If there were any questions about Mack Brown’s decision to start a true freshman quarterback in his return to North Carolina this season, it took only four quarters for them to be answered. Sam Howell […]
It isn’t often that a team gets the opportunity for a do-over. When you lose, you lose. Game over. And when the season over, there’s no turning back. Unless, of course, you’re the NC State […]
The North State Journal can state unequivocally that the 2020 Newcomer of the Year will be Duke quarterback Luca Diamont. Or perhaps Duke quarterback Gunnar Holmberg. We’re not sure who exactly will win the Duke […]
It wouldn’t have been a reach to name Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour NSJ’s 2019 Coach of the Year last week. The 49-year-old with the vintage hockey nose and workout regimen that shames active NHLers […]
The NSJ sports staff is again taking a stab at what will happen in 2020 — and some of the predictions aren’t for the weak-hearted. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and […]
For our annual awards, the North State Journal tries to focus on athletes, coaches and teams in the region that we cover. So more often than not, there will be a strong North Carolina connection. […]
CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams will never admit that he’s the coaching equal of his mentor and role model Dean Smith. But in at least one sense, he’d be wrong. With his 879th career victory […]
CHARLOTTE — After 15 seasons in the NBA, Chris Paul said there’s nothing that beats playing in the fourth quarter. After making some clutch plays in it Friday, he had enough left to come up […]
NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist doesn’t know why he keeps having success against the Carolina Hurricanes. Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Lundqvist stopped 39 shots, and the New York Rangers beat the […]
NEW YORK — Mike Panasiuk ripped off his Michigan State helmet and hoisted it in the air, unleashing the hidden part of his scruffy beard that’s normally a no-no at Yankee Stadium. Facial hair is […]
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