The Best of the Sports Shop

Raleigh native and former linebacker at NC State, Dave Merritt who is the current defensive back coach for the Kansas City Chiefs joins the Sports Shop to discuss what it's like preparing for his fifth Super Bowl appearance overall. He also shares the recruitment process of Joshua Williams who played at Fayetteville State University and his personal relationship with HBCUs.

As a part of the NFL coaching changes yesterday, it was announced that the 49ers' defensive coordinator would become the new head coach of the Houston Texans. Ryan and the Texans organization have been discussing the opportunity since late last week when he emerged as a top candidate for the head coaching position.

The Denver Broncos announced yesterday that Sean Peyton would become the new head coach. Reese, K-Mac, & Pam discuss how this will affect Russell Wilson's performance next season. Also, does Peyton have what it takes to clean up the mess that Nathaniel Hackett left behind? Also, James White makes his return for More to the Story and discusses some key things to remember on the first day of Bla...

Frank Reich spoke with members of the media and players yesterday for his introductory press conference at Bank of America Stadium. Seven players were in attendance along with David Tepper. Reich made his intentions clear that as a head coach, his top priority is filling the franchise quarterback void.

The Bethune-Cookman Ed Reed rant has left a lot of discussion in the aftermath of whether Reed was right in his approach to criticize the university's facilities in the public manner that he did. Could this be a lesson in how similar problems within HBCUs need to be hired in the post-Deion Sanders era and is a "celebrity" hire the right candidate?

Last night the 2023 football schedule was released for the ACC and North Carolina head coach Mack Brown wasn't too happy about it. The Carolina Panthers will announce Frank Reich as the new head coach today during a press conference, and is it time for North Carolina to be back in the AP Top-25 poll? Vashti Hurt of the Carolina Blitz joins the show to discuss.

This Saturday, we're getting ready for the first meeting of the season between North Carolina and Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium, but before we look ahead to Saturday, C.L. Browns reminds us that Duke has to play Wake Forest tonight, and North Carolina welcomes Pitt tomorrow. Also, C.L. discusses the recent success of NC State

While discussing the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday, K-Mac takes the time to recognize Chiefs DB, Joshua Williams who attended Jack Britt High School and is from Fayetteville State University. A member of the 2022 draft Williams came up with one inception, and five tackles in the AFC Championship win

The big man DJ Burns was completely unstoppable in the Wolfpack's 79-77 road victory over Wake Forest. Bruns scored a career-high of 31 points and completely took over the game in the second half. Reese, K-Mac, Pam, and Graham discuss just how dangerous of a team NC State is starting to be in the late part of ACC play.

The Philadelphia Eagles are heading to their fourth Super Bowl after a dominant 31-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles scored on their first possession of the game and never looked back. For the 49ers they had two quarterbacks enter the game due to Brock Purdy suffering an injury to his elbow in the first quarter. Backup QB Josh Johnson would leave the game as well after being injur...

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the AFC Championship game. There were lots of questions coming into the game regarding how healthy Patrick Mahomes was due to a high ankle sprain he suffered in the divisional round game, but from the looks of it, he was ready to play.

The Sports Shop takes a moment to acknowledge the passing of longtime college basketball analyst and iconic Final Four broadcaster, Billy Packer.

Reese, K-Mac, & Pam discuss everything you need to know for the AFC and NFC championship games. They provide key points, predictions, and much more for the two big games this Sunday. Also, Ian Parks joins the Sports Shop for Always Bet on Black as he gives his picks to the games.

The Carolina Panthers are reuniting with their first starting quarterback Frank Reich, who will be the new head coach next season. Reese, K-Mac, & Pam have some questions as to how Reich even found himself as a candidate for the job and did Steve Wilks even get interviewed for the position.

As always, each and every Thursday the Sports Shop gets a chance to dish it up with Dr. Deborah Stroman. This week, Dr. Stroman offers the question of whether HBCUs should have competitive football teams due to how much it cost for the program and the percentage that students have to pay to keep the program running. She also provides details of how this issue is rising within power five programs a...

Is it time to start seeing some fire in Jon Scheyer? Gameday Charlie joins the Sports Shop to discuss where Duke currently stands at this point of the season. Obviously, Scheyer knew the pressure he would face coming into this season following Coach K's legacy, but is he going to be able to meet expectations?

Bethune-Cookman athletic director Reggie Theus recently spoke out over Ed Reed's viral video criticizing the university's football facilities. Theus commented that Reed's video played a major role in the school's electing to not approve his contract as the head football coach.

Following up on our discussion from Monday over the Dallas Cowboys Twitter account post regarding Dak Prescott, Reese, K-Mac, & Pam discuss if there should be any blame on head coach Mike McCarthy for how the season ended.

Reese & K-Mac shared why it's become difficult for them to watch games with one another because it seems they're always wanting each other teams to lose. They share prime examples of watching North Carolina play in Final Fours and National Championship games. Also, are the Carolina Panthers ever going to hire a new head coach?

The esteemed group of the 2023 class will join during the 59th annual Induction Celebration on the evening of Friday, April 21, at the Raleigh Convention Center at 7 p.m. Some of the new members include Rick Barnes, Jason Brown, Jeff Davis, Donald Evans, and Jerry Stackhouse.

Through the ups and downs all season long of North Carolina struggling to be consistent and finish games against teams, the Tar Heels did just enough to escape Syracuse with a 72-68 victory. RJ Davis was one of the heroes for the team as he swooped in during the chaotic final moments of the game.

NC State almost had one difficult loss turn into two. Jarkel Joiner wouldn't let them as he scored 28 points to lead the Wolfpack to an 85-82 home win over Notre Dam last night to bounce back from Saturday's loss at North Carolina.

Following the loss to the San Fransico 49ers in Sunday's divisional-round game, the Dallas Cowboys' own Twitter account had this to say after the final score... “Dak Prescott gave away the ball twice in the narrow loss to the 49ers, in a matchup the Cowboys had a chance to win if they didn’t generate self-inflicted words,” the tweet read, with a link to a game recap. Dak took accountability for th...

Ed Reed learned a valuable lesson of once some things are said, they can't be unsaid. Following his Instagram live rant criticizing the school's facilities it was announced this past Saturday that Reed's tenure at BCU would end before he even signed the contract.

The Duke Blue Devils dropped their fourth ACC game on the road last night as they fell to Virginia Tech by a final of 75-78. NC State and North Carolina return to action tonight following their meeting in Chapel Hill this past Saturday. For the Wolfpack, they're hoping Terquavion Smith will be available against the Fighting Irish at home. The Tar Heels are looking to keep the success going against...