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Life’s reflections: Hits and Misses

It’s been one of those weeks when things have seemed all over the place.  Sort of like Donald ...

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Getting over the….er, hump!

I’m still chewing on my Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) predictions for the upcoming campaign.  I’ll not delay ...

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Animal lives: Do they matter?

I don’t hunt. For what it’s worth I don’t play chess or fish very well either; all of ...

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Standing up for ‘scapegoat’ Sylvia

When Meghan Austin was an assistant on Chowan University women’s basketball coach Pat Mashuda’s staff for three seasons ...

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Hold (off) that Tiger!

The Atlantic Coast Conference returned to Pinehurst Resort this past week for its annual Football Media Day (er, ...

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Too early for college football picks

With local baseball at sunset this time of year, high school football still non-contact in T-shirts and the ...

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You lost me, Bill…and it hurts

The admission by comedian Bill Cosby that he drugged women for sex revealed in unsealed court documents made ...

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Halfway home and 10 more to the Chase

NASCAR’s Sprint Cup season (alas, it’s last with this title sponsor) is at the midway mark and it’s ...

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Charlotte sports, and a good play by Cam

I’m not disappointed in what team owner Michael Jordan pulled off this week with the Charlotte Hornets.  The ...

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Honoring dads….in life and in death

I received several compliments from my Mother’s Day column.  Maybe the most touching was from a minister who ...

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Whiskey bent/glory bound: End of a Dream

I kind of got out of pro wrestling for a time after my twenties. There was something about ...

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Pay up, Cam, with a Super Bowl!

Cameron Jerrell “Just call me Cam” Newton has been the center of attention his whole football career: Atlanta ...

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There’s a new dog at the top

Former ACC basketball legend Charles G. “Lefty” Driesell used to use the quote, “The sun don’t shine on ...

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Pause, reflect, and be glad

I didn’t have the honor and the privilege of serving in our country’s armed forces. I think about ...

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So long to the ‘Perfect Sidekick’

There was a transition worth noting this week: former North Carolina basketball coach Bill Guthridge passed away.  He ...

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