“When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.” – Kay Yow It’s hard to believe it’s already been one year since the passing of Kay Yow. Her memory as a legendary coach and inspirational figure to thousands suffering from breat cancer has done nothing but grow in the last 365 days, proving that her […]
ACC & Other
One more look at Duke, link style
NC State’s win over Duke Wednesday night was, undoubtedly, huge. Huge for the 2009-2010 version of the Wolfpack, but also huge for the program as a whole. Here’s some links from the web today to help recap the win. Enjoy these, because come Friday morning it’s on to Maryland.
Amato has cancerous spot on tonsil
Via the Charlotte Observerand Ken Tysiac. Former N.C. State football coach Chuck Amato will undergo treatment for a cancerous spot located on his tonsil, N.C. State sports information director Annabelle Myers confirmed. Doctors detected the cancer early, and a full recovery is expected. Amato gave a statement to Myers after a Charlotte Observer and News […]
NC State vs Duke: Weird facial expressions for the win
For those who don’t get that joke, see Jon Scheyer tonight around 9 o’clock and 30 seconds. It will be really clear. Might not be any funnier, but it will most certainly be clear. The more I’ve perused message boards and other blogs the last couple of days regarding the Duke game, the more optimism […]
How Weak is the ACC?
There has been a lot of discussion (going back to last April) about how the ACC would be “down†this year. I even saw one comment this season proclaiming that this year was the weakest ACC in memory. So I thought it would be worth the time to put a little perspective on conference rankings […]
Monday news and notes: optimism edition
Just a few quick hits from the weekend in ACC basketball  for those who didn’t pay attention to any games besides NC State’s near-comeback/heartbreaker against Clemson. Georgia Tech 73, Carolina 71 Georgia Tech (13-4, 2-2) blew a 20-point lead of its own in Chapel Hill Saturday before getting a big bucket late from Zach Peacock to seal the deal […]
Roy Williams suddenly concerned about fouls AFTER Hansbrough graduates
Oh my God. I am honestly SO FLABBERGASTED by this that I cannot even begin to compose this blog entry for fear that my head will explode. This will be one of the most disjointed blog posts you will ever read on SFN as I cannot think straight right now. Just keep going and bear […]
Adrian Wilson voted to AP All-Pro team
In the realm of former Wolfpacker news, Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson has been voted to the Associated Press All-Pro 1st team. This is the first time the nine-year vet has been voted to the All-Pro team and based on his performance during the last few season, it likely won’t be the last. During the […]
Skip Holtz jumps ECU for USF
Fascinating story developed in Greenville the last 24 hours…and the ‘main stream media’ took another punch to the face when ‘AOL’s Fanhouse’ – a blog platform that SFN was invited to join when it was first formed – is credited for breaking the news that Skip Holtz is leaving East Carolina for South Florida. Here’s […]
Former Wolfpackers advance in NFL playoffs (Updated 10:30am)
It was a good weekend for former NC State football players in the NFL as both Jerricho Cotchery’s New York Jets and Adrian Wilson’s Arizona Cardinals advanced to the second round of the NFL Playoffs. If you didn’t see the Jets-Bengals game on Saturday, Cotchery turned in a very impressive performance – figuratively painting the […]
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