In an occurrence that many thought could not or would not happen, North Carolina faced Duke in the Final Four on Saturday night. The arch rivals have met countless times, but never in the NCAA Tournament until now. The talk all season has been Duke coach Mike Kryzewski’s final season before retirement. It has been [...]
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Saluting N.C. State Women’s Basketball
The N.C. State Women’s Basketball team ended yet another incredible season on Monday night in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack faced a disadvantage from the start as it battled the UConn Huskies in Bridgeport, Conn., which is a short drive from the Huskies’ campus in Storrs. As expected, the crowd was [...]
NC State Robbed Again
About six months to the day that the NC State Baseball team had its season abruptly ended, NC State Football found itself in a similar situation. On Tuesday, UCLA backed out of the Holiday Bowl against the Pack less than five hours before kickoff due to reported COVID-19 issues with the team. The move came [...]
Snub Baffles Swimming Community
The swimming community, from swimmers to fans, is a tight knit group. So when Coleman Stewart was snubbed from joining USA Swimming’s team for the Short Course World Championships in December. If you have not been following along with it, Stewart obliterated the 100 Backstroke world record in the short course meters in August. Naturally, [...]
Another One In The Books
I did not know what the future would hold in 2020. The pandemic raging on, no baseball season, and I not being able to work because of it. As we turned the page to 2021, I knew my return to the job I have loved doing for the past several years could look different. But [...]