This poem may have been written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1868 or 1918. And it may have been updated by Kitty O’Meara, a college professor in early 2020. Either way, it speaks volumes about the world yesterday and today. And people stayed at home. And read books and listened. And rested and exercised and made […]

The Zion Williamson lawsuit is getting red hot for Duke. The local media may be completely ignoring what has become an intriguing national story, but it is high time they delved into it. Zion is being sued for $100 million by his one-time agent, and the way the case has unfolded it looks like a […]

Dean Smith was 53 years ahead of NASCAR. One of the more surprising moves in the racial injustice war being waged across America was NASCAR’s announcement that the confederate flag would no longer be flown at its race tracks. A bold move, for sure, but good luck getting those flags off the pick-up trucks that […]

It’s about time Dabo Swinney’s mouth got him in trouble. The Clemson coach always had the gift for gab. How he walked on at Alabama and found his way onto the coaching staff there and eventually at Clemson, where as the wide receivers’ coach was not respected by all of his peers. A couple of […]

Carolina has some kind of three-sport athlete coming this summer. When I looked up Jefferson Boaz among UNC’s incoming football recruits, he was listed not by position but with the three letters ATH, which signifies ATHLETE. And there are plenty of reasons for that. At 6-8 and 230 pounds, Boaz led East Surry High School […]

Even reading “Curse of the Bambino” didn’t work. I’ve been on a bad streak lately with books on tape and TV shows on streaming networks. I read a review of Lawrence Wright’s new novel called “The End of October.” It was about a global pandemic, and I thought I could learn something from it. Bad move. […]

What do Zion’s lawyers and Trump’s lawyers have in common? Surely, it is strange bedfellows to mention the former Duke star and the current president in the same sentence. But since Williamson and his attorneys have tried to block the court order for him to testify in his lawsuit with his one-time agent, I can’t […]

It’s a perfect time for athletes and celebrities to get involved. If you’ve noticed, there is a national emergency that the famous can help quell, if not cure — and the current pandemic can play a role. Look, the NBA and NHL are having a hard time trying to figure out how to finish their […]

“Every man dies, not every man really lives” – William Wallace, as portrayed by Mel Gibson, in “Braveheart” As colleges grapple with when and how to open their campuses, it has become abundantly clear that even the most learned health experts don’t have all the answers about the future of coronavirus. Obviously, the best way to avoid […]

Quarantine is creating some unfortunate media headlines. Why would Ty Lawson lambaste Roy Williams? And why would a Kansas radio station want to interview Ol’ Roy about leaving 17 years ago? That’s right, 17 years ago and ACC Player of the Year Lawson. Obviously, with no games being played and entire seasons still in jeopardy, […]