Men parachute into wrong football stadium | ajc.com

This is classic!

Men parachute into wrong football stadium | ajc.com

Team USA overcomes meltdown, defeats Spain for gold medal - NBA - CBSSports.com Live Scores, Standings, Stats

Thank You Coach K, but now it's time to get back to DUKE full time :-)

Team USA overcomes meltdown, defeats Spain for gold medal - NBA - CBSSports.com Live Scores, Standings, Stats

A.L. Brown 48, Central Cabarrus 6 article from the Salisbury Post

SalisburyPost.com - Sports - Prep Football: A.L. Brown 48, Central Cabarrus 6

A.L. Brown clobbers Central Cabarrus 48-6!

The Wonders are off to a good start in 08. I believe that was our best opening game in a number of years. The Wonders were without their best running back who is still out from an injury suffered last year and our best linebacker who is out with an ACL. It appears we have a lot of weapons on offense and if Lott can do the job at quarterback, we may finally get past those Cougars of Charlotte Catholic.

A.L. Brown clobbers Central Cabarrus - Independent Tribune - Concord and Kannapolis

2008 Prep Football: SPC preview

SalisburyPost.com - preps - 2008 Prep Football: SPC preview

2008 Prep Football: A.L. Brown preview

SalisburyPost.com - preps - 2008 Prep Football: A.L. Brown preview

Prep football: A.L. Brown notebook

SalisburyPost.com - Sports - Prep football: A.L. Brown notebook

Myth buster: Blowing the whistle on Duke favoritism - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com Live Scores, Standings, Stats

Myth buster: Blowing the whistle on Duke favoritism - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com Live Scores, Standings, Stats

Creativity separates Vikings' Allison!

It's real good to see a Wonder in the NFL again. We have had quite a few in the NFL over the years. Let's Go Wonders!!!

SalisburyPost.com - Sports - Creativity separates Vikings' Allison

First day of football excites Duke

R U Ready 4 Some Football???

Sports: First day of football excites Duke | cutcliffe, duke, devils : Burlington Times News

Cutcliffe's arrival has Durham buzzing!

Wow, Duke has doubled it's season tickets from last year. I've been thinking about getting tickets myself.

Cutcliffe's arrival has Durham buzzing | www.charlotteobserver.com

Shoulder injury to sideline Sharapova for U.S. Open!

This is not a good for the US Open fans.

Shoulder injury to sideline Sharapova for U.S. Open - Tennis - CBSSports.com Scoreboard, Schedules, Players

Hounds working to renew rivalry with Wonders!

I would welcome the chance to kick the greyhounds a few more times. I am surprised that Mooresville did not continue that series with Statesville, though.

Hounds working to renew rivalry with Wonders | Statesville Record & Landmark

Duke surprise in football recruiting!

Here comes the Blue Devils in Football! I may have to get some season tickets!

Michigan State, Duke surprise in football recruiting - USATODAY.com

Duke Basketball #1 Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85

ESPN - Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85 - Men's College Basketball

Earnhardt's hometown removes his honor flags

Earnhardt's hometown removes his honor flags

Shirtless Joe: Take Him Out Of the Ballpark?

It seems that the Washington Nationals have the same policy as the Carolina Panthers.

Shirtless Joe: Take Him Out Of the Ballpark? - washingtonpost.com

Logano takes pole, posts win, proves something

Great News for Joe Gibbs Racing! Joey won his first race in his third start in the Nationwide series.

Logano takes pole, posts win, proves something

Nadal routs Federer for fourth consecutive French Open title - Tennis - CBSSports.com Scoreboard, Schedules, Players

Hooray! I'm not a big Nadal fan but I'm hoping that he doesn't break Pete Samprus career Grand Slam Titles. Federer is 2 from tying Pete and needs 3 more to set the record. I would hate to see a record by an American to be broken by the Swiss.

Nadal routs Federer for fourth consecutive French Open title - Tennis - CBSSports.com Scoreboard, Schedules, Players

Big Brown loses in Belmont Stakes, fails in bid for Triple Crown!

Ouch! All the experts had Big Brown winning the race and winning big. I guess we will have to wait until next year to see if a horse can win the Triple Crown.

ESPN - Big Brown loses in Belmont Stakes, fails in bid for Triple Crown - Horse Racing

Jim McKay, Olympics and ABC announcer, dies at age 86!

I can remember watching him do the Olympic coverage back in 1980 as we beat the evil Russians in Hockey. He also was on ABC's Wide World of Sports that I remember watching on Saturday afternoon. "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat". I will never forget that phrase in the opening credits of the show.

ESPN - Jim McKay, Olympics and ABC announcer, dies at age 86 - ESPN

French Open Ladies Champion!

Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 to win here first Grand Slam after three attempts. She will also take over the number one ranking in women's tennis on Monday.

I hope that Nadal can take care of Federer again tomorrow.

Busch begins historic swing in Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Trucks!

It would be great to see him win all 3, but that's highly unlikely.

AP Article on ESPN.com

Busch begins historic swing in Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Truck races

LONG POND, Pa. -- Hiding behind his sunglasses on a cloudy day, Kyle Busch appeared totally relaxed as he prepared to make NASCAR history.

