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- Columns & Blogs: Jerry Bonkowski
- Kahne off to disappointing start in young NASCAR season
It goes without saying that it has not been an easy start to the 2012 NASCAR season for Kasey Kahne.
Apr 12, 2012Earnhardt building toward breakthrough
Given the way Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been running for much of the first six races of the 2012 season, it's only a matter of time before Junior finally reaches victory lane.
Apr 3, 2012Fontana regaining NASCAR fan appealMore Columns & Blogs: Jerry Bonkowski
Far too often, NASCAR gets criticized from any number of sides, including the media, fans and even its own drivers.
Mar 23, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Adam Gold
- In Clemens' case, no verdict required
Do you really need a guilty verdict to come to the conclusion that Roger Clemens lied to a 2008 Congressional committee? I don't.
May 18, 2012Greenberg did well, but didn't make friends at VPI
Arguably speaking, the nine-year tenture of Seth Greenberg was among the most successful in school history. However, personality clashes cost him his job -- and the timing couldn't be worse.
Apr 24, 2012"Calvin" made the right choiceMore Columns & Blogs: Adam Gold
In bypassing the NBA for another year Calvin shows the maturity that I'm not sure C.J. would have.
Apr 18, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Jeff Gravley
- Amile Jefferson adds fuel to Duke vs. NC State
Amile Jefferson choses to play for Duke over NC State.
May 16, 2012What is included in NC State's all-sport apparel deal?
NC State agrees to a 4-year deal with adidas.
Apr 25, 2012Coach Cal, please...More Columns & Blogs: Jeff Gravley
Five Kentucky underclassmen declare for the NBA draft and John Calipari makes a dumb statement.
Apr 18, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Jason Jennings
- My Josh Hamilton childhood memories
My first memory of Josh dates back to 1990. I was eight years old. He was nine.
May 14, 2012NCSU's loss the latest in a quarter century of heartache
What amazed me about how the Pack squandered a 20-point lead was not how it was Mike Krzyzewski's greatest second half comeback, but how we all could have (and should have) seen it coming.
Feb 17, 2012State-Carolina falloutMore Columns & Blogs: Jason Jennings
As for the State-UNC matchup down the road, I think it can and will be competitive again. But it has "a long way to go."
Jan 27, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Jeff Kerr
- Kerr: Temperatures affected race at Kansas Speedway
The wind made racing at Kansas "cold and irritating" in two ways.
Apr 26, 2012Kerr: Pit stops in Texas
They say things are bigger in Texas, and they were right with regard to our points accumulation.
Apr 20, 2012Pit tweaks brighten day for Kahne in rain-shortened raceMore Columns & Blogs: Jeff Kerr
It's been a rough start to the season for the No. 5 team, but we brought home a top-15 finish to brighten a rain-shortened day.
Mar 29, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Mike Maniscalco
- Quick hits: Talking baseball, John Calipari and the Hurricanes
Josh Hamilton's big night could be a big problem for the Rangers. The Canes have to spend money, and Clemson doesn't have to do anything.
May 10, 2012Canes playing for next season in remaining gamesMore Columns & Blogs: Mike Maniscalco
The Carolina Hurricanes have no chance to make the playoffs, but they have plenty to play for in order to build for next season.
Apr 4, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Derek Medlin
- Analyzing the movie everyone has seen 1,000 timesMore Columns & Blogs: Derek Medlin
The outcome of Tuesday night's showdown might have looked like a movie we've all seen 1,000 times, but the way both teams played provided an interesting look ahead to the rest of the season.
Feb 22, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Ken Medlin
- Seminoles weighing their options
Florida State's dissatisfaction with the ACC's new television contract could make for another interesting summer.
May 13, 2012Huge recruiting haul for UNC women
Sylvia Hatchell's team received commitments from four of the top players in the class of 2013 - on the same day.
May 6, 2012A bit of cardiac in this WolfpackMore Columns & Blogs: Ken Medlin
The us-against-the-world, holding on by the skin of their teeth manner in which they're advancing does feel a bit like the first week of the '83 NCAAs.
Mar 19, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Mandy Mitchell
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Meet the Tournament Selection CommitteeMore Columns & Blogs: Mandy Mitchell
We will hear about the "tournament committee" 800,000 times in the next week as we get ready for another NCAA tournament.
