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Reese, Kmac and Pam interview Nate McMillan. Nate McMillan is a former NBA player and coach. McMillan is a legend in the Raleigh area and has decided to give back to his community.   Nate McMillan and Wanda Thomas are hosting a semi-formal event titled: Bringing Back The Black Father. The event is a gala dinner designed to address the lack of black fathers in the household as well as to...

Reese, Kmac and Pam discuss the latest moves regarding NBA head coaches.  Mike Budenholzer was fired from the Milwaukee Bucks just weeks ago. Monty Williams was fired from the Phoenix Suns days ago. Just two years ago, the two coaches faced off with their respective teams in the 2021 NBA Finals. And it was Budenholzer who coached the 2021 NBA Champion Bucks. The Bucks franchise had not won a...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Vashti Hurt discuss Carolina Panthers football. Vashti Hurt of the Carolina Blitz shares the latest on Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers. Bryce Young looked good during the Panthers' rookie minicamp. Will that translate to the regular season? Can the Panthers win the NFC South? How far can they go? 

Reese, Kmac and Pam discuss Ja Morant's current suspension. Ja Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies organization just days ago for once again brandishing a firearm. This time it was on his friend's Instagram Live. Morant's suspension is pending a league review and investigation, but the belief is he may face a lengthy suspension. Early this year in March, Morant was briefly dismissed from...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball. Tonight is Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Denver Nuggets will host the Los Angeles Lakers in Denver at Ball Arena. Who should be favored in the matchup? Who will win this series? Does Anthony Davis need to outplay two-time MVP Nikola Jokic in order for the Lakers to beat the Nuggets in this series? LeBron is obviously a high-I...

Pam, Kendrick and Alex discuss Ja Morant's new suspension. Yet another video of Grizzlies' guard Ja Morant brandishing a firearm went viral yesterday. As a result, the Grizzlies organization suspended Morant from all team activities. Just months ago, Morant got in trouble for a similar offense, brandishing a firearm in a nightclub. What's next for Morant? How much time will Morant face with his su...

Pam, Kendrick and Alex discuss yesterday's Eastern Conference matchup between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. 76ers' Tobias Harris scored a team-high 19 points for the Sixers. Joel Embiid and James Harden combined for just 24 points, Embiid scoring 15 points and Harden scoring 9 points. Embiid just won the MVP but has never been in the Eastern Conference Finals. Is Embiid strictly a reg...

Reese, Pam, Kendrick and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 122-101, setting up a WCF meeting with the Denver Nuggets. With the Laker's Game 6 victory, they eliminated the Dubs from the playoffs. Game 1 of the series will be tomorrow night in Denver at Ball Arena. The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88, eliminating the...

Pam, Kendrick and Alex discuss tonight's NBA playoff matchups and make their predictions.  The Los Angeles Lakers host the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The status of Anthony Davis is still relatively unclear although Davis was listed as probable on the injury report. Will Davis play tonight? Will there be a Game 7? The Miami Heat host the New York Knicks...

Pam, Kendrick and Alex discuss the recently released NFL playoff schedule.  Which team has the toughest schedule? How does the Carolina Panthers' schedule look? Is Andy Dalton starting under center over Bryce Young? Also, Tom Brady may be joining the Las Vegas Raiders ownership team. 

Pam, Kendrick and Alex talk Carolina Hurricanes hockey. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in an overtime thriller last night. Hurricanes' Jesper Fast scored the game-winning goal in the victory. With the win, the Hurricanes advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to face their opponent which is TBD. How far will the Canes go? Also, Ian Parks gives his picks for this weeke...

Pam, Kendrick and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball.  The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia Celtics last night 95-86 keeping their playoff hopes alive and forcing a Game 7. Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey combined for 52 points but it wasn't enough. Jayson Tatum had 3 points going into the 4th quarter but finished with 19 points, scoring 16 points in the fourth, 3 points more than the w...

