RALEIGH — It’s easy to assume that someone who was a member of the best team ever would take being named to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in stride. However, Curtis Strange was […]
RALEIGH — Some people look for the groundhog. In Chapel Hill, they look for The Dunk. Both are February traditions. When the shortest month rolls around, it’s time to see what the rodent predicts for […]
RALEIGH — The first time Clarkston Hines met the Ol’ Ball Coach, he didn’t know Steve Spurrier would end up being his ball coach. “I remember exactly where I was when it was announced that […]
RALEIGH — Young athletes are cautioned from specializing in one sport too soon. The best approach, modern training and medicine now seem agreed upon, is to have kids get exposed to a wide variety of […]
RALEIGH — One look at the thin, gentle-looking man standing in the front of the room is all it takes to draw an inescapable conclusion. “This can’t be Rick Barnes.” There are no visible horns […]
RALEIGH — Before the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inducted his aunt as part of the Class of 2023, Charles Griffin took a one-hour drive. “Yesterday, I went to Snow Camp, where Ellen has […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame announced last week that 15 people will be enshrined in its Class of 2023. The headliners for the new class include Tennessee men’s basketball coach Rick […]
Torry Holt is already a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the St. Louis Rams Hall of Fame and the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame. He’s twice been a finalist for inclusion in […]
RALEIGH — Muggsy Bogues couldn’t help but chuckle when he heard fellow inductee Sam Mills described as a “diminutive 5-foot-9 linebacker” during a ceremony introducing the newest members of the North Carolina Sports Hall of […]
It’s hard to imagine now after a Lombardi Award, nine Pro Bowl selections, several retired jersey numbers and the fourth-most sacks in NFL history, but Julius Peppers didn’t consider himself a football player when he […]
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