SportsChannel8 isn’t typically in the business of creating baseball content, but for at least the next several days, the World Series will be the center of the sports universe. Okay, maybe not the center of the sports universe, but like… it’s at least a top 3 sporting event this week, right? RIGHT?! You may be a… Read more »
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Elon Football’s Success Means Good Things are Coming for Basketball
Elon Football was in a bad place at the end of the 2016 season. They had just gone 2-9, including seven consecutive losses to close the season, highlighted by a 63-14 season-ending loss to James Madison. Overall, Head Coach Rich Skrosky’s teams went 7-27 during his 2014-2016 tenure. He was fired shortly thereafter. Enter Coach… Read more »
Media Musings: Meet Sara Civian, new Hurricanes writer for The Athletic
by R.L. Bynum From Boston to Triangle, Civian follows dream, her love of hockey The contrasts are stark for Sara Civian as she finishes her second week covering the Carolina Hurricanes for The Athletic Carolina. She grew up in Boston and was writing about the Bruins for radio station WEEI’s website before the move. But… Read more »
ACC Football Giftastic Power Rankings – Week 6
Clemson had an easy win against Wake Forest and Miami had a difficult win over FSU. NC State tried to gag a win away versus Boston College and UNC spared us a football game this weekend. See how we ranked each team in this week’s ACC Football Giftastic Power Rankings – Week 6. 1. Clemson… Read more »
ACC Football Giftastic Power Rankings: Week 5
Clemson avoided catastrophe, UNC is awful again, and Louisville snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. What about your favorite team? Check out the ACC Football Giftastic Power Rankings: Week 5 below! 1. Clemson W vs Syracuse, 27-23 A perfectly healthy Kelly Bryant watching Trevor Lawrence nearly get decapitated and leave the game in the… Read more »
8 Things on Hurricane Florence
Here’s a simple, quick 8 Things on Hurricane Florence What is it? Hurricane Florence is currently a Category 4 storm located approximately 1200 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras. The storm’s maximum sustained winds are 130 mph with higher gusts. Where’s it going? The current forecast track has Flo pegged to move generally westward for the… Read more »
ACC Football Giftastic Power Rankings: Week 2
Week two and we’re back in action with some big time games, most notably the Tigers heading to College Station. And UNC heading east to take on the Pirates of ECU. How did your team fare? Check out the ACC Football Giftastic Power Rankings: Week 2! 1. Clemson W @ Texas A&M, 28-26 What looked… Read more »
#8things from NC State’s 41-7 Win Over Georgia State
Who won? NC State defeated an overmatched Georgia State squad, 41-7 on Saturday afternoon at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Panthers marched down the field for a TD on their first drive of the game, but the Pack scored 41 unanswered points over the final 57 minutes of game action. Why? After Georgia State’s opening TD drive,… Read more »