Large pizza/Big Bowl for N.C. State this afternoon at 3pm

| December 29, 2008

N.C. State(6-6) takes on Rutgers(7-5) in the Papajohns.com Bowl this afternoon in Birmingham, Alabama. Let’s check out the basic layout of the game and then take an inside detailed look at the contest from Tony Haynes at gopack.com…..Here’s the basic partiuculars and be sure to read on to get Tony’s full look at what will …Read the Rest…

Mangini, Marinelli, and Crennel all get the NFL boot

| December 29, 2008

Three coaches out with the NFL regular season just barely over and it may be over for Brett Farve too. Mike Singletary has been retained as the head coach of the San Francisco 49er’s and that still seems strange, as you would think of him as a Chicago Bear for life. Here’s the list of …Read the Rest…

The day comes to an end for Big Ben:Roethlisberger hauled in on the cart

| December 28, 2008

Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger taken off the field on a cart. PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger sustained a concussion while being driven into the ground by two Cleveland Browns defenders late in the second quarter of an essentially meaningless game Sunday. As Roethlisberger delivered a 4-yard pass to tight end Heath Miller over the middle, …Read the Rest…

The Post that counts the most, will the Panthers prevail?

| December 28, 2008

They’re moving on deeper into the 4th quarter and the Carolina Panthers lead the New Orleans Saints 30-17 in New Orleans. Will the Panthers prevail? Can Drew Brees still break Dan Marino’s single season passing yardage record? Are most of you following this game and have any of you ever been to the WZTK 101.1 …Read the Rest…

Bobcats ran out of gas in OT last night

| December 28, 2008

The Charlotte Bobcats got out-scored 18-7 in overtime last night and saw the NJ Nets steal one at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte. CHARLOTTE — Vince Carter scored 28 points, and the New Jersey Nets pulled away in overtime to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 114-103 on Saturday night. Devin Harris added 26 points, Jarvis …Read the Rest…

WWE Smackdown at Coliseum draws 8,000/Chyna draws the line takes pills and alcohol

| December 28, 2008

Estimations on last night’s crowd at the Greensboro Coliseum are coming in at 8,000 and if that is true, that’s not too bad considering a much better UFC show was been shown on Pay-per-View on the same night and the price for the PPV at the local restaurants was FREE. Rumor has it that the …Read the Rest…

No mercy from Frank Mir in UFC battle:BROCK LESNAR is NEXT

| December 28, 2008

Frank Mir mauled Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Saturday night in the UFC heavyweight matchup and now it’s Brock Lesnar up next for Mir. I joined GSPN’s Don Moore along with Cecil Carr and Jack Bullock to watch the fight at J. Butler’s on New Garden Road. Don has a re-cap of all the fights here at …Read the Rest…

UFC 92 – Great Crowd – No Action

| December 28, 2008

Last night, we ventured up the road to J Butlers on New Garden Road to watch UFC 92, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I arrived around 9 PM, and got one of the last good tables in the restaurant.

Heels fall to WVU with late interception, Woody sounded a bit off today

| December 27, 2008

Hakeem Nicks was red-hot early for North Carolina, but in the end Pat White and West Virginia edged the Heels 31-30 in Charlotte. White went to the air in second half and the Mountaineers picked off a late TJ Yates pass to preserve the win. Woody Durham our radio voice for the game was calling …Read the Rest…

Paul’s Pigskin prognostications week 17

| December 27, 2008

If misery loves company then it’s a good thing Andy and I write for the same site because my picks in week 16 were even more abysmal as the 7-9 mark moves the season ledger to 156-80-1. If baseball has the Mendoza line then pigskin prognostications should have a “Meatloaf” line as my personal goal …Read the Rest…

Xavier Nixon named state’s top player, Ricky Lewis(Dudley) #2

| December 26, 2008

We were just saying this here at the site earlier today, that we felt like Xavier Nixon of Fayetteville Jack Britt High School was the state of North Carolina’s top high school football player. Now he is according to the Associated Press. Great front page story back on Tuesday in the USA Today sports on …Read the Rest…

UNC/West Virginia less than one day away

| December 26, 2008

*****In less than 24 hours it’s all going down, down in Charlotte.***** Who will win the only Bowl in the state of North Carolina????? Friday marks final day of preparations for West Virginia. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Friday marks the final day of Meineke Car Care Bowl preparations for North Carolina, which squares off against West …Read the Rest…

Page-Grimsley or Grimsley-Page looks to be the BEST matchup for Day One at the Pizza Hut Invitational

| December 26, 2008

The Pizza Hut Invitational Basketball Tournament will get rolling next Thursday January 1 at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center and by what we have seen in the discussion here at the site this week and by looking at all the round-one games, Page-Grimsley or Grimsley-Page for the boys seems to be the pick for …Read the Rest…

Rough Christmas for Greensboro area businesses

| December 26, 2008

*****from the Greensboro News and Record on-line site at www.news-record.com***** (In some ways these events were not directly sports-related, but they did involve quite a bit of running and some heavy lifting.) GREENSBORO – Four Christmas Eve robberies and one attempted robbery put a damper on the holiday for five area businesses. Police said the …Read the Rest…

Ricky Lewis, Chris Neal and Matt Millisor make AP All-State

| December 26, 2008

The Associated Press has announced their All-State High School football team with Dudley’s Ricky Lewis Jr. and Chris Neal plus Page’s Matt Millisor on the #1 unit. Lewis is on board as the quarterback, Neal as a defensive lineman, and Millisor is in as the Punter. The top player in the state is OL Xavier …Read the Rest…

World Wrestling Entertainment calling GSPN and Carr to the Coliseum

| December 26, 2008

*****We received a personal invitation today from the WWE, encouraging us to attend their show on Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. They are especially interested in Calling out Cecil Carr and his posse. A spokesman for the WWE said that the Carr industry(Auto makers) would be in trouble if Cecil shows up at the …Read the Rest…

NFL Picks-I QUIT! No not really, but after 7-7 last week I’ve got to get better or ELSE!‏

| December 26, 2008

‏From: JIM MODLIN Atlanta over St. Louis Houston over Chicago Green Bay over Detroit Minnesota over New York Carolina over New Orleans(Need Total Points on this game for the CiCi’s Contest Tie-Breaker) Pittsburgh over Cleveland New England over Buffalo Tampa Bay over Oakland Indy over Tenn. Cinn. over KC Miami over The Jets Philly over …Read the Rest…

Ask the NFL Commissioner

| December 26, 2008

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell will host a live chat on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. ET.

Smackdown In Town and May Be The Bull’s Got Tickets

| December 26, 2008

WWE Smackdown is having a House Show Saturday Night at the Greensboro Coliseum. Scheduled to appear: Jeff Hardy, Edge, Undertaker, Big Show, Triple H and “many more”.

Carr says JBL can go to ****/Batista’s out Carr wants in

| December 24, 2008

Cecil Carr has exploded on the scene since December 14 and here we are, the Night Before Christmas and maybe Carr has gone too far. JBL has struck a nerve with “Killer Carr”, and Carr says JBL can go to ****. Very strong language for this the Holiday Season, but Carr with his now-patented “Meat …Read the Rest…