Bob Knight is Washed Up:Is it time to pass on the clipboard?

| March 16, 2007

Thursday’s loss was the sixth first-round exit for Bob Knight in his past 10 NCAA tournaments.  You may say Bob Knight didn’t lose the game over at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, his players did.  Don’t you know Knight was reminding them about the 84-75 loss to Boston College even before the game was …Read the Rest…

Join the Madness at GreensboroSports.com! NCAA Pool Contest

| March 14, 2007

Its that time of year again, March Madness is here. Join other GreensboroSports.com readers and make out your brackets now! The information you need to join the pool is listed below: In order to join the game, go to the game front page and click on the “Join Group” button. When prompted, enter the following information: …Read the Rest…

Around the Horn and Please read Tolly Carr comments at Crazy Weekend in Sports

| March 14, 2007

Hilton Yow of Gibsonville passed away on Monday.  Yow was 87 and he was the father of Kay Yow-NC State women’s basketball coach, Debbie Yow-Maryland Athletic Director, and Susan Yow-now back coaching in the WNBA.  Hilton Yow had one son Ronnie, who played football briefly at Clemson. Still winning HS Baseball:Northwest Guilford 5-0/3-0 Metro 4-A beat Smith 18-1 …Read the Rest…

What about the Wildcats?

| March 12, 2007

Monday morning’s News and Record shows on the front page of the A Section that Carolina and Duke are the only teams from the state going to the NCAA tournament.  That’s exactly what they say.  “Carolina and Duke are the only teams from the state going to the NCAA tournament”. What about the Davidson Wildcats?  …Read the Rest…

Revolution – Fan Fest

| March 10, 2007

Sorry for the late post – these guys need somebody in their PR Department REALLY BAD! The Revolution is hosting their Pre-Season Fan Fest TODAY (Saturday, March 10, 2007) at the Greensboro Coliseum from 10 AM to 1 PM. It’s FREE, except for your Coliseum Parking Fees. Anywhere from $20 to $3 – who knows …Read the Rest…

Grimsley Girls Game on Radio Saturday

| March 9, 2007

The Grimsley girls State 4-A Championship game can be heard on AM 950 WPET Saturday afternoon at 5pm.  The WhirlieGirls take on Southview for the title and you can hear Andy Durham on the play-by-play and Jim Modlin with commentary with the pre-game show getting under way at 4:30.  Paul T. Lambeth II will also join at us the Dean …Read the Rest…

Grimsley HS Girls BB Coach Phil Weaver – Interview

| March 8, 2007

Andy caught Grimsley High School Girls Basketball Coach Phil Weaver today before practice for another in a series of our audio interviews. The Whirlies, currently 30-1, will play the Southview Fighting Tigers (31-0) for the 4-A Championship this Saturday (March 10, 2007) at the Dean Dome in Chapel Hill at 4 PM.  Tickets are $9 …Read the Rest…

If I were a betting man

| March 8, 2007

The ACC Tournament’s in town.  No it isn’t, it just seems like every time it rolls around the Men’s ACC Tournament should be in the Greensboro Coliseum.  Maybe they never should have never moved it out of Raleigh. Well this year the ball drops in Tampa or maybe it goes up in Tampa.  Action begins …Read the Rest…

Get Well Soon to News and Record’s Jeff Carlton

| March 8, 2007

Jeff Carlton, sportswriter for the News and Record is sick again and we want to send out a large shout-out to Jeff and his family hoping he gets well soon. Jeff has been writing for the N&R since back around 1999 and he began covering the high schools and then moved on to cover the …Read the Rest…

Around the Horn

| March 8, 2007

They were playing high school baseball again on Wednesday afternoon and the warm weather led me back to the Grimsley field as the Whirlies took on the Phoenix of McMichael.  The home team went up early pushing across 3 runs in the bottom of the first inning and they made it stand up for a 5-3 …Read the Rest…

