The Best of the Sports Shop

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss speak with Jeremiah Holloway.

Jeremiah Holloway of Inside Carolina joins the Sports Shop to discuss Bill Belichick and North Carolina Tar Heel football. Will the Tar Heels be good this season? What are the expectations?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Dr. Deborah Stroman.

Dr. Stroman discusses the psychology of losing. What are the effects of losing too much?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with CL Brown.

CL Brown discusses ACC and college football. It is opening week in college football! What can we expect in college football this season?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss what happened yesterday between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko. 

It is Throwback Thursday! Yesterday at the US Open, Taylor Townsend delivered a standout performance by defeating the No. 25 seed, Jelena Ostapenko, in straight sets (7–5, 6–1), securing a spot in the third round. However, the match became more notable for what happened after the final point. During the post-match handshake, Ostapenko confronted Townsend over perceived breaches of tennis etiquette. Ostapenko allegedly told Townsend that she had “no class” and “no education,” sparking a heated exchange. Townsend responded by telling her to “take the L,” emphasizing that respect should go both ways. What happened?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss NC State football, Duke football and more.

Dave Doeren and the North Carolina State Wolfpack will host the East Carolina Pirates tonight at 7 pm to open the season at Carter-Finley Stadium. How important is this game for Doeren and The Pack? Who will win?

Manny Diaz and the Duke Blue Devils will open their season at home against Elon University, tonight with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. This game marks the start of Duke's 2025 campaign. Is Darian Mensah going to take Duke to the next level this season? Is it disrespectful to rank Duke football 6th in the ACC? Who will win tonight?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alec discuss Travis Hunter fathering his first child and the shooting in Minneapolis yesterday. 

There was a tragic mass shooting yesterday, August 27, 2025, at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis. During a morning school-age Mass, a gunman fired multiple rounds through stained-glass windows, killing two children (ages 8 and 10) and injuring 17 others, including 14 minors and three elderly parishioners. The suspect, 23-year-old Robin Westman, a former student, died by suicide at the scene. Authorities shared that all 14 surviving children are expected to recover, and some have already been released from the hospital. Why does this keep happening?

Travis Hunter is a father! Hunter and his wife, Leanna Lenee, secretly welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on August 27, 2025, just ahead of Hunter’s NFL debut with the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss Coco Gauff's golf performance.

At the 2025 U.S. Open, Coco Gauff advanced through a tense opening-round battle against Ajla Tomljanovic, winning 6‑4, 6‑7(2), 7‑5. Despite racking up 59 unforced errors and 10 double faults, Gauff got the job done. Her performance came amid a bold overhaul of her serving technique, a process she undertook after parting ways with longtime coach Matt Daly. She brought in biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan—renowned for his work with Aryna Sabalenka—to address deep-rooted technical flaws. The transition hasn’t been smooth, but it’s already producing promising results: Gauff has reduced her double faults from 23 in Montreal to just 10 in this match. 

Gauff now faces Olympic silver medalist Donna Vekic in the second round, a matchup that will further test her revamped game. Gauff is undergoing a technical transformation, rebuilding her serve mid-season—a risky move that may be starting to pay off.

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss Dave Doeren and the NC State Wolfpack opening their season against ECU tomorrow night.

Dave Doeren and the North Carolina State Wolfpack will host the East Carolina Pirates tomorrow night at 7 pm to open the season at Carter-Finley Stadium. How important is this game for Doeren and The Pack?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss the SEC using a 9-game conference schedule model, Taylor Swift and more.

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) will officially adopt a nine-game conference football schedule starting in the 2026 season. Until then, including the current 2025 season, the SEC remains on its traditional eight-game format. The move to nine games is part of a broader effort to increase schedule strength and competitiveness, particularly as the College Football Playoff places greater emphasis on the difficulty of opponents and overall résumé. Is this good or bad?

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged and Reese is excited! Reese says Swift is more talented than Beyonce. Is he right?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss Taylor Swift's impact, Carson Vinson and NFL Cutdown Day.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged and Reese is excited! Reese says Swift is more talented than Beyonce. Is he right? Is Taylor Swift more popular than Beyonce.

NFL Cutdown Day is when teams across the league have to finalize their 53-man rosters. Cutdown Day was yesterday, Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Hunter Renfrow was one of the Carolina Panthers cut. Were you surprised? Where there any other surprises on cut day?

Carson Vinson appeared on the Sports Shop roughly 3 months ago. Vinson is officially a Baltimore Raven after surviving the NFL's notorious Cutdown Day. Vinson went to Alabama A&M, playing for Bulldogs and was selected by the Ravens in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. How impressive is Carson Vinson?