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NC State football still on hold, UNC to play without fans

August 28, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Athletic activities at NC State, suspended since Monday because of a COVID-19 outbreak, were resumed in 12 sports Friday, athletic director Boo Corrigan announced. Football, however, remains on hold. “We will be testing our football […]

ECU postpones football season opener against Marshall

August 27, 2020 Brett Friedlander

For the second time this week, an in-state college football team has been forced to postpone its season-opening game because of the coronavirus. East Carolina athletic director Jon Gilbert announced Thursday that the Pirates’ game […]

NC native Erik Moses becomes first black track president in NASCAR history

August 26, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Erik Moses got into sports administration because of the industry’s “unique ability to bring people together — whether from different backgrounds, socioeconomic circumstances, political perspectives, cultures or even different countries.” It’s a diversity that’s reflected […]

Dave Clawson on being away from family, ‘having a blast’ with Wake’s players

August 26, 2020 Brett Friedlander

If college football is going to be played this season — and it appears as though the ACC is determined to do so despite COVID-19 outbreaks that have forced North Carolina, NC State and other […]

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UNC, ECU suspend football practice; NC State, Duke press on

August 21, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Early in the coronavirus pandemic, college administrators — including ACC commissioner John Swofford — were adamant in their assertion that the only way fall sports could take place this year is if students were back […]

High school coaches navigate NCHSAA’s plan for February football

August 19, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Football coaches, by nature, are famous for adjusting on the fly. It’s something they do at halftime of virtually every game their teams play. So when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced last […]

NC underdogs reach US Amateur semifinals

August 19, 2020 Brett Friedlander

As the 394th-ranked amateur golfer in the world, it could be said that Matthew Sharpstene is a not-ready-for-primetime player. It sure looked that way when he stepped up to the 15th tee at Bandon Dunes […]

Brown, UNC continue to adjust, stay informed on COVID

August 19, 2020 Brett Friedlander

When North Carolina announced on Monday that all its fall classes will now be held remotely rather than in a classroom setting because of a COVID-19 outbreak on campus, it was generally perceived to be […]

ECU-Marshall football opener moved back to Sept. 12

August 14, 2020 Brett Friedlander

East Carolina and Marshall were originally scheduled to play the first college football game of the 2020 season on Aug. 29 to commemorate to the 50th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that killed the […]

QBs, WRs fuel NC teams’ top offenses

August 12, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Amid growing pessimism that the 2020 college football season is on its last legs, the ACC provided a badly needed ray of hope Monday when its athletic directors decided to continue moving forward in an […]

Articles by Brett Friedlander

NC State football still on hold, UNC to play without fans

ECU postpones football season opener against Marshall

NC native Erik Moses becomes first black track president in NASCAR history

Dave Clawson on being away from family, ‘having a blast’ with Wake’s players

UNC, ECU suspend football practice; NC State, Duke press on

High school coaches navigate NCHSAA’s plan for February football

NC underdogs reach US Amateur semifinals

Brown, UNC continue to adjust, stay informed on COVID

ECU-Marshall football opener moved back to Sept. 12

QBs, WRs fuel NC teams’ top offenses

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Mecklenburg Democrat switches to unaffiliated following primary ouster

Cunningham is the second Democrat to leave the party in the past two years