Winston-Salem, N.C. (January 22, 2019) – Bill Hillgrove, the longtime radio play-by-play announcer for University of Pittsburgh football and basketball, has been voted by the National Sports Media Association as the winner of the second Woody Durham Voice of College Sports Award. Sponsored by Learfield IMG College and the University of North Carolina athletics department, the award […]
The Odds on Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors – is it really so one-sided? The Cleveland Cavaliers seem to be following their role as underdogs in the 2018 NBA finals so far. At the time of writing, they have just come off a second defeat to favorites, Golden State Warriors. This is hardly surprising […]
On Friday afternoon the always-hapless Cleveland Browns shook up the football world with a flurry of trades. One of them included acquiring the talented wide receiver Jarvis Landry from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for two mid-round picks in the upcoming draft. . . But they weren’t done. Not even a few hours later Cleveland struck again […]
March 7, 2018 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DURHAM NAMED BRADLEY AWARD WINNER LEWISVILLE, N.C .– The late Woody Durham is the recipient of the 12th annual Bob Bradley Spirit and Courage Award from the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference. Durham, the iconic voice of University of North Carolina athletics […]
BAGLEY PLAYER, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, BENNETT COACH OF THE YEAR IN ACSMA ALL-ACC VOTING WILKINS DEFENSIVE PLAYER, MAYE MOST IMPROVED; HUNTER SIXTH MAN LEWISVILLE, NC (March 4, 2018) – Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III swept post-season honors in All-ACC voting by 22 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA), capturing […]
From the America East Conference Men’s #AEHoops Awards BOSTON – For the eighth time in conference history, there is a repeat #AEHoops Player of the Year. Vermont’s Trae Bell-Haynes earned the honor for the second-straight season to highlight the conference’s 2017-18 men’s basketball annual award winners. All of the conference’s 2017-18 major awards were announced Thursday […]
The main argument that is sure to come up in every debate about college football is Strength of Schedule (SoS). Back in the dark ages of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, SoS was attained by determining the cumulative win/loss record of a team’s schedule and the cumulative win/loss record of their opposition’s schedule. Add […]
Friday night’s injury was a disaster for the New Orleans Pelicans. Their star center Demarcus Cousins tore his Achilles tendon in their 115-113 win over the Houston Rockets. Cousins was immediately declared out for the season. This injury is a huge hit to the Pelicans franchise. They had started to gain some traction with their […]
The month of January has been a mitigated disaster for the Cleveland Cavaliers. With yet another loss Tuesday night at the hands of the short-handed San Antonio Spurs, the Cavs have now lost 10 of their last 13 contests. Unbecoming of a LeBron James led team right? Seems like every year around this time during […]
After covering the Cure Bowl in Orlando Florida, I have come to believe that there is something special about football with a cause. It is with that in mind, that I feel privileged to be covering the 2018 East-West Shrine Game in St.Petersurg, Florida on Saturday. In addition to the goodwill, there is plenty of significance […]