6/4 Update ESPN Story John Wooden, college basketball’s gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever, has died. He was 99. The university said Wooden died Friday night of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, […]
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Vegas Odds on 2011 National Basketball Champion
While we’ve been spending some time providing you a lot of valuable information to help you craft realistic expectations for next basketball season some schools have a little more reason to be excited about next year. This link will take you to some conversations focused on some preseason polls, and this link will take you […]
NC State beats Clemson to open ACC Baseball Tourney
NC State got its bats going in its first action in the 2010 ACC Baseball Tourney Wednesday night, picking up a 13-8 win over Clemson. State put itself in very good position going forward if it can continue to play well Friday and Saturday. The game against Virginia Tech Saturday is very winnable and if […]
NC State’s secondary needs to improve, or else
The defensive secondary was just one of the major issues the Wolfpack defense had in 2009. Without major improvement before the season opener September 4, it could be the issue in 2010. Aside from the issues facing Jarvis Byrd, the secondary is simply unproven. Even with less experience on the defensive line, the front seven […]
ACC Sports: Jim Sumner breaks down the ACC Baseball Tourney
Here’s a good look at what to expect from this week’s ACC Baseball Tournament in Greensboro. After favorite Virginia, the field is pretty wide open and there should be some good games to see once the action gets going. ACC Baseball Tourney Preview The ACC ended its regular season last weekend and eight teams prepared […]
Baseball heads to Greensboro looking to continue run
After sweeping Duke over the weekend, NC State is now the No. 7 seed in the ACC Baseball Tournament, which gets underway Wednesday. The Pack will open up the tournament against the No. 2 seed Clemson. Here’s more coverage of the action in Greensboro. GoPack: NC State schedules for three night games in ACC Tourney […]
2010-11 Bowl Schedule almost set
Link to schedule Specifically noteworthy: Advocare Independence Dec. 27 Shreveport, La. 5 p.m. ESPN ACC vs. MWC Champs Sports Bowl Dec. 28 Orlando 6:30 p.m. ESPN ACC vs. Big East EagleBank Bowl Dec. 29 Washington, D.C. 2:30 p.m. ESPN ACC vs. CUSA Franklin Music City Bowl Dec. 30 Nashville 6:30 p.m. ESPN ACC vs. SEC […]
Jim Young takes a closer look at the ACC/ESPN TV deal
While it was widely reported Monday that the ACC had reached a new TV deal with ESPN, many of the details of that deal (aside from the money part of the equation) were left somewhat up in the air. As more details of the deal begin to come out during the next few days and […]
Is Lebron James Taking Over Basketball?
Lebron James is one of the two marquee players in basketball today: perhaps only Kobe Bryant is bigger, considering his longer tenure and multiple championships in the NBA. But without doubt, Lebron James is almost as big, and unlike Kobe, he plans to extend his influence in basketball to something bigger than championships: Lebron plans […]
ESPN wins bidding war with Fox for ACC rights
Here’s part of the story from TBJ…I’ll have much more on this story, and it’s impact on the conference, later today. ESPN won the TV rights to ACC football and basketball in a bidding competition with Fox Sports that was surprisingly close, industry sources say, and as a result made the conference several million more […]
