The Drive with Tim Donnelly

Dennis Cox & Brian Murphy, WRAL Sports Investigator "Hit It & Quit It" on various topics of sports such as the Carolina Hurricanes advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, who they'll face they'll face next, Carolina Panthers games they're most looking forward to this season, along with reasonable expectations for them. They hit on the NBA Playoffs with Anthony Davis's injury for the La...

The Carolina Hurricanes are heading to the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to Jesper Fast game-winning goal in overtime. There was a time when the game was in doubt for fans, but the Hurricanes are used to that type of game. They’re 7-0 since 2000 in overtime games in the playoffs, including three already this postseason. Jesper Fast’s game-winning goal is something that Hurricanes fa...

The Carolina Hurricanes have advanced to the Eastern Conference Final. The best person to discuss this is the General Manager of the Hurricanes, Don Waddell. He shares what improvements went into building this current roster and what has made this playoff run great so far. He also discusses the ongoing discussion of renovations to PNC Arena. 

Dennis Cox & Pat Welter, WRAL Sports, review the Carolina Panthers side of the 2023 NFL schedule release including the season opener on the road at Atlanta and hosting the New Orleans Saints in week 2 on Monday night football. NC State's season opener for this football season at UConn has been moved to a Thursday night. The Lakers and Knicks were unable to close out their series in the NBA Pla...

If you need some comfort food ahead of the Game 5 matchup between the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes, Dennis Cox & Pat Welter, WRAL Sports, have you covered. They give their top four favorite stress-eating and comfort foods when it comes to watching sports. Chris Lea, WRAL Sports, joins them as well for "Hit It & Quit It." Also, Dennis & Pat break down why the window for the...

Walt Ruff, team reporter for Hurricanes.com previews Game 5 between the New Jersey Devils and the Carolina Hurricanes. He shares what the Hurricanes need to do to clinch the series and not give the Devils any momentum in this one. Walt believes the success tonight comes from the defensemen and thinks the teams need to seize the opportunity to get much-needed rest if they can advance to the Eastern...

Game 5 between the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes takes place tonight. The record shows that the Carolina Hurricanes are 1-4 overall in Game 5's when they have a 3-1 series lead, including the in the first-round against the Islanders. Their only Game 5 came back in 2006 against the Devils. Could history repeat itself tonight inside PNC Arena? 

All of a sudden, Las Vegas likes the Carolina Hurricanes as the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. Going into the playoffs, their odds were about +1200 to win the Stanley Cup, now they have the best odds at +275 to win the Stanley Cup. Are the Canes worth betting your money on? Also, Dennis Cox, & Brett Knese break down what went wrong for the New Jersey Devils in Game 4. 

Following the Carolina Hurricanes' 6-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils, Dennis Cox, & Brett Knese, WRAL, discuss which players stepped up in the win and who have been consistently well throughout the playoffs. They also explain which players have more room to improve as the series and playoffs continue. They also “Hit It & Quit It” in various topics of sports.  Also, Go...

The NFL has released the scheduled games for International and primetime games for 2023: - Week 4 (Oct. 1) ATL vs JAX (Wembley) - Week 5 (Oct. 8) JAX vs BUF (Tottenham Hotspur) - Week 6 (Oct. 15) BAL vs TEN (Tottenham Hotspur) - Week 9 (Nov. 5) MIA vs KC (Frankfurt) - Week 10 (Nov. 12) IND vs NE (Frankfurt) Black Friday: - MIA at NYJ - Amazon Prime 3 PM Christmas Day: - NYG at PHI - 4:30 pm New Ye...

Howie Borrow is the keeper of the Stanley Cup. He joins Dennis Cox, & Brett Knese, WRAL, to discuss the history of the Cup and how long he's been responsible for its possession. He shares how many replicates there are of the Stanley Cup and if he's responsible for the same one that the players get to raise once they win it. He also answers different questions about how the Stanley Cup is treat...

During the Daily Checkdown Dennis & Louis discuss various topics in sports including West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins's comments he made over rival Xavier, suspended WR Stanley Berryhill waived by Lions, Iowa and Iowa State sports betting issues, Isaih Miranda entering the transfer portal, and Game 4 tonight between the Devils and Hurricanes with Adam Gold.

