Is professional golf, as we in America have known it, headed inexorably down the path of professional tennis as we now know it? ….. and an update on UNC’s own Hannibal…
I dreamed I was there in Hillbilly Heaven. Oh what a beautiful sight. These weren’t the late greats of country music in the auditorium of Goldsboro High School. These were North Carolina sports heroes from the mid 20th century.
It was not THE #1 ZINGER headline. Two Cheerleaders In A Toilet Stall may never be topped…. but Brett Favre’s Sister Arrested in Mississippi Meth Lab Bust ranks darn high on the YeeHaa-meter. Don’t…
“Mom & Dad, you raised me too smart.” That e-mail this week from Kid got our attention. Was it like Bill Gates’ off-spring complaining that their inheritance was too large? …
…. A popular Ginger vs MaryAnn debate in sports bars is College FB vs NFL. Jim Harbaugh chose – NFL. I would too if given that choice. And we introduce…
I’ve never been into jewelry but I am quietly obsessive about time. I like to glance down at my watch, effortlessly note the time and resume my activities accordingly. I…
“a parasitic monster of open professionalism ….” – that was the way The Daily Tar Heel greeted the arrival of “Sunny Jim” Tatum in 1957. Did you know that? Is all you really know about Jim Tatum that a fatal tick bite denied Carolina its destiny?
I’ve never bought into that old saying Blood is thicker than water. The current breed of Directors of Athletics seems to agree with me. The blood of a prodigal son is…
As our toes grip the edge of the yawning precipice of 2011 and with the accumulated wisdom of another annum, I have decided – a high percentage of Life’s perplexities…
Our Annual Christmas commentary …. Christmas came six months ago courtesy of a dreadlocked elf named Marvin. Angry Birds settled in and bedlam, angst and mayhem became the order of the day. Bedlam, angst…
We all agree – for pure unadulterated Spectatoring …. Big Time College FB cannot be beat. It’s having to close one eye and hold your nose that’s getting cumbersomer and…
TWO BREAKING STORIES: #1 UNC Spin Doctors and #2 Art Gets The Ax. But first …. Cliff Lee signs a whopper contract for only $24,000,000 a year for five years to pitch once/week for six months. He is being applauded for not…
One of my legacy observations will be “…. watching girls’ basketball is like watching boys try to knit.” Is that why Sylvia Hatchell always gives me the evil eye? I’d rather read…
His name was Walter Winchell. His catch phrase was – “Good evening Mr. and Mrs. America from border to border and coast to coast and all the ships at sea. Let’s…