By Andy | March 12, 2010 - 12:52 pm - Posted in Professional

From the accounts we have been reading, Sandy Scott did not use foul language and his peers did not have cross words to say about him. Sure, they may have had a few beefs with the man, when Scott was in charge of different phases of the wrestling business, but all in all, Sandy [...]

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By Andy | March 11, 2010 - 5:12 pm - Posted in College, Professional

Die-hard football fans loved this man. He came across as a gentle-giant and on the surface that is how he will be remembered. He was one of the top defensive linemen in the NFL, when he played for the Los Angels Rams and he helped form the Fearsome Foursome, that pro football fans [...]

Read The Complete Article - Death of Merlin Olsen will hit football fans hard

By Andy | March 10, 2010 - 10:56 pm - Posted in Professional

The Carolina Phoenix women’s tackle football will open the 2010 home season April 10th at Western Guilford High School at 7pm against the Palm Beach Punishers.
This marks the 4th season for the Phoenix which has been one of the most successful teams in the country the past two seasons losing in the national semi-finals [...]

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CONCORD, N.C. – Grammy Award-winning rock group Creed will perform
a pre-race concert presented by Native Trading Associates for the NASCAR Sprint
All-Star Race, May 22, at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The 75-minute concert begins at 3:15 p.m. in the infield between Turns 1 and 2.
Admission to the concert is free with the purchase of a ticket to the [...]

Read The Complete Article - If you feel the need for speed; “With Wallets Wide Open”, you may want to check out CREED!

By Don | March 8, 2010 - 7:27 pm - Posted in Professional

Looks like the Panthers are going young, according to the AP Report at the News & Record. Only 3 players over 30 years old are left on the roster.

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On the recent stroke, suffered by former WFMY TV 2 Sports director Mike Hogewood, in today’s News and Record….Article by Donald W. Patterson and Click Here to see how a higher power helped Hogewood and allowed Mike to return to the mic and to continue doing what he loves best, announcing sports in the heart [...]

Read The Complete Article - More than a game: Hogewood needs help, but he’s back in the game

“RACE-CATION” IN CHARLOTTE: THE NEW AFFORDABLE FAMILY GETAWAY
Fast Cars, Big Stars, a Tour of History and a High-Speed Coaster
Make for a Great Vacation in Spring Season of Speed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s not a vacation any more, it’s a “race-cation”, where speed,excitement and entertainment meet family fun and great values. And this spring, the race-cation only [...]

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(More mail today and how do you respond to this one?)
Dear Sir,
Good day.
My Name is Tochukwu Kelvin Eziukwu, I am 17 years old and I play professional football in Nigeria and I wish to be enrolled into your football academy.
I shall send to you my pictures/video should you request for them.
I look forward to your [...]

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Late last night, the Panthers cut Jake Delhomme – ESPN has the news.
With all these moves, Bojangles needs a new spokes-model. Any ideas?

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This from Darin Gantt from the Charlotte Observer and I know you’ve heard Darin Gantt on Prime Time with the Packman and he has the word on who the keepers are for the Carolina Panthers as deadlines draw nearer and nearer….
To see Gantt and his Carolina Keepers Click Here.

Read The Complete Article - Gantt says Carolina Panthers have some tough decisions to make: Carolina’s Keepers

By Andy | March 2, 2010 - 10:51 am - Posted in College, High School, Professional

Pirate Hall of Famer And 33-year Coaching Veteran Returns To East Carolina
CARY GODETTE NAMED TO ECU FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATIVE POST
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Cary Godette, an East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame inductee
who has spent 33 seasons on coaching staffs at the high school, collegiate and
National Football League levels, has been appointed director of football
administration at [...]

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By Andy | February 28, 2010 - 5:09 pm - Posted in Professional

The NWA Mid-Atlantic War Zone crew showed up and they showed off their in-ring and out-of-the-ring skills on Saturday evening in Pleasant Garden at the Community Center.
The group used to run shows down in Burlington and they did business there as the CWE and now they have laid down roots in Pleasant Garden. They [...]

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By Andy | February 26, 2010 - 3:40 pm - Posted in Professional

Arizona Winter League Has Record 55 Players Signed to Pro Contracts
15 Teams Select Players, Including the New York Mets & Mexico City Red Devils (AAA)
*****Both Adam Stone(Southeast Guilford) and Jake Ozment(Southern Guilford) ended up signing with Independent League teams. Congratulations to both of these young men.*****
Yuma, AZ. February 25, 2010 – The 2010 Arizona [...]

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The Greensboro Grasshoppers introduced Andy Haines as their manager for the 2010 season this morning, at a 10am press conference, at NewBridge Bank Park.
Haines was introduced, to those in attendance, by Donald Moore, the President of the Florida Marlins Class A entry in the South Atlantic League.
Haines took and responded to questions from the local [...]

Read The Complete Article - Hoppers introduce Andy Haines as new skipper this morning

By Andy | February 25, 2010 - 7:05 pm - Posted in Amateur, College, High School, Professional, Uncategorized

The moratorium is a period of delay and we need that for an extened period, possibly at least 24 hours, because it is impossible to monitor the site 24 hours a day and with the traffic we have been receiving over the past 18 hours we can’t break it down fast enough, so we will [...]

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BRISTOL, Conn. ESPN has suspended host Tony Kornheiser from his television talk show “Pardon the Interruption” for two weeks for comments he made on the radio last week about SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm’s clothing.
Storm, who worked in the past as a news anchor for WCNC in Charlotte, has also worked for CNN, CBS News [...]

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Courtesy of the Winston-Salem Journal by way of the www.news-record.com site and you can read the entire article when you hit Click Here below.
WINSTON-SALEM — The new downtown baseball stadium will be called BB&T Ballpark, a long-term partnership that owners of the Winston-Salem Dash hope could ease concerns about the viability of the heavily subsidized [...]

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The wife of former professional wrestling champion Ric Flair was arrested overnight in an apparent domestic assault case, police say.
Jacqueline Beems, 41, was charged with misdemeanor assault, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
Beems and Flair were married about three months ago.
WCNC-TV, the Charlotte Observer’s news partner, says police received a domestic violence call about 11:40 p.m. [...]

Read The Complete Article - This doesn’t sound natural, but “Nature Boy’s” wife arrested for assaulting the former champ, Ric Flair

By Don | February 20, 2010 - 11:37 am - Posted in College, Professional

If you are a Google user, you can add most of your favorite sports teams games to your Google calendar.
Open Google Calendar, under “Other Calendars” click ADD. Browse Interesting Calendars. Sports.
Baseball, Basketball, Football, as well as other sports. The Greensboro Grasshoppers have a calendar, so do the NC A&T Aggies, Tar Heels, High [...]

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By Andy | February 19, 2010 - 12:40 pm - Posted in Professional

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. Tiger Woods apologized for cheating on his wife and says he is unsure when he will return to competitive golf.
“I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. What I did was not acceptable,” said Woods, looking composed and speaking in a steady voice. His wife, Elin, was not with him.
As for [...]

Read The Complete Article - Tiger Tails/Tales: Mr. Woods speaks