Hayes Permar is the managing partner of a group planning on reopening Raleigh's Rialto Theatre. He joins Dennis Cox & Louis Fernandez Jr to discuss the different events he plans on bringing back to the theatre. He also shares his favorite memories of The Rialto and where his passion came from to bring live events back to it. Also, Dennis & Louis "Hit It & Quit It" on various topics inc...

Chris Lea, WRAL Sports, spoke with Joey Logano, 2x NASCAR Cup Series Champion about the NASCAR All-Star race returning to Charlotte and the remaining races left on the schedule. Also, Kacy Hintz, WRAL Sports, spoke with Carolina Hurricanes analyst Tripp Tracy, who opened up about his incident in New York one year ago and overcoming addiction and the support the Hurricanes organization offered him.

In the world of sports, we throw out the term "must-win" a lot, but is that the case for the Carolina Hurricanes ahead of Game 4 tonight against the New Jersey Devils? Dennis Cox & Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports, discuss why Game 3 was an outlier between the two teams, the importance of the goaltenders, and Game 4 by the numbers.

Five years ago on this date, the Carolina Hurricanes introduced Rod Brind'Amour as the new head coach of the team. Since then, the Hurricanes have made five consecutive Stanley Cup playoff appearances and have acquired back-to-back Metropolitan Divison championships. An argument could be made that Rod Brind'Amour is the most important part of this organization which has led the team to its recent...

Should Carolina Hurricanes fans be concerned after the 8-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game 3? Walt Ruff, Hurricanes.com reporter joins Chris & Dennis to share insight on the game and what we should expect to see out of the team in Game 4. Jamie Hersch, NHL Network, shares what coverage has been like so far of this series and if the New Jersey Devils should be concerned about their curren...

Fans in North Carolina were certainly surprised by what they witnessed in Game 3 between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils. Kacy Hintz of WRAL Sports was in Newark, NJ covering the game and got to experience the 8-4 in person. She also provides an update following the team's practice this morning.  Also, Chris & Dennis discuss the NFL scheduling delay and if the Carolina P...

The New Jersey Devils' offense finally found its spark following the results in the first two games of the series. The Devils defeat the Hurricanes 8-4 in Game 3. The Hurricanes were able to score four goals, with three being short-handed. Also, five years ago today Rod Brind'Amour was introduced as the head coach of the Hurricanes. Tom Dundon has gotten it right, but where have other pro sports t...

-Canes Game 2 - -Akira Schmid back in net for the Hurricanes; Timo Meier will be a game-time decision (missed Game 1) … Freddie Andersen to start in net tonight -Centennial Authority Meeting … extended deal with negotiator  

With the record the Carolina Hurricanes had in the regular season, where does the concern or doubt come from for the post season? How does he go about explaining to others why he believes what he does? What does he think about Freddie staying in net tonight? Will the NHL freak out if THIS scenario pans out?

What about funding? Is there a timeline when they’re hoping to reach an agreement? What might things look like when it’s all said and done?

During the "Daily Checkdown" Dennis & Brian discuss various topics including the NBA Playoffs, 99.9 The Fan giving away $10,000 as part of their Canes 10K giveaway playoff payout, a 32-field soccer tournament announced for the city of Cary, where the NCHSAA currently stands with the NIL policy, and the Hurricanes win in Game 1, including Seth Jarvis' impressive performance.  Also, how wil...

Walt Ruff, Hurricanes editorial content producer & team reporter joins Dennis & Brain to discuss what the team did well in their 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1. He breaks down how the Hurricanes were able to shut down the speed of the Devils and irritate rookie goaltender Akira Schmid. He also gives insight into what the strategy should be ahead of Game 2.   Als...

The Carolina Panthers are preparing for their reset season under new head coach Frank Reich and first-round draft pick, Bryce Young.  Have the Panthers as an organization done enough this offseason with the players they've acquired to support the young quarterback? Joe Person, Carolina Panthers writer for The Athletic joins Dennis & Brian to discuss what goals should be of the team ahead...