CHAPEL HILL — Everything old is new again. Take artificial turf, for example. Unveiled in the 1960s with the opening of Houston’s Astrodome, fake grass became a fixture at stadiums all across the country over […]
RALEIGH — Wake Forest has had only two athletic directors over the past 55 years, a continuity that is unprecedented in the “what have you done for me lately” world of college sports. So when […]
RALEIGH — Rod Broadway has one regret about walking away from his job as NC A&T’s football coach after leading the Aggies to the Historically Black Colleges and Universities national championship in 2017. But it […]
DURHAM — The Durham Bulls have a familiar face on the coaching staff this season. Hitting batting practice grounders with a fungo bat and patrolling the first-base coaching box during games is former Bulls player […]
RALEIGH — Boo Corrigan became NC State’s new athletic director on May 1. It was an occasion that might have gone completely unnoticed had it not been for the heartfelt farewell message his predecessor Debbie […]
RALEIGH — Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, but at the 56th North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame induction celebration last weekend, it was a group of fathers that took center stage. No fewer […]
Two of the biggest surprises in this year’s NFL Draft involved players from North Carolina colleges, one because of how early he was taken and the other because of how far he fell before his […]
GREENVILLE — Jon Gilbert had the look of an expectant father last week as he showed off the newest member of his East Carolina “family.” Only instead of revealing a bouncing baby boy or girl, […]
The NFL draft wasn’t kind to underclassmen leaving North Carolina schools with eligibility still remaining. Alhough Duke quarterback Daniel Jones went in the first round to the New York Giants and NC State’s Kelvin Harmon […]
There are two distinct philosophies when it comes to the NFL draft. Some teams opt for the player they have rated as the best available regardless of position, while others select strictly according to need. […]
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