Dear Tom: Congrats on buying a hockey team in the best sports state in the country. First off, congrats on having the money to buy a professional sports team. Yeah, the News & Observer, among others are already noting that you made your money in subprime lending, but TRUST ME, if you get the… Read more »
Category: Opinion
Time To Give Debbie Her Due
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Gibsonville girl When she arrived the athletics were floundering She turned the department into a pearl….. As NC State’s football team prepares to face (and, likely, beat) Arizona State in the Sun Bowl, it might be a good time to… Read more »
Light the Maye-norah
It’s the third night of Hanukkah and I’m ready to put together some takes hotter than the oil I’m cooking my latkes in. You know who makes me think of Hanukkah? Luke Maye. And since there’s no way you could possibly be sick of Luke Maye content yet, here are 8 ways Luke Maye perfectly represents… Read more »
Mid-Major Hoops Represent what I’m Thankful For
Last night, on Thanksgiving Eve, I attended a basketball game at Alumni Gym in Elon, North Carolina to watch the Elon Phoenix host the Radford Highlanders. Of course, we’re treated to a lot of big-time basketball games every Thanksgiving. We have Atlantis, Maui, and, this year, we’ve got the PK80. Those tournaments will feature several… Read more »
NC Sports: The House of Tudor
Tuesday afternoon I attended the funeral service for Caulton Tudor. Tudor (or “Toot” or “Toots” or about half a dozen other nicknames I learned he answered to at the service) was a legendary sportswriter and life-of-the-press-box for decades in North Carolina and the Atlantic Coast Conference. His former colleagues at the News & Observer, Joe Giglio… Read more »
Carolina Panthers Need Consistency to to Ace Class
If the NFL was a classroom, it would be filled with C students. Through seven weeks, there are no undefeated teams, and there is only one team (Philadelphia) that has lost just one time. But all C-students aren’t built the same. There are those that are consistently mediocre, and then those that tantalize the teacher… Read more »
8 Gr8 Yom Kippur Movies
L’shana Tova, y’all! Last week, my people celebrated one of our biggest holidays, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Every year, we watch as the calendar turns from the month of Elul to the month of Tishrei. We do this while eating apples and honey, symbolizing the beginning of a “sweet new year.” It’s delicious…. Read more »
Who’s the best football coach in the Big 4?
You’ll never hear anyone lauding the Big 4 of Duke, North Carolina, NC State and Wake as football powerhouses, but it’s impossible to ignore that we’re in a pretty good spot here locally. Much like the ACC as a whole, coaching talent and stability have led to a sharp increase in success on the field…. Read more »