The Best of the Sports Shop

Reese and Pam discuss the upcoming Panthers vs. Cardinals game, and the departure of Alex.

The next upcoming Thursday NFL game is the preseason opener featuring the Carolina Panthers at the Arizona Cardinals on August 6, 2026, at 8:00 PM. Alex, well known as A-Town, is leaving the Sports Shop after 3.5 years next Friday. So please show some love.

Reese and Pam discuss the injunction for Class of '22 athletes and Friday's Raleigh American Red Cross Blood Drive.

A federal court issued a nationwide class-wide preliminary injunction ordering the NCAA to grant a fifth year of eligibility for the 2026–27 season to all high school Class of 2022 athletes (who began college in the 2022–23 academic year) and exhausted their four years this past spring.

Reese, K-Mac and Pam discuss America’s top HBCU's in 2026 and they revisit last weeks conversation on Tuskegee University's controversial updated student dress code.

Tuskegee University updated its student dress code for the Fall 2026 semester to prohibit bonnets, du-rags, bedroom slippers and revealing clothing in academic and dining areas. Announced by President Dr. Mark A. Brown, the policy also requires students to bring a professional business suit and proper shoes for professional events. Is this fair?

Reese, K-Mac and Pam discuss who would be a bigger disappointment if they don't reach the SuperBowl this season... Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jordan Love or Dak Prescott.

Reese, K-Mac and Pam discuss the which order the Cowboys, Raiders, Jets and Commanders should go in. 

What order would you put them in?

Reese and Pam discuss Donovan Mitchell getting married to Coco Jones, Tyler Lepley and Miracle Watts' alleged mistress scandal and Friday's Raleigh American Red Cross Blood Drive.

Coco Jones and Donovan Mitchell are officially married! On Saturday, August 1, the couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Allen Mason.

Allen Mason is a development and business professional based in Durham, North Carolina, with more than 20 years of experience in leadership, sales and marketing. A graduate of Elizabeth City State University, he has been affiliated with Dynasty5, LLC and has remained actively engaged with his alma mater through career and community initiatives. In addition to his business work, Mason has served as an Account Manager with the American Red Cross North Carolina Region, where he has supported community outreach efforts, including initiatives focused on sickle cell awareness.

For more information: redcrossblood.org or email Allen @[email protected] or call: 9842149709

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if the Big 10 has become the best conference in college football.

A Big Ten team has won the College Football Playoff national championship in each of the last three seasons. Does that make the Big Ten the best conference in college football?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if the Big 10 is the best college football conference, today's Raleigh American Red Cross Blood Drive and they look at North Carolina A&T's football schedule this upcoming season.

The Sports Shop crew is broadcasting live in Raleigh, North Carolina at 100 N Peartree Ln to promote and support the Raleigh American Red Cross Blood Drive. The Drive is from 9am-2pm today.

The college football season is almost here! What does North Carolina A&T's football schedule look like? Is the Big 10 the best of the college football conferences?

Reese, Kmac, Pam, and Alex discuss criticism of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program and whether the program has truly fallen from its former glory. Is this just Alabama hate, or is the criticism justified?

With the college football season rapidly approaching, the crew also previews what to expect from HBCU football programs this year and debates whether too many HBCU athletes are choosing to transfer to or attend PWIs instead.