Mar 11, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Chris Morris
- What do the new guys bring to the ACC?
Ever since the Atlantic Coast Conference officially admitted Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the league a couple of weeks ago, the reaction has been kind of mixed.
Oct 1, 2011Emphasis on de-emphasizingMore Columns & Blogs: Chris Morris
Just because football is taking a hit in Chapel Hill for the short term, it doesn't mean there can't be big time football again.
Aug 3, 2011
- Columns & Blogs: Joe Ovies
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North Carolina's NCAA gift that keeps on givingMore Columns & Blogs: Joe Ovies
While a sports related scandal exposed possible fraud within the African and Afro-American Studies department, the issue goes well beyond athletics.
May 9, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Aaron Schoonmaker
- A view from the stands
One of the best ways to cover a game is to be a fan at the game. Don't hide in the press box, sit in the seats.
May 18, 2012Life's highs and lows played out in sports Wednesday
Elation and sadness; young and old; goats and heroes; comebacks and blow-outs; life and death: Wednesday in sports was a microcosm of existence.
May 4, 2012The post-draft madness is underwayMore Columns & Blogs: Aaron Schoonmaker
The local players that sat without reward Saturday were fielding phone calls soon after the telecast that was the NFL Draft shut down.
Apr 28, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Nick Stevens
- Locked up in #NCHSAATwitterJail
The N.C. High School Athletic Association doesn't want the media tweeting from the organizations meetings.
May 3, 2012Stevens: Brackets likely to change
It appears as if the 4-A boys basketball brackets will go through some changes.
Feb 18, 2012Green Hope, Panther Creek in realignment pinchMore Columns & Blogs: Nick Stevens
4-A Triangle schools were largely spared in the last realignment, but things are different this time around.
Jan 27, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Erin Summers
- Campbell's baseball season is changing perceptions
Campbell baseball (31-8, 8-4 Big South) is out to their best start since a 33 win season in 2001.
Apr 18, 2012RailHawks game had it allMore Columns & Blogs: Erin Summers
Eight goals, two lead changes, seven yellow cards, three red cards and a fight.
Apr 15, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Mark Thomas
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UNC can win it all with WhiteMore Columns & Blogs: Mark Thomas
Though the media quickly took UNC out of the running for a National Title with the loss of Kendall Marshall, North Carolina can still win it all with Stilman White at the point.
Mar 24, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: Wool E. Bull
- Bulls homestand will have a birthday party, Star Wars and more
While the team is on the road in upstate New York, I am furiously getting ready for our next home stand. We have sooooo much going at the ballpark over the next two weeks.
May 14, 2012Game day superstitions
Like many players, I have my own superstitions regarding baseball. Of course, I never touch the foul line when walking on the field and I will NEVER say what a pitcher is doing when he has not allowed a hit.
Apr 26, 2012Wool E. Bull introduces new summer blogMore Columns & Blogs: Wool E. Bull
Very few knew that Wool E. Bull is an avid writer and this summer he will be contributing his talents to WRALSportsFan.com.
Apr 23, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: James Alverson
- NCHSAA nearly had a very dark day
A vote to remove 3 parochial schools from the NCHSAA without any debate or discussion nearly cast a terrible shadow over a very storied institution
May 3, 2012Refusing to right a wrong teaches the wrong lesson
Panther Creek's mens's basketball team was incorrectly left out of the 4A playoffs, but the NCHSAA refuses to correct their own error
Feb 19, 2012BCS got it right, this timeMore Columns & Blogs: James Alverson
As imperfect a system as it may be, and as bad a taste as this particular rematch may leave in some people's mouths, the BCS got it right.
Jan 3, 2012
- Columns & Blogs: On The Trail
- Southern Durham LB headed to Chowan
Southern Durham linebacker Patrick Ross will continue his football career this fall.
Apr 27, 2012WFR's Perry signs with Lenoir Rhyne
Wake Forest-Rolesville basketball player Will Perry signed to play college ball at Lenoir Rhyne Wednesday.
Apr 11, 2012Millbrook's Crumsey will play football in collegeMore Columns & Blogs: On The Trail
Millbrook senior Lewis Crumsey has committed to play football in college this fall at West Virginia Wesleyan.
Apr 5, 2012
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