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WATCH THE AD: “Woke” Major League Baseball Targeted
Back in May, I asked this question: Is Major League Baseball proud of itself now? Back then I wrote this: Honestly, sometimes you have to wonder why some people don’t…
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Elections & Public Integrity
The Right AOC on Point: Playing politics instead of baseball hurts the people
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains how Major League Baseball’s commissioner is ruining the game. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
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Re: NCAA spikes NC over HB2
No doubt you’ve heard the NCAA announced yesterday it was pulling championship games from North Carolina in response to HB2. As a result, Greensboro will lose first and second round…
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More Adam Silver lawyerspeak
Headlines are playing it like the NBA will definitely yank the All-Star from Charlotte if HB2 isn’t repealed. But read Commissioner Adam Silver’s statement: “We’ve been, I think, crystal clear…
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NBA salary cap to increase dramatically
From $67 million for 2015/16 to $90 million the following season as a fat, new television deal cuts in. So what do NBA teams do with a third more money…
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Davidson and the NCAA tournament
The NCAA mens basketball tournament starts in earnest today. A quick word of advice for Davidson College, and other mid-major teams: Up your game. By that I mean, it’s pretty…
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Athletics Reform
In today’s Pope Center feature, I discuss the Rawlings Panel Report on Intercollegiate Athletics, which claims to offer “principles of good governance and management of intercollegiate athletics both at UNC-Chapel Hill…
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The latest Bobcats fail
It’s really, really hard to be a Bobcats fan — the team is bad in so many different ways and offers so little hope for the future. The latest case…
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Panthers in free fall
Hard to put a positive spin on the Panthers latest move: After blowing an 11 point lead with 6 minutes to go at home against Tampa, the Panthers felt the…
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Panther's punter insanity
Let me see if I get this straight: So the Panthers are one of only two teams to draft a punter this year, using the last pick in the 6th…
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A Panther's Myth
You’ll hear people often say that the Carolina Panthers are a “young” football, with the implication that they will get better through additional experience. That’s true — on defense only.…
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UNC football scandal: Under New Management
Update, 2 p.m.: UNC Athletics Director Dick Baddour has announced that he will resign when his contract expires in June 2012. When an event such as UNC football coach Butch…