With the MLS in Raleigh today to talk expansion, here are 8 truths, some of them uncomfortable, about the possibility of the Triangle adding another top-level professional team: 1. Soccer is awesome and nobody cares if you think otherwise I’m talking to you, dinosaur. Yeah, those jokes about orange slices and juice boxes were funny… Read more »
Category: Opinion
Your Kevin Durant take is wrong
Kevin Durant’s offseason move to the Warriors and subsequent World Championship squarely puts all NBA appreciators in two distinct camps: those who cover or cheer for teams that can put together a roster like Golden State’s, and those who cover or cheer for teams that can’t. That’s all it comes down to, because at the… Read more »
Baseball de Mayo
With no Weekly Bull8in this week (if you haven’t subscribed yet to our newsletter, do it!), I’ve decided to post what would have been this week’s “Max’s Corner” right here on the SC8 website. It’s Cinco de Mayo, so taking a risk like this one (posting without permission from the SC8 big-wigs) seems warranted. Speaking of… Read more »
Rivalries Be Damned, NC Universities are Working Together for Cancer Research. Here’s a way to help…
Cancer sucks. That’s not breaking news, but here at SportsChannel8, breaking news isn’t really our specialty anyway. Cancer has affected all of us in some way (probably multiple ways). We’re frightened by it, we’re mad at it, we’re grief-stricken because of it. But we’re also inspired by the people who fight against it and the… Read more »
NBA early entry rules have fans in need of adjustment
NBA early entry rules were adjusted by the NCAA to be in effect for the 2017 draft, but judging from the reaction of college basketball fans to the decisions of their favorite players, there’s still more adjusting to be done. The tweaks to the early entry process for this year and beyond include two significant… Read more »
What is SportsChannel8?: An 8itorial
“What is SportsChannel8?” The best thing about this question is that it has nothing to do with how we got here or what our long term plans are. When we’re asked “What is SportsChannel8”, it roughly translates to “so who do you guys cheer for?” because all media outlets HAVE to be biased, right? Readers,… Read more »
The Chaser: The 2016-17 North Carolina Tar Heels’ Season in Review
We should all listen to our fathers more often. I know I should, at least. Get my car’s oil changed. Take better care of my finances. Maybe don’t go too wild on Thursday nights in Chapel Hill. That’s all standard stuff, but exactly one year ago from this writing, I didn’t listen. I couldn’t listen. I… Read more »
8itorial: Thank you, college basketball season
Dear 2017 College Basketball Season: What a year we just had. Maybe not the best basketball we’ve ever seen, but the great thing about sports is that the action is only part of the story. Ultimately, a season is a collection of moments that combine to shape our memories, and the good entirely consumes the… Read more »