The Best of the Sports Shop

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with CL Brown. CL Brown joins the Sports Shop and discusses ACC basketball. The #25 Louisville Cardinals are 16-5, 8-1 within the ACC and sit in third place in the conference. How impressive has Louisville been this season? The Wake Forest Demon Deacons will host Cooper Flagg and the #2 Duke Blue Devils this weekend. Who wins? If UNC doesn't make the ACC tournament,...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the Bears hiring Ben Johnson and the Jets hiring Aaron Glenn. The New York Jets hired former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as their head football coach. Will new NY Jets head coach Aaron Glenn bring Aaron Rodgers back next season? The Chicago Bears hired former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their head football coach. The North Caroli...

Reese, Kmac and Alex UNC's loss to Wake Forest. The North Carolina Tar Heels lost to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 67-66 on Tuesday night. This is the 2nd consecutive one-point loss (72-71) by the Tar Heels, their last loss coming against Stanford on a game-winning shot by former Duke Blue Devil Jaylen Blakes. Is coach Hubert Davis in trouble? What's wrong with the Tar Heels?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss how much blame Lamar Jackson deserves for the Ravens loss on Sunday. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 over the weekend eliminating the Ravens from the playoffs. Why did the Ravens lose? Lamar Jackson to blame for the loss? If so, how much blame does he deserve?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss the Commanders advancing to the NFC Championship and if Lamar Jackson is to blame for the Ravens loss.  Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills defeated the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 over the weekend eliminating the Ravens from the playoffs. Why did the Ravens lose? Lamar Jackson to blame for the loss? If so, how much blame does he deserve? Jayden Daniels and the Washington...

Reese and Alex discuss the head coaching search across the NFL, and Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson. Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders defeated the Detroit Lions 45-31 over the weekend. With the win, the Commanders eliminated the Lions from the playoffs while also punching their ticket to the NFC Championship game where they will play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at 3 pm. Josh All...

Reese and Alex discuss Notre Dame's loss to Ohio State in last night's national championship game. Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 last night in the National Championship game. How do Marcus Freeman and Riley Leonard look back on the season?

Reese and Alex discuss last night's national championship game and the MLK Day breakfast, the weekend MLK events and yesterday's inauguration. Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 last night in the National Championship game. What does this mean for Ryan Day?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss if the Rams will upset the Eagles and what type of coach Caleb Williams wants the Chicago Bears to hire.  The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at 3pm in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs. Will the Rams upset the Eagles? If the Eagles lose on Sunday, is Nick Sirianni still the Eagles coach on Monday?  Caleb Williams was...

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss who will win the CFP National Championship game and some NFL Playoff action. The #6 seeded Washigton Commanders will travel to Michigan to play the #1 seeded Detroit Lions in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs on Saturday at 8 pm. Can Kmac’s Commanders pull out a win? Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will host Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this wee...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss MLK events taking place over the next few days and Pam's NFL playoff predicitons. What MLK events are taking place over the next few days? The NFL Playoffs resume this weekend! What are Pam's NFL playoff predictions for this weekend? Who does she think will win the CFP National Championship: Notre Dame or Ohio State?

Reese, Pam and Alex speak with Reverend William Lucas about an event taking place very soon designed to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Triangle MLK Jr. Committee will sponsor an event commemorating Dr. King. William Lucas also known as Pastor William V. Lucas, JD, M. Div. details what people can expect.

Reese, Pam and Alex speak with Ian Parks. Ian Parks from Always Bet On Black w/ Ian Parks shares his picks in the NFL. Who will win this weekend: Los Angeles Rams or Philadelphia Eagles? Washington Commanders or Detroit Lions? Baltimore Ravens or Buffalo Bills?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Robert P. Taylor and Wade Harris. It is Firebirds Friday! Wade Harris is the CEO, Director of Player Development and the Managing Partner of the Raleigh Firebirds. Dr. Robert P. Taylor is the superintendent of Wake County Schools.

Reese and Alex discuss the two playoff games Chiefs vs Texans and Lions vs Commanders and if there will be any upsets this weekend in the NFL Playoffs. There are two NFL playoff games tomorrow! The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Houston Texans at 4:30pm and the Detroit Lions will host the Washington Commanders at 8pm. Will the Commanders upset the Lions or will they run out of magic? The Los Ang...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Delores Bailey and Lillian Lee. Delores Bailey and Lillian Lee join the Sports Shop to discuss an upcoming MLK event. For more information visit: mlkjr.com

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen is more deserving of NFL MVP. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will host Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this weekend on Sunday at 6:30pm. Who will win? Is this a legacy game? Who needs to win this game more: Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen? Does Lamar Jackson deserve to win his 3rd MVP this season or does Josh Allen deserve to wi...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with GameDay Charlie. GameDay Charlie discusses ACC basketball, Duke basketball and other teams in the ACC. Who is the sleeper in the ACC? The Duke Blue Devils are 15-2 this season. Is this year's Duke team the best Duke team ever? Who is the better college player: Cooper Flagg or 2019 Zion Williamson?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with CL Brown. CL Brown discusses Louisville basketball, Duke basketball and other teams in the ACC. The Duke Blue Devils are 15-2 this season. Is this year's Duke team the best Duke team ever? Who is the better college player: Cooper Flagg or 2019 Zion Williamson?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Throwback Thursday, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and who is the best quarterback in the NFL. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will host Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this weekend on Sunday at 6:30pm. Who will win? Is this a legacy game? Who needs to win this game more: Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen? Does Lamar Jackson deserve to win his 3rd MVP this season or...

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss UNC win over Cal and NC State's loss to Virginia Tech. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the California Golden Bears 79-53. Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels have now won 4-straight games. Are Reese and Pam satisfied with their Tar Heels? Kevin Keatts and the NC State Wolfpack lost to the Virginia Tech Hokies 79-76. NC State held a 15-point lead in the second half agai...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss some NFL playoff matchups. The #6 seeded Washigton Commanders will travel to Michigan to play the #1 seeded Detroit Lions in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs on Saturday at 8 pm. Can Kmac’s Commanders pull out a win? Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will host Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this weekend on Sunday at 6:30pm. Who will win? The L...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss which Duke basketball team is the best ever. The Sports Shop crew compares 3 Duke basketball teams and decides which of the three is the best: the 1999 team, the 2019 team, or this year's 2025 team. Who is better: Cooper Flagg or 2019 Zion Williamson?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if this is the best Duke basketball team ever.  Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils defeated the Miami Hurricanes 89-54 last night. Cooper Flagg scored 13 points and added 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Kon Knueppel led the way for Duke with 25 points. Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils now have a 15-2 record. Is this the best Duke basketball team ever? Is Cooper F...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if Jerry Jones has been successful in Dallas. Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 for $140M. In that time (36 years), the Cowboys have won 3 Super Bowls (1993, 1994,1996). Has Jerry Jones been successful in his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys? If Deion Sanders is not the next Cowboys head coach, who would be the perfect guy for the job?