Check this out Is this a joke? or am I off base? But…isn’t it a combination of odd, inappropriate, stupid, and ridiculous for a SPORTS EDITOR to pen a quasi-article that proclaims, “I don’t particularly care for (the largest public university in the state in which I cover sports”)? Seriously. Tell me if I am […]
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David Thompson Gives Team Postgame Talk
This article is just great to read! (Additionally, you will enjoy this related piece regarding DT.) Lowe, who starred on State’s 1983 NCAA champs, invited Thompson into the locker room after the game for a few words. “The other night, I talked to the guys about the tradition of our school,” Lowe said. “After the […]
Hodge Traded for Blake; No Punches Thrown
Talk about sick irony! It doesn’t getting any crazier than NC State’s Julius Hodge being traded for Maryland’s Steve Blake. The Denver Nuggets need some breathing space from luxury-tax territory. The Milwaukee Bucks need backcourt scoring to counter their injury crisis. That’s why the teams, according to NBA front-office sources, are combining on a trade […]
Julius Hodge Gets First Start For Denver
LOS ANGELES – The snow was falling in Bismarck, N.D., and Julius Hodge was channeling his inner-Rocky Balboa. Seeking every edge in his conditioning, Hodge braced against the cold and started running laps around the budget hotel where he and the Colorado 14ers of the NBA Development League were housed for three days last week. […]
Q&A With Sidney Lowe
On the eve/morning (depeding on when you read this) of Sidney Lowe’s first ACC game in the RBC Center the ACC.com shares with us a “Q&A with Sidney Lowe“: Q: What is it like to be back at NC State? It means everything to me. This is my home. I love NC State; I’ve always […]
NYJ & NCS
Good news, bad news for NC State and the New York Jets. Former Wolfpack safety Andre Maddox was released from the Jets practice squad this week. Additionally, Jets’ wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery earned an honor on USA Today’s 15th annual All-Joe Team of “NFL’s ‘grunts’ whose work doesn’t often show up in statistics but is […]
AP: Cowher to call it quits on Friday
Link While Cowher would be resigning with one season left on his contract, there is no indication he would retire from pro football. He said recently he is not close to being burned out, and still likes coaching and dealing with players. Cowher is the NFL’s longest-tenured coach with his current team; Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher, […]
Mario Impresses
We just talked about Philip Rivers’ great performance on Sunday, so it is only fair that we follow-up the entry with a little bit on Mario Williams, who forced a fumble and was involved on five tackles during the Texans first (EVER) win over the Indianapolis Colts. Williams has played solidly throughout the entire season. […]
Philip Rivers Leads the Chargers Comeback
GREAT video of the Chargers’ comeback on Sunday led by Philip Rivers. Click here Relatedly, the Washington Post ran this article within the past week analyzing the Chargers-Giants trade that brought Rivers to San Diego. In the spring of 2004, while holding the top pick in the NFL draft, Smith was rejected by the obvious […]
State Places 3 in Pro Bowl
Three former NC State players have been named to this year’s NFL Pro Bowl. Torry Holt, Philip Rivers and Adrian Wilson all were distinguished witht he honor. * This marks Holt’s 6th Pro Bowl. We encourage you to click here. * Rivers joins Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer in the AFC, therefore placing ahead of […]
