Two dull stretches of play where Louisville played good defense and Cat Barber actually got tired did in the Wolfpack as NC State lost a tough one at home 77-72. Look at this GameFlow chart. Just look at this stupid diagram. pic.twitter.com/JT0cFg5hDH — Weather Moose (@WXMoose) January 8, 2016 After a 90% free throw shooter… Read more »
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Sportschannel8 at 8 – Thursday, January 7th 2016
UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell spoke to the Raleigh Sports Club yesterday and said that her program isn’t involved in any NCAA allegations, leaning on the same party line that men’s basketball coach Roy Williams and football coach Larry Fedora have used over the past few months. Sylvia Hatchell said later at the Raleigh… Read more »
SportsChannel8 at 8 -Wednesday, January 6th 2015
A guy from New Bern, NC was the returning champion on Jeopardy, but pretty much locked up the “Troll Week” title last night by guessing “What is Auburn” for the answer “Crimson Tide” in the $200 answer in the Team Name category. Of course we had some fun with it … 9th ranked Kentucky dismantled… Read more »
Russell Athletic Bowl: By The Numbers
The Dab is dead: Long live the RAB. Covering this bowl game was simple from jumpstreet – it’s all about the numbers. And since SC8 is your home for catchy and innovative reporting, here’s the “By the Numbers” rundown of UNC v Baylor in this year’s Russell Athletic Bowl. 427: Hours spent driving from SC8… Read more »
Make Your St8ment Giveaway: NC State vs. Northeastern
State fans may know us from our jokes and song parodies, but SportsChannel8, your number one source for sports news in North Carolina, is also known for the unconditional support we give to our local programs. Our news team will be in Charlotte bringing you exclusive coverage of the Belk Bowl from the press box to… Read more »
So What Now for Duke Football?
In the final scene of HBO’s “The Wire” … the legendary series about gangs, drugs, and corruption in schools, politics, and journalism … the series ends after five seasons of building towards closure with a montage (not included to avoid spoilers, go watch the series again to see it) showing that even though various loose… Read more »
#TBT UNC gives Bunting Dream Job
It’s another #TBT at Sports Channel 8 and today we look back 15 years ago to the day where UNC brought one of their own home. On Sunday night, December 10, 2000, word began to leak out that John Stephen Bunting would be coming back to his alma mater to coach the UNC Tar Heels… Read more »
Panthers Need Close Game This Week
While the Panthers took another step towards perfection this past Sunday against the Saints in a close win, another close game this coming week against the Atlanta Falcons is necessary for a Super Bowl. The Panthers enter this week against the Atlanta Falcons as a 7.5 point favorite. Often we would want nothing more than… Read more »