Friday, June 13, 2008

The Daily Rounupup: FreeThrowFriday

The BEST ACC Sports Coverage!!!

Getting your mind right:
The Weekend Smoke from the StogieGuys: Stogie Reviews: Padilla Miami 8 & 11 Lancero
Roaring back: "Staging perhaps the greatest comeback in their storied history, the Celtics recovered from a 24-point deficit on the road last night to beat the Lakers, 97-91, and take a commanding 3-1 series lead in the 62d NBA Finals."
Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe: Seeing this was believing-"Now I've seen it all. All season long this Celtics team has done improbable things, but this was the absolute showstopper. Did I really just see the Boston Celtics come from 24 points down?"

Ex-Duke star shares U.S. Open lead : "Former Duke golfer Kevin Streelman shoots a 3-under 68 that earned him a share of the first-round lead at Torrey Pines with former Tarheel Tour player Justin Hicks." Talk to us after Saturday....

Woods Recovers: "Tiger Woods makes a double bogey on the opening hole of the U.S. Open, but manages a 1-over 72 and sits four shots behind leaders Kevin Streelman and Justin Hicks."

The conference roundup:
ACC recruits get all-star shot: "Hoops standouts set for East-West game."
Raiders receiver and former UNC QB Curry returns:"Ex-UNC standout feeling healthy again following offseason surgery. "
Lennox Rawlings of the Winston-Salem Journal: Lawson has questions to answer about his maturity
Ethan J. Skolnick of the Sun Sentinel: This 'Canes team looks 'good enough' : "Born in Cuba and raised in Coral Gables, Yonder Alonso had just turned teenager when he got turned on to college baseball. His first vivid Hurricanes memory: a home run by a previous slugging first baseman, Kevin Brown."


Duke
Cutcliffe out to recruit new fans, too : "Don't laugh. First-year Duke football coach David Cutcliffe is signing up football season-ticket holders in Knoxville, Tenn. He recruited 22 fans to buy season tickets during a May 22 visit to his old hometown."

NC State
Pack tennis great taking swing at golf : "John Sadri hasn't played golf as long as some in the N.C. Amateur field, and he didn't play it as well as some in Thursday's opening round."

North Carolina
Tar Heel posts top time: "Felnagle reaches 1,500-meter final."

UNC heading for CWS with a long stay on its mind: "For the past week, the North Carolina baseball team could not stop talking about how excited they were to return to the College World Series for a third straight year."

Miami
Maintaining order: "UM first baseman Yonder Alonso likes for everything to be just right, and he has carried that trait into his hitting this season."

This fan deserves a title of her own: "Lois Kerr is in a silver Chrysler Town & Country minivan barreling across the American Heartland toward Omaha, Neb. A tam o'shanter-style knit cap rests on her head. It is orange and green, as anybody who knows her might have guessed."

Virginia
Going strong at helm of Cavs : "A HOF induction is just another step in the journey for Debbie Ryan."

Clemson
Clemson recruit signs with Royals: "Clemson recruit signs with Royals Clemson baseball recruit Allen Caldwell signed with the Kansas City Royals. A 12th-round pick out of Spartanburg Methodist College, Caldwell had been expected to turn pro before last week’s draft because of academic issues."

posted by Ed at Friday, June 13, 2008