Last night down in South Beach, the Miami Heat easily defeated the New York Knicks 95-78. Justise Winslow, a rookie out of Duke who you may remember, scored seven points, played 31 minutes, and in those 31 minutes, Miami was +28 points with him on the floor. He also did this, which was freaking nasty —… Read more »
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Can the Panthers Clinch a Playoff Berth This Week?
It’s not yet December but our Carolina Panthers have a shot this weekend to take care of a huge goal this weekend but clinching a playoff berth. At 10-0 the Panthers go on the road to face the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. With a victory the Panthers would become just the 8th 11-0 team in… Read more »
WHAT WE’RE THANKFUL FOR #4: The UNC-NC State Football Game
There’s not a day that goes by when we don’t wake up being thankful for being a sports fan in North Carolina. This November, the SportsChannel8 team and a panel of peers from NC media will be counting down to Thanksgiving with the top 25 things we have to be thankful for in this great… Read more »
Developing: Shooters Bans UNC students for (allegedly) being assholes
A source close to the situation reported to SportsChannel8 that the popular Duke bar Shooters Saloon announced a ban of all North Carolina students, effective immediately, via a Facebook post on the establishment’s home page. The post has since been removed and replaced with the following statement: Shooters is well known throughout the Triangle area… Read more »
#TBT NC State takes part in last act of Clemsoning
According to the always accurate “Urban Dictionary”, Clemsoning is defined as: The act of delivering an inexplicably disappointing performance, usually within the context of a college football season. Well 4 years ago today NC State was a part of the end of Clemsoning. That day in Carter Finley Stadium, the #7 ranked Tigers came to Carter… Read more »
What would a de-regulated ACC Championship Game Look Like This Year?
As early as 2016, de-regulation of conference championship games is expected to take place to give leagues like the ACC the ability to determine their own rules for the placement of teams in their league championship games. There is speculation that the league could move to three divisions, or could move to a more flexible… Read more »
[VIDEO] Talk To Your Kids About Cam Newton
A Tennessee mom that attended the Panthers-Titans game had trouble explaining Cam Newton’s “pelvic thrusts” to her child, among other things. SportsChannel8 reporter Hayes Permar tracked down a kid to learn more about their perspective on things.
College Football Playoff Poll – Week 12
North Carolina climbed from 23rd to 17th in the College Football Playoff poll on Tuesday night, and as we’ve come to expect each week, the committee’s comical explanation of the rankings clouds the reality that they pretty much have teams slotted appropriately. We projected the Tar Heels at 17th through a simple counting exercise of… Read more »