign centered around generating buzz (heh) for Kemba Walker’s push for the league’s Most Improved Player award. Now, the Most Improved Player award is kind of silly, and the criteria for potential candidates is so nebulous, but the Hornets did such an excellent job coming… Read more »
Author: Brian Geisinger
Stat Boi’s Track of the Week: Vince Staples “War Ready”
Football is back! Yay. That was quite the opening weekend; of course we’ve got you covered with all of the recaps, takeaways, gifs and SEC schadenfreude your heart desires. Other than Bama (shocker), wow, are they bad, which fills me with joy and happiness. If you’re in the market for a song/album/whatever to bridge the gap from… Read more »
Jabari Parker would like a moment of your time (possibly to dunk on you)
The Milwaukee Bucks entered the 2015-16 season as a trendy pick to make the playoffs for the second straight season. As far as team performance goes, though, well, the bus never really left the station. The Bucks lost 21 of their first 33 games. They finished the season 33-49 (one more win than the New York… Read more »
Hornets will look to Sessions, Lamb in 2016-17
One of the best signings in the chaotic offseason that was NBA free agency, which is still technically in progress, occurred when Courtney Lee inked a four-year, $48 million deal with the New York Knicks. It was a smart, cost-effective solution to a need: a shooting guard who can actually shoot. The Brooklyn Nets coming… Read more »
SC8’s Draft Primer: Local drafts on tap
Ah, yes, it’s that magical time of the year when baseball begins to dominate the sports calendar. So before that happens, for the love of god, lets cling to the last little bit of fun sports that we have before the year resets: it’s draft season, folks! This the also the moment when a lot… Read more »
Stat Boi’s Track of the Week #10: Starting at the Genesis
sp Four months down, and 2016’s already been a quality year for hip hop: Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Future, A$AP Ferg — even Drake — have all released albums. Not a bad haul, eh? That’s a sturdy lineup of rap heavyweights; however, my personal favorite album of 2016 is none other than Genesis by Domo… Read more »
Stat Boi’s Track of the Week #9: Hello, Spring
The last time I did one of these posts, the Carolina Panthers lost Super Bowl 50 the following day. Crushed with sadness, I’ve listened to nothing but OK Computer the last 10 weeks. It’s been like second semester of freshman year all over again. But it’s time for a change; no more of this! The Charlotte… Read more »
Torch Blaze to Victory in Debut
When we found out that another professional sports team was headed to North Carolina, SportsChannel8 was thrilled; we pride ourselves on covering every team in the state, including football teams that play inside of old hockey stadiums. For the grand opening of the Triangle Torch — our state’s newest team — we sent junior reporter… Read more »