We’re midway through the four-day sprint-march-slog that is the ACC Tournament. It’s the third game in three days for Maryland and Florida State, while both UNC and Duke are coming off grueling Friday victories. Questions for the day: With a No. 1 seed in the NCAA assured, will Roy Williams do the expedient thing and […]
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RailHawks versus Revolution pregame notes
Jarrett at Triangle Soccer Fanatics has done the work for us: He’s secured the match day roster and located some news therein: First, there are now 25 players listed on the RailHawks roster (which doesn’t include confirmed signing Matt Watson, who is still playing for his indoor team in Baltimore). Officially, the team has 20 […]
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New York Times “succumbs to economic pressures,” withdraws support from Full Frame
If there was any doubt about the depth and breadth of the economic crisis in general and the daily newspaper crisis in particular, this afternoon’s announcement from the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival abolishes it. The New York Times, which has provided sponsorship support for the 12-year-old festival since 2001, has withdrawn its commitment, the […]
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ACC Tourney, Friday open thread
Well, as correspondent Adam Sobsey just emailed me, this second Friday of March should be a state-wide holiday. There was some basketball yesterday: NC State is done for the season, while Clemson’s NCAA seeding probably took a big hit with that loss to Georgia Tech, while Virginia Tech polished off Miami’s NCAA hopes before scaring […]
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Live from courtside in Atlanta…
Here at Triangle Offense headquarters, we thought about traveling to Atlanta for the ACC Tournament. A few seconds later, we gave up. Fortunately, Besha Rodell, ex-Indy food writer who now covers the culinary scene for Creative Loafing in Atlanta, has donned the mantle of alt-weekly scribbler-turned-sports journalist. She’s blogging from the Georgia Dome this weekend […]
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No Love for Jay Williams, according to Yahoo! story
There’s a long, juicy but unsurprising piece on Yahoo! Sports detailing how sports agents have turned to corrupting AAU coaches to get around the NBA’s new age limits. Kevin Love, who played a single season at UCLA last year before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, is the prized athlete in this tale. Ceruzzi Sports […]
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Martin Rennie speaks to the Indy’s Chris Gaffney
In today’s Independent, Chris Gaffney interviews RailHawks coach Martin Rennie, who reveals a remarkably serene and composed world-view: “Whoever the players are you have to care for them. Almost serve them in a way, not in a way that you’re a doormat, but in a way that they know that you want the best for […]
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Good times, bad times, art goes on in Raleigh
Societies in the throes of bad timeswhether a war or a cratering financial industryaren’t obliged to present the observer with public displays of misery, of garment-rending and teeth-gnashing. For example, Andre Zucca’s notorious photos of civilian life in Nazi-occupied France show stylish, flirty young peoplenot trainloads of Jewish captives and scenes of Nazi humiliation. Such […]
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Robin Williams show at DPAC postponed
Robin Williams was admitted to a Florida hospital yesterday after complaining of shortness of breath. After first postponing his remaining Sunshine State dates, tour organizers announced this afternoon that the remainder of his 80-date “Weapons of Self-Destruction” tour will also be postponed while Williams undergoes emergency heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement. Officials at […]
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RailHawks sign Zimbabwean midfielder Joseph Kabwe
In contrast to the recent run of high-profile signings from Europe and the MLS, the RailHawks reached down and made a low-key move today of the sort that could end up looking like an extremely shrewd acquisition. Joseph Kabwe, who is the third African signed to this squad, comes to the RailHawks after several years […]
