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Plus, what's going on with the QB status in the NFL. Aaron Rodgers is doing what now? Is this something that will actually help? Listeners chime in with their experience doing something similar.

Did Marcus always love music? Who motivated him to do what he did, and continues to do? At what point did Marcus think "I have arrived". So how is he impacting the community and giving back to his school? What's the "LEAP" program? Which celebrates will make an appearance for this program, as well? Plus, he shares some stories of how he got to where he is now and experiences he's had thus far? Ree...

Our next inductee into our 2023 Salute To Champions class is Dr. Terrance Ruth, a professor at North Carolina State University. Dr. Ruth is an advocate for the community of Raleigh and for social justice awareness.

The Stadium Series game did not disappoint, to say the least. The Canes franchise and the city of Raleigh had three years to prepare for this event and they delivered in every single capacity. NC State in their win against North Carolina proved that this is a different basketball team from previous seasons. Overall, the weekend could go down as one of the most historic weekends in sports for the c...

Coming into yesterday's game, the Tar Heels had won 36 out of the previous 41 matchups between their old rival NC State. In their 77-69 victory NC State has now won its third game over UNC in head coach Kevin Keatts' six-year tenure and second at PNC Arena in three seasons. UNC has now lost five of its past six games and enters the last two weeks of the regular season with a weak showing for its N...

Coming off the aftermath of one of the most historic weekends in Raleigh for sports, the Sports Shop brings you a good look, bad look Monday. Obviously, our good look is the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-1 in the Stadium Series game. The event was much more than an outdoor hockey game at Carter-Finley Stadium, it was a win for the city of Raleigh, the state of North Caroli...

Dave Merritt, who just won his fourth Super Bowl joins the Sports Shop once again to describe the Super LVII parade and festivities. Coach Merritt also shares what his strategy was heading into the game and how his players prepared for the matchup against the Eagles. He also praises Joshua Williams and Bryan Cook, two players he drafted from HBCUs who both had a great week of practice leading up t...

This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first HBCU Bobblehead series, which features officially licensed bobbleheads of 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum and are being released in celebration of Black History Month. Out of the 13 HBCUs featured, North Carolina A&a...

Our next honoree to the 2023 Salute To Champions class is Krisi Jones, the Chief of Staff for Governor Roy Cooper and a proud alumnus of North Carolina Central University. Kristi credits her success in her respective career to attending an HBCU which gave her the foundation she needed to thrive. In 2001, Kristi joined Roy Cooper, who had just been elected NC Attorney General, and later became his...

Cory Smith, editor for Pack Pride, a syndicated partner of 247sports joins the Sports Shop to discuss not just one of the biggest weekends in sports for the city of Raleigh, but also for NC State athletics. It all started last night inside Reynolds Coliseum with NC State's women's basketball team taking on North Carolina. Sunday is the second meeting between NC State and North Carolina on the men'...

The biggest weekend in sports for the city of Raleigh is upon us as we're one day away from the Stadium Series game at Carter-Finley Stadium between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes. The festivities began last night for the Canes as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-2. Cam Ward was inducted into the Hall of Fame prior to the game, and Seth Jarvis acquired his first NHL care...

Jessica Hawkins, who will be inducted into this year's 2023 CIAA Hall of Fame class joins the Sports Shop to share her experience of playing girl's basketball at Southeast Raleigh High School. Jessica now serves the role of the assistant coach at Shaw University for the women's team.

Following the shooting that took place on the campus of Michigan State this past Monday, Tom Izzo delivered a heartfelt speech at the vigil honoring the three students who lost their lives. Dr. Stroman also voices her concerns about some of the laws in effect when it comes to carrying a concealed weapon.

Gameday Charlie joins the Sports Shop to preview a huge weekend of upcoming sports events in Raleigh. He discusses the upcoming Carolina Hurricanes game tonight where Cam Ward will be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame class. Also, the finalizations of the upcoming Stadium Series game on Saturday are now complete at Carter-Finley Stadium.

James Ross, a friend of Reese's, from Virgin Cigars, joins the Sports Shop as today's special guest while K-Mac is still on vacation. Since James is a Philadelphia 76ers fan, the Sports Shop discusses what's currently happening in the NBA and Reese brings up a topic of conversation on whether or not it's time to start considering Patrick Mahomes one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Van Eure's second guest on the show is Jesse Boulerice, former Carolina Hurricanes forward. "JB" will be playing in the first-ever Hurricanes alumni game which will take place this Monday following the Stadium Series game on Saturday. He also shares his relationship with current head coach Rod Brind'Amour.

As always, once a month we're now joined by our good friend Van Eure, owner of the Angus Barn. On this appearance, Van brings in some special guests of her own, including former North Carolina quarterback, Scott Stankavage. Scott discusses Drake Maye's performance this past season and his chance of being a Heisman contender for this upcoming season.

As always, we get a chance to be joined by James White for more to the story every Wednesday. James begins this week by recognizing the importance of Rhianna's Super Bowl Halftime show. He also addresses the geographical impact of this year's NBA All-Star Game location.

Kyle Filipowski's 22 points helped the Blue Devils edge the Fighting Irish by a final score of 68-64. One of the special guests in attendance for the game was none other than Mike Krzyzewski. It was Coach K-s first game at Cameron Indoor Stadium since his retirement. NC State was on the road last night at Syracuse and fell by a final score of 75-72 setting up for an interesting matchup now this Su...

North Carolina Central's head men's basketball coach LeVelle Moton made history last night. He picked up his 240th career victory as the Eagles defeated Coppin State 85-52 to surpass the school's all-time win list. Coach Moton is honored that he now holds this record, which was previously set by Hall of Famer John McLendon.

After attending the Super Bowl this past weekend, Vashti Hurt of the Carolina Blitz makes her return as she was also in attendance in Chapel Hill for last night's game. Vashti believes that it's time for Hubert Davis to start expanding his rotation as his key players continue to struggle. She also believes they can still make the NCAA tournament.

Just when it looked as if North Carolina was starting to get back on track after defeating Clemson on Saturday, they were unable to keep the momentum last night as they lost to Miami at home. Hubert Davis gives credit where it's due to Miami forcing his team to shoot a lot more in the second half. Armando Bacot was at a loss for words following the loss. C.L. Brown of the News & Observer was a...

After the Chiefs defeated the Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl, is it time to start discussing the Chiefs as one of the all-time greatest teams? After all, they've acquired 75 wins including the playoffs since 2018 and they're only the third time to win 75 games over a five-season span. Is time to also start putting Patrick Mahomes in the G.O.A.T. conversation?

Besides the Super Bowl taking place this weekend, we also had some other sports happening in the triangle. North Carolina picked up a huge win over Clemson at home, and the Hurricanes came out flat against the Rangers in their first game back following the NHL all-star break. Reese, Pam, & Graham all share what they thought was good and what was bad from over the weekend.

Following the aftermath of Super Bowl 57, Reese, Pam, & Graham give their review of the game itself, the commercials, and Rhianna's halftime show performance. Reese still believes that Rhianna's performance wasn't all that great, while Pam & Graham give her credit where it's due.