Reese and Pam speak with the Executive Director of EmPOWERment, Inc., Delores Bailey. According to empowermentinc.org, "Bailey joined EmPOWERment, Inc. in the summer of 2002 as a community organizer and began the Career Explorers Program. In 2004, Delores was promoted to co-director and in the following year became executive director. Since joining EmPOWERment, Inc., Delores has been an outspoken...

Reese and Pam talk with GameDay Charlie about Carolina Hurricanes hockey. The Hurricanes lead their second-round series 3-1 over the New Jersey Devils and will look to eliminate the Devils tonight in Game 5. Game 5 takes place tonight at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. Will the Canes get it done tonight and avoid another trip to Newark or will the Devils force a Game 6?

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the recently released All-NBA lists. Fifteen players made 3 all-NBA teams and those lists were made public yesterday. Some notable names were Steph Curry, LeBron James, Luka Doncic and many more. Should the voting criteria change? Should the players and or coaches vote for all-NBA instead of the media? Were there any players snubbed?  Do Reese and Pam agree with th...

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 forcing a Game 6. Steph Curry had 27 points and 7 assists and Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Draymond Green broke out for 20 points and 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson struggled again only scoring 10 points on 3-12 shooting.  Anthony Davis absorbed an ina...

Reese, Kmac and Pam interview the new owner of The Rialto, Hayes Permar. Hayes Permar is the SportsChannel8 lead anchor, host and reporter, who grew up going to The Rialto. The Rialto is an 87-year-old structure on Glenwood Avenue that temporarily closed last summer after its previous owner retired. Permar has a vision and plans on bringing The Rialto back to its former glory and then some. "I don...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex talk NBA playoff basketball. The Denver Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns 118-102 taking a 3-2 lead in the series. Nikola Jokic had another triple-double producing 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. This is Jokic's 10th postseason triple-double breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record. Bruce Brown added 25 points off the bench. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combined for 54...

Reese, Kmac and Pam interview Angelica McDonald. Angelica McDonald is the co-founder of Rise HBCU as well as an attorney and agent. Rise HBCU is a NIL collective that helps HBCU student-athletes get name, image and likeness deals. Rise HBCU helps student-athletes improve their personal branding via content creation.  To get in touch with Rise HBCU or McDonald herself, you can reach out throug...

Reese, Kmac and Pam talk with Adam from Durham. Sports Betting is a hot topic right now across all sports. Recently, the University of Alabama Baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired amid gambling allegations. Bohannon was let go after five years on the job. His firing came only days after a report warning of suspicious wagers.  At the University of Iowa, 26 student-athletes were involved in c...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 104-101 taking a decisive 3-1 lead in the series. Steph Curry had a triple-double with 31 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson struggled only scoring 9 points on 3/11 shooting, 3-9 from 3-point range and Jordan Poole only played 10 minutes scoring no points. Game 5 will...

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball. The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics yesterday in overtime tying the series at 2-2. James Harden had 42 points 8 rebounds and 9 assists while Joel Embiid added 34 points and 13 rebounds. The Celtics had a chance to win the game on a Marcus Smart 3-pointer that he made but upon further review, Smart scored the goal after time had ex...

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball. The Phoenix Suns defeated the Denver Nuggets 129-124 tying the series 2-2. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combined for 72 points, scoring 34 points a piece. Nikola Jokic had 53 points and 11 assists. Only two centers have scored more than 50 points in a playoff game. One of them is Nikola Jokic and the other is Wilt Chamberlain. During the game,...

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss NFL football. Lamar Jackson's press conference where he formally addressed the media for the first time since his new contract with the Baltimore Ravens.  Always Bet on Black with Ian Parks. Parks provides The Sports Shop with his 2024 Super Bowl picks as well as his picks for tonight's NBA playoff games.  Also, Tom Brady could walk away from a 10-year, $375M...

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss NBA playoff basketball. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 last night to tie up their series at 1-1. Steph Curry only had 20 points but dished out 12 assists which was key in the Warriors' blowout victory. Klay Thompson rediscovered his shot and popped off for 30 points as the Splash Brothers combined for 50 points. After having a histori...