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Tuck Em’ In and Kiss Em’ Goodnight: How to Sack the Quarterback in 2018

Brayden Stamps Staff Writer Fans of NFL teams with tenacious pass rushers have been holding their breaths on Sundays in the wake of the NFL’s new roughing-the-passer rules. The NFL rulebook defines roughing the passer as “any physical acts against a player who is in a passing posture which, in the referee’s judgment, are unwarranted by the circumstances of the play.” However, this is nothing … Continue reading Tuck Em’ In and Kiss Em’ Goodnight: How to Sack the Quarterback in 2018

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In-State College Football Recap: Week Five

Andrew Salmon Sports Editor The North Carolina Tar Heels kicked off last week’s action with a trip down to southern Florida to take on the 16th ranked Miami Hurricanes. Things started off somewhat promisingly for the struggling Tar Heels, with North Carolina only being down by four points at the end of the first quarter. However, quarterback Chazz Surratt, who showed some explosiveness on the … Continue reading In-State College Football Recap: Week Five

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North Carolina Football Recap: Week Four

Dillon Overby Staff Writer Wake Forest kicked off this week of North Carolina football with a tough test against Notre Dame. Wake Forest was coming off of a loss to Boston College, and Notre Dame was coming off lackluster performances against Ball State and Vanderbilt. Wake Forest was able to hang with the Fighting Irish early, with a 7-3 score against Notre Dame at the … Continue reading North Carolina Football Recap: Week Four

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Buffalo Bills’ CB Vontae Davis Abruptly Retires at Halftime

Monique Williams Staff Writer   While on the clock at their full-time job, an employee takes off their uniform and walks out the door. There were too many customers and not enough help. They do not clock out or present any signal that they want to resign or quit. How would the boss feel? The team members? They would feel betrayed, similar to how cornerback … Continue reading Buffalo Bills’ CB Vontae Davis Abruptly Retires at Halftime

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Is Colin Kaepernick’s partnership with Nike creating visibility for social change?

Rejani King Staff Writer On September 3, 2018, Nike and Colin Kaepernick announced their partnership to support social change. This campaign celebrates Nike’s thirtieth anniversary for the famous “Just Do It” slogan. The cover art features a black-and-white photo of Kaepernick’s face with the words, “Believe in something. Even if  it means sacrificing everything.” This quote deliberately signifies what he’s faced because of standing up … Continue reading Is Colin Kaepernick’s partnership with Nike creating visibility for social change?

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In-State College Football Recap: Week One

Andrew Salmon Sports Editor Appalachian State was so close. They marched into Penn State’s Beaver Stadium—the second-largest football stadium in the world—and gave the Playoff-hopeful Nittany Lions all they could handle, eleven years to the day after they defeated Michigan in Michigan Stadium. That defeat is often regarded as the greatest upset in college football history. The Mountaineers twice overcame 14 point deficits to take … Continue reading In-State College Football Recap: Week One

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Carolina Cobras Stymy Columbus Lions, Capture NAL Championship

Andrew Salmon Sports Editor Cobras quarterback Charles McCullum passed for seven touchdowns, and ran for another. The potent Cobras defense frustrated Columbus all night long, and the Carolina Cobras cruised to a 66-8 victory on the National Arena League (NAL) Championship Game last Monday night. The Cobras, sitting at 11-5 in the franchise’s first year of existence, raced out to a 7-0 lead on their … Continue reading Carolina Cobras Stymy Columbus Lions, Capture NAL Championship

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In-State College Football Preview

Tripp Hurd Staff Writer The long awaited month of football is finally here. It has been a miserable 200 or so days since Tua Tagovailoa led the second half comeback against Georgia in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to give Alabama its fifth national title of the Nick Saban era. Now, the rest of the country looks to play catch up to the Crimson Tide, and while … Continue reading In-State College Football Preview

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Maryland Football: The Death of Jordan McNair

Brayden Stamps Staff Writer The date is May 29th. The time is 4:15 p.m. It is an early summer’s day in College Park, Maryland. Temperatures during practice that day for the University of Maryland’s football team reached soaring highs, the likes of which are unfit for intense cardiovascular exercise. It should go without saying that these conditions should compel coaches to take precautions in the … Continue reading Maryland Football: The Death of Jordan McNair

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Carolina Cobras Enjoy Home-field Advantage

Dillon Overby Staff Writer The summer months are not known for their exciting sports; we are more than two months away from college basketball and football, and the NBA and NHL playoffs just ended. During this time all we have to look forward to is baseball and soccer highlights, right? Wrong, well, at least if you live near Greensboro, as the Greensboro Cobras have a … Continue reading Carolina Cobras Enjoy Home-field Advantage

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