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Congrats to Coach Tom O’Brien and the N.C. State Wolfpack for holding off a gutsy Tar Heels team for a 31-27 win at Carter-Finley Stadium today. It was a nail-biter right to the end. Definitely a classic.
That’s four in a row, better than I expected O’Brien to do in his first season. Go Pack!
Lance Armstrong ran this year’s New York City Marathon, finishing in 2:46:23 and becoming the 698th runner to cross the finish line.
Imagine what it must have been like finishing in 697th place, just ahead of Lance. I’d have been tempted to turn around and taunt him: “In your face, Armstrong!”
It would be about the only chance you’d get to do that.
Jason Ray is still touching lives. The UNC student who performed as the UNC mascot Rameses (and of whom I wrote about before) may have died in March but parts of him live on. Ray’s organs have been distributed to over 80 people, according to the Charlotte Observer this morning.
Tonight ESPN will air the story of Jason Ray, called “Ray of Hope.” I hope his story inspires more people to become organ donors.
I’m an organ donor. Are you?
We got back last evening from our Herndon High School reunion weekend in Virginia. Lots of fun was had. Herndon’s football team won the homecoming game against the Yorktown Patriots 35-31, too.
More on all that when I get a chance. For now I gotta get back to work.
Just found out Wake Forest Basketball coach Skip Prosser died this morning.
Aside from perhaps cutting jimmy-punching player Chris Paul too much slack, I thought Coach Prosser was mostly a class act. My thoughts go out to his family, players, and fans.
Barry Bonds can hit all the home runs he wants, but he’ll never be as good as Hammerin’ Hank Aaron. No one ever accused Hank of juicing.
On another note, he might have fists full of money and athletic talent, but Michael Vick is still a punk. The NFL should suspend him just for that.
