ACC Tournament 2011: Tobacco Road Titans Lead the Pack
Throughout the 2010-11 Atlantic Coast Conference season, dominance was the name of the game. And that dominance was all about two college basketball powerhouses: Duke and North Carolina. The defending...
View ArticleLaw banning smoking in city parks includes golf courses
When they say you’re lighting it up on the golf course, that usually refers to great sub-par scoring. However, as of May 23, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, will give it a whole new meaning with the bill he...
View ArticleCarlo Ancelotti: Fab got it spot on with JT
Chelsea’s boss refused to be drawn into the row over who should skipper the Three Lions against Wales next week. But he endorsed the leadership qualities of Blues’ main man Terry. The Italian said:...
View ArticleTroy Aikman quits tobacco, runs half-marathon in honor of mother
Ex-NFL pro Troy Aikman ran the Rock n’ Roll half-marathon in Dallas, Texas on Sunday dedicating the race finish to his mother, Charlyn Aikman. A breast cancer survivor, Troy Aikman’s mother was...
View ArticleBears’ Smith scouting talent on Tobacco Road
The last time Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith visited North Carolina for a trip unrelated to a football game, he returned with Julius Peppers. Maybe Smith’s latest trek to Tobacco Road will uncover...
View ArticleVirginia hits detour at Tobacco Road
The No. 17 Virginia women’s tennis team missed two opportunities to down top-five teams this weekend, falling against No. 3 North Carolina Saturday and No. 4 Duke Sunday. The Cavaliers (14-6. 3-4 ACC)...
View ArticleHealth officials seek smokeless tobacco ban in baseball’s most visible venues
Cigarette smoking among Florida’s middle and high school students has been falling since 1998. That’s the good news. San Francisco Giant Mark DeRosa uses smokeless tobacco during warmups before his...
View ArticleThe reasons for the use of chewing tobacco MLB
The directors of public health from across the nation—including David Fleming, the public-health chief of Seattle and King County—penned letters to Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and...
View ArticleCollege basketball recruiting on Tobacco Road has seen a hot April
If you thought college basketball’s craziness ended earlier this month when Kemba Walker and Connecticut cut down the Reliant Stadium nets, then you haven’t been paying close enough attention. Over the...
View ArticleSifford’s name joins Revolution
Charlie Sifford raised his cane in his right hand and pointed to a creek running alongside a modest Charlotte golf course Tuesday. “If I wanted to make a living, I had to get some balls out of there,”...
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