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Mid-season gridiron honors in the ACC

I love it when the biggest surprise turns out to be when there is no surprise. That certainly ...

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One shout-out for the good guys

A couple of college basketball coaches get the big hand-clap from me for something they did this week ...

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Things you learn in storm’s aftermath about heroes

It was 14 days since Hurricane Florence made landfall in the Wilmington area that I finally got a ...

Opinion

When you got to do what you got to do

I’ll be another year older next month. I won’t say how many – but some of you who ...

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All this water and all this time to think

We were spared the brunt of Hurricane Florence last week. There was, thankfully, no loss of life in ...

Opinion

HPFM: Avoid it at all costs!

You know what I never buy until I know a hurricane is coming? Spam. Yes, that canned congealed ...

Opinion

Silent Sam has something to say

Of the students and alumni of the University of North Carolina, about 1,800 entered the army. The University ...

Gene Motley

Aretha: I Say a Little Prayer for You

She was a diva. The mink coats, the fur hats, the diamonds and other bling; and, oh yes, ...

Opinion

You gotta know when to fold ‘em

NASCAR had two major retirement announcements this week. Two. In fact, they were less than 30 hours apart. ...

Opinion

The two faces of NASCAR

In August 1991 and after 129 starts, Dale Jarrett finally took his first NASCAR Cup checkered flag. Up ...

Opinion

Everybody’s good; nobody’s real good

Last week I gave my predictions for the 2018 ACC Football season with summations for the teams in ...

Opinion

Hold that Tiger, if you can

Time to dust off the ol’ Crystal Ball for the annual predictions of the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference ...

Opinion

Is it is, or is it ain’t!?!

I may be wading into troubled waters here, but I’m someone who believes: 1) global warming is real; ...

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Tennis strokes and a pod of pelicans

I haven’t had a chance to watch tennis like I once did, but I’ve always loved the Grand ...

Opinion

Just get it right, and he always did

Jim O’Connell passed away this week. And unless you were a dyed-in-the-wool college basketball fan, especially of the ...

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