Glenn’s Chris Jacobs puts a Hurt on the Ball at GHS Field

| March 7, 2007

The Glenn Bobcats, led by the man that might be the second coming of Frank Thomas, put a hurting on the Grimsley Whirlies at the GHS field on Tuesday night.  Chris Jacobs, the Bobcats first baseman, hit not one but two shots to deep left field and sent the ball into the night leading Glenn in their 13-10 win …Read the Rest…

Andy, ‘Heels’ how I see it!

| March 6, 2007

Duke-Carolina is sports most intense rivalry and Gerald Henderson’s hard foul on Tyler Hansbrough was like throwing gasoline on a blazing fire. Of course one’s view of the situation depends on where you are coming from. For UNC fan it comes off as one of the most egregious acts in the history of sport. To …Read the Rest…

Was the Foul Intentional? The Bloodbath in Chapel Hill this past Sunday

| March 6, 2007

From what we are hearing the foul on Tyler Hansbrough by Gearld Henderson was not only Intentional it was Flagrant.  Henderson of Duke hit Hansbrough of North Carolina upside the head late in the North Carolina-Duke game on Sunday afternoon. Did Henderson follow up on instructions from Coach K or was he acting on his own?  Hansbrough’s nose is …Read the Rest…

Book-Signing at Barnes and Noble:PISTOL”The Life of Pete Maravich”, by Mark Kriegel

| March 6, 2007

There was a good crowd on hand Monday night at the Barnes and Noble bookstore over at the Friendly Shopping Center.  The crowd had gathered together to hear Mark Kriegel speak and to read from his book, Pistol, “The Life of Pete Maravich”. Good book, good reading.  There were a ton of questions coming from …Read the Rest…

Coach K to leave High Point Central

| March 5, 2007

Coach K, Stan Kowaleski the boys head varsity basketball coach at High Point Central announced on Monday afternoon that he is leaving HPC and he will be the first-ever boys basketball coach at the new Northern Guilford High School. Kowaleski led his Bison team to the Metro 4-A regular season and tournament championships this past season …Read the Rest…

The WhirlieGirls are ready to go for it all

| March 5, 2007

The Grimsley girls will play for the State 4-A basketball title this Saturday in Chapel Hill at the Dean Dome.  The WhirlieGirls will face Southview High School from Hope Mills and the big game will tip off at 5pm. The WhirlieGirls, and we gave them that name, have improved to 30-1 after their 58-51 victory …Read the Rest…

Alan Ashkinazy – Grimsley HS Baseball – Interview

| March 2, 2007

Andy Durham caught Alan Ashkinazy for a 17 minute audio interview before a Greensboro Grimsley High School Baseball Team practice. In addition to coaching the Whirlies, Alan has played professional baseball and founded the Greensboro Batting Center.  He’s one of many athletes to have played in Greensboro and decided to call us home. Andy’s interview …Read the Rest…

Duke at North Carolina on Sunday

| March 2, 2007

Duke will travel from Durham over to Chapel Hill on Sunday afternoon for a 4pm mens matchup with the Tar Heels.  Both teams are coming off of losses, Duke to Maryland and North Carolina to Georgia Tech.    Both the Heels and the Blue Devils have been playing up and down all season.  The Heels took game …Read the Rest…

North Carolina Gaters AAU Boys Basketball Tryouts

| March 2, 2007

The 2007 NC Gaters AAU Boys Basketball tryouts continue this weekend at the Gaters practice facility behind the Spears YMCA on Horsepen Creek Road. The 15 and under 9th graders will have tryouts on Saturday March 3rd from 4-5:15pm, the 16 and under 10th graders will tryout on Sunday March 4th from 4-5:15, and the 17 and under …Read the Rest…

NC A&T Baseball – Interview with Keith Shumate, Head Coach

| March 1, 2007

Andy Durham interviews Aggies Baseball Head Coach Keith Shumate. Today’s AUDIO interview runs approximately 17 minutes.