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Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss UNC's loss to Georgia Tech and Armando Bacot. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated #3 North Carolina Tar Heels 74-73 last night snapping UNC's 10-game winning streak marking UNC's first loss since December 16 against Kentucky. What went wrong for the Tar Heels? Was it Pam’s fault? Does UNC have problems? Were they looking past Georgia Tech to Duke this w...

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss UNC's loss to Georgia Tech.  The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated #3 North Carolina Tar Heels 74-73 last night snapping UNC's 10-game winning streak marking UNC's first loss since December 16 against Kentucky. What went wrong for the Tar Heels? Was it Pam’s fault? Does UNC have problems? Were they looking past Georgia Tech to Duke this weekend?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Lebron James' message to his team and the Lakers struggles. The Los Angeles Lakers are one game under .500 as they currently sit in 9th place in the Western Conference with a 24-25 record. Last night, the LA Lakers lost to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks 138-122. What is LeBron's message to his team? Why are the Lakers struggling?

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss NC State's win over Miami and UNC's loss to Georgia Tech. The NC State Wolfpack defeated the Miami Hurricanes 74-68 last night snapping a 3-game losing streak. Is NC State back on track? The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated #3 North Carolina Tar Heels 74-73 last night snapping UNC's 10-game winning streak marking UNC's first loss since December 16 against Kentucky....

Alex discusses Duke's win over Virginia Tech and the Brock Purdy hype. #7 Duke Blue Devils defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 77-67. Duke has now won 4 straight games against ACC competition. They will travel to UNC to play the North Carolina Tar Heels in the biggest rival in college basketball. Who wins the game: #7 Duke or #3 UNC? The San Francisco 49ers are back in the Super Bowl. They were last...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Duke's win over Virginia Tech and some other action in college basketball. #7 Duke Blue Devils defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 77-67. Duke has now won 4 straight games against ACC competition. They will travel to UNC to play the North Carolina Tar Heels in the biggest rival in college basketball. Who wins the game: #7 Duke or #3 UNC?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens season. Lamar Jackson will likely win MVP this year which would make him a 2-time MVP. Jackson and the Ravens finished the regular season as the #1 seed in AFC with a 13-4 record, the best record in the league. How should people evaluate the season Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens just had? Did Jackson and the Ravens ch...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Doc Rivers' coaching debut for the Bucks, Joel Embiid not playing the Nuggets and they evaluate NBA defenses. The Denver Nuggets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks last night 113-107 spoiling the debut of the Bucks' new head coach Doc Rivers. Are the Bucks going to be okay? Joel Embiid has not played in Denver since 2019. Recently, the Philadelphia 76ers played the Denv...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if Duke is a contender or pretender and Joel Embiid's injury controversy. #7 Duke Blue Devils defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 77-67. Duke has now won 4 straight games against ACC competition. They will travel to UNC to play the North Carolina Tar Heels in the biggest rival in college basketball. Who wins the game: #7 Duke or #3 UNC?   When it comes to the N...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with James Dubose Jr. James Dubose Jr is the Director of Athletics at Elizabeth City State University. There is an event titled, "The Blueprint" Build Your Future At ECSU this Sat. Feb. 3 from 1-3pm in Raleigh at Life Enrichment Center.  The address for the event is: 3805 Tarheel Club Road.

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the conference championship games over the weekend in the NFL.  The Chiefs are the Champions of the AFC. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10. What should people think about Lamar Jackson after his underwhelming performance? What went wrong for the Ravens? The 49ers are the Champions of the NFC. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Detroit Lio...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the 49ers win over the Lions and the Ravens loss to the Chiefs. The 49ers are the Champions of the NFC. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Detroit Lions 34-31 last night in the NFC Championship game. How did Brock Purdy and the 49ers look yesterday? Is Brock Purdy a game manager? What should people think about the Lions collapse? The Chiefs are the Champions of...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss three college basketball games in the ACC from Duke, UNC and NC State. The Syracuse Orange defeated the NC State Wolfpack 77-65 over the weekend. Is Kevin Keatts' job in trouble? What's wrong with NC State?  #12 Duke defeated Clemson 72-71 on Saturday evening. Alex attended the game making it his first Duke game at Cameron Indoor Arena. How was his experience...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss their Good Looks and Bad Looks on this Good Look Bad Look Monday. The Syracuse Orange defeated the NC State Wolfpack 77-65 over the weekend. Is Kevin Keatts' job in trouble? What's wrong with NC State?  #12 Duke defeated Clemson 72-71 on Saturday evening.  #3 North Carolina Tar Heels defeated Florida State 75-68. UNC is on a 10-game winning streak. They...

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the Carolina Panthers hiring Dave Canales as their new head coach.  Yesterday, the Carolina Panthers hired Dave Canales as their new head coach. Canales was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator last season and found success with Baker Mayfield. Can Canales help Bryce Young? Also, there are some college basketball games taking place over the weekend in the...

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the two NFL conference championship games on Sunday. Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens will host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game on Sunday at 3 pm. Who wins: Ravens or Chiefs? Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers will host Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game on Sunday at 6:30 pm. Who win...

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the Atlanta Falcons hiring Raheem Morris as their new head coach. Morris returns to Atlanta after three seasons as the Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator but, this is not his first time in Atlanta. Morris was in Atlanta for about five years serving as a defensive coordinator, among other jobs. On Oct. 12, 2020, Morris was named the Falcons interim head coach a day a...

Reese, Pam and Alex speak with Ian Parks. Ian Parks from Always Bet On Black w/ Ian Parks shares his picks from the two NFL conference championship games this weekend. Who wins: Kansas City Chiefs or Baltimore Ravens? Detroit Lions or San Francisco 49ers? The Detroit Lions are one of four NFL teams to never appear in a Super Bowl. Will this be their year?

Reese, Pam and Alex speak with Wade Harris and Bob MacKinnon. Wade Harris is the CEO, Director of Player Development and the Managing Partner of the Raleigh Firebirds. Bob MacKinnon is the former Firebirds coach and is now serving the Firebirds as an advisor. Mackinnon began his coaching career in 1982 and served as a Coach in the NCAA ranks for 25 years as an Assistant, Associate Head Coach, and...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss NC State's loss to Virginia and analyze Kevin Keatts' time at NC State. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the NC State Wolfpack last night 59-53. Should NC State fans be concerned about their team? What should people think about Kevin Keatts' time at NC State?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard's comments on former Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin. Giannis Antekounmpo and Damian Lillard spoke to the media recently and shared their thoughts on former Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin with the media. What should people think about Giannis and Dame? Was it fair for the Bucks to fire Griffin?

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss Jim Harbaugh becoming the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. It is Throwback Thursday and we are throwing it back to 2006! What happened in 2006? Yesterday, Jim Harbaugh became the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. How did Harbaugh end up signing with the Chargers? What are the expectations for the Los Angeles Chargers next season? With Jim Harbaugh going to...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with GameDay Charlie about college basketball in the Triangle with UNC, Duke and NC State basketball. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated NC State Wolfpack 59-53 last night. Should people be concerned about NC State? #12 Duke Blue Devils defeated the Louisville Cardinals 83-69 on Tuesday night. Tyrese Proctor scored a career-high 24 points in the game. Jeremy Roach hurt...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Dr. Deborah Stroman. Dr. Stroman gives the Sports Shop cast a quiz.

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex talk about the firing of now former Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin and the hiring of Doc Rivers. Will the Milwaukee Bucks hiring Doc Rivers get them to the NBA Finals?