Category: Sports
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A salute to my championship season
ALTHOUGH MY RECENT TENNIS NOTORIETY ("Hollow Rock's Most Mediocre Member," Thursday April 5, 2007) was recognition long overdue, thanks to the high- speed printing press, it is just getting going.…
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A Pop Quiz on Illegal Immigration
THE PRIMARY PROBLEM with our illegal immigration "problem" is that our problem is also a solution. While you and I, sitting comfortably in our Chapel Hill estates, may perceive that…
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Global warming: Hot air as a greenhouse gas
GLOBAL WARMING finally came to Chapel Hill. It's called spring. Seriously, global warming is without a doubt taking place. With all the hot air being spewed out about climate change,…
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God concedes: Atheists are right
CHAPEL HILL — In the face of the massive onslaught of bestselling books espousing atheism, God has finally given in. In a special two-hour edition of Larry King Live, broadcast…
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UNC’s Biscuit Burke goes pro
CHAPEL HILL — Already on edge from the possibly impending announcement that the University of North Carolina basketball team's starting forward Brandan Wright would opt to leave school early to…
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A fan’s memo to Coach Butch Davis
THE DOGWOODS are blooming; the sweet smell of pine pollen is in the air. That can only mean one thing: it's time for spring football — and for the fans…
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Hollow Rock’s Most Mediocre Member
(This article is re-printed from the very latest issue of the Hollow Rock Racquet and Swim Club Newsletter for those of you who aren't fortunate enough to be on their…
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God drops out of NCAA playoffs
VATICAN CITY and CHAPEL HILL — God announced today that He will cease immediately taking a position on specific sporting events, including, of most significance locally, the college basketball playoffs.…
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Hooters’ Carrboro encounter
CARRBORO, N.C. — Hooters of America, Inc., the Atlanta-based operator and franchiser of Hooters restaurants, announced today that they will be opening a new franchise in Carrboro early next year.…
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Duke discovers it’s in North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University President Richard Broadhead announced today that researchers from the University's geography department had just discovered that the Duke campus was physically located in the state…
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