Busch set out Friday to become the first driver to race in all three of NASCAR's national series at three different tracks, a cross-country trifecta that started with practice and qualifying at Pocono Raceway before hustling off to Texas Motor Speedway for the Truck Series race.

Then he's scheduled to head back Pocono for another round of practice in his Sprint Cup car, a trip to Nashville on Saturday for the Nationwide Series race and finally back to Pocono for the Cup race on Sunday.

Asked if he was excited about the triple, or enticed by the opportunity to become the first driver to pull it off, Busch answered both "not really."

For Busch, it's all about the action and the chance to collect three different trophies.

"I just like to race, that's what it's all about," Busch said. "I don't need to test myself. I don't have anything to prove. I'm just out there trying to race races and win races."

So after qualifying his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10th for Sunday's race, Busch raced off to a waiting helicopter to begin his trek to Texas. He anticipated arriving with 45 minutes to spare before climbing into Billy Ballew's truck for the start of that race.

While he downplayed his impending journey, the rest of the garage marveled at his efforts.

"I got to hand it to Kyle -- he loves driving the race cars and he's having a great season and winning a lot races," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. "If I was him, that would be a great motivator to keep doing it. But the logistics of a deal like this has got to be tough.

"I think it's says a lot about what kind of racer he is. He's pretty damn dedicated."

Plenty of drivers have raced at two different tracks on the same weekend, and a handful will do it Saturday when Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, Jason Leffler, David Ragan and David Reutimann travel to Nashville after Cup practice to run the Nationwide Series race. Even with their heavy load, some were envious of Busch's schedule -- which also included Wednesday night's run in Tony Stewart's charity race at Eldora Speedway.

"I'm jealous of Kyle this weekend," Edwards said. "He got to race Wednesday night. He's going to race Friday, Saturday and Sunday, pretty cool. That would be fun to do. Maybe I'll get with him and see how it went after this weekend. Maybe it's something to do for next year."

Busch's schedule didn't always include the Truck Series race, but was added once Ballew moved into contention for the owner's championship. He is currently fourth in the owner standings, just 33 points behind leader Tom Mitchell, who fields a truck for Rick Crawford.

Busch has put Ballew in contention, with four top-10s and 304 laps led in his six races. When he missed Kansas and Mansfield for scheduling conflicts, fill-in driver Shane Sieg finished 18th and 21st and didn't lead a lap.

So to keep Ballew, an original owner in the series, in the running for his first title, Busch agreed to race in Texas. Busch accepts no money for driving from Ballew and all his winnings are returned to the race team.

But in helping a friend again, Busch also opened himself to scrutiny if he doesn't run well Sunday in Pocono. He enters the race with a 142-point lead in the Cup standings.

"Not taking anything away from Kyle and what he's doing," said two-time series champion Jimmie Johnson. "He's doing something cool and neat. If he runs well he's going to look like a hero, if he runs bad, everyone is going to be on his butt."

The 23-year-old Busch has been on top of his game this season, racking up 10 wins across the three series. But fatigue could be a factor this weekend -- not from the actual racing, but the tedious travel between the tracks. He tried to catch up on sleep Thursday night, when he went to bed at 8 p.m. But he's on the move from here.

"The challenge of it all is probably just staying awake," Busch said. "Just not burning out and getting too tired. That's going to be a challenge. But if everything runs smoothly and everything goes perfect, then it should be pretty easy."

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

UNC's Lawson charged with driving after drinking

UNC's Lawson charged with driving after drinking

Point guard's name is entered in NBA draft

CHAPEL HELL --
North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson was arrested today and charged with driving after consuming alcohol, violating a local noise ordinance and driving with a revoked license.

A Chapel Hell police officer arrested Lawson, 20, at 2:33 a.m. on North Columbia St., in the heart of town. The officer stopped Lawson in a 2005 four-door Chevrolet with Maryland plates after hearing loud music coming from the car, said police Capt. Chris Blue.

The officer suspected that Lawson had been drinking, conducted a field sobriety test and found probable cause to charge him, Blue said.

Lawson was taken into custody, processed and released on a written promise to appear in court July 8.

He had no comment when he was contacted by phone this morning.

Lawson, a sophomore, averaged 12.7 points for the Tar Heels, who advanced to the Final Four last season. He is one of three UNC players who entered their names into the NBA draft, but he did not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility that he will return to school. He has until June 16 to pull his name out of the draft and has been working out for NBA teams to judge where he would be taken.

Contacted early this morning, a team spokesman did not know of the arrest report and had no immediate comment.


Article from the Charlotte Observer

Kyle Busch does it again!

M&M's for Everyone!!!

Kyle Busch does it again

Ironmen bring another championship to Cherryville!

Congratulations to Colton Ballard, Seth Freeman, Tyler Buff, Jake Dellinger, Nate Thornburg, and Kevin Elmore who were part of our youth group at FUMCherryville.

Local News: Ironmen bring another championship to Cherryville | ironmen, cherryville, state : Gaston Gazette

Kevin White Named Vice President and Director of Athletics at Duke!

I hope he does a better job than Alleva in the area of Football.

Kevin White Named Vice President and Director of Athletics at Duke

Logano shows he's the real deal with a masterful debut at Dover!

I guess he will take over the 20 if Stewart leaves.

ESPN - Logano shows he's the real deal with a masterful debut at Dover - Racing