Mitchell Northam

Out on Dec. 1 from @UNC_Press, my book on my season with North Carolina's women's basketball team -- a behind-the-scenes look at one of the sport's signature programs. Available for pre-order now! Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30% 🏀 uncpress.org/9781469694726/…

So, I sent a FOIA request to Virginia for a copy of the written notice of termination for former women's basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (per her contract, the notice of termination must be in writing). Virginia says that record is exempt from disclosure. #ncaaW

UCF gets a commitment from an ESPN-ranked top 60 player -- point guard from Texas. Gabe Lazo already cooking on the recruiting trail. #ncaaW

Inbox: Louisville will play in the Great Alaska Shootout this season. Other teams are Seattle, Chicago State and D2 Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Anchorage's head coach is Matt Thune, who was on Jeff Walz's staff for 2013 Final Four run. #ncaaW

A few people in the comments here saying the WNBA needs an outsider to run the league… Folks,,, that’s what Cathy was. She worked for Deloitte for three decades. (also I suggested three people who have zero WNBA experience, so?)

When you look at the entries for the ZMax Cars Tour events, the Craftsman Truck Series event, and obviously the Cup race.... this weekend at Wilkesboro just feels unique. Lots of racing to celebrate.

I believe in sustainable progress. New fans should be welcomed and not gatekept but also don’t show up to someone’s house and rub your muddy boots on their suede couch just because you think you can.

breaking: it is still incredibly cold in the media workroom at ACC Kickoff

@ShelbyCHilliard Interesting! I know the motorsports stuff is very good -- I've never paid to watch the college stuff.

Check out some of their Motorsport streams. The ones I’ve seen are high quality broadcasts. They have lower broadcast standards for their other sports as it’s colleges running the streams so they let lower quality pass to get the deal. ESPN etc at most levels at least has higher min broadcast standards. In the end it’s down to what the actual team sends then stream wise as to what Flo puts out.

Continues to fascinate me how FloSports is widely applauded and celebrated in motorsports but absolutely despised in college athletics.

Pretty big deal in Georgia journalism - non profit just bought two McClatchy dailies there, funded in large part by a foundation created by the family that used to own one of those papers

@a_g_haubner regardless, incredibly lame your creds got denied.

At first I was mad the WNBA denied our credentials for the first time in three years but if I’m a league PR person it definitely saved Cathy some tough ass questions in that presser 😂

Jim Phillips on the conference realignment piece in the Protect College Sports Act: “I want teams to want to be in the ACC, not forced to be here.”

“Self governance just means no governance” — ACC commish Jim Phillips dropping bars at Kickoff!

Tired: complaining about Cathy Engelbert Inspired: okay, so if not Cathy, who should be #WNBA Commissioner? @primetimeMitch & I HAVE NAMES ⤵️

Not really sure what more evidence we need to see — she’s not the right person for the job.

My theory is that the folks in motorsports are simply just happy that their competitions are being streamed/televised anywhere, while the college sports people are measuring the quality of broadcasts against the likes of ESPN.

Cleetus looks incredibly uncomfortable here.

For the first time since 1996, North Wilkesboro will host a points race in NASCAR's Cup Series. Its revival began with a push from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Then, via funds from Biden's American Rescue Plan Act, Roy Cooper earmarked millions for improvements. usatoday.com/story/sports/n…

Indeed. The WNBA has long shown an inability to shape narratives and tell its own story. Failing to grasp certain portions of the coverage calendar is a big part of that.

Chase Elliott will be doing quadruple duty this weekend, driving the CARS Tour PLM & LMSC races and Craftsman Truck race in addition to the Cup race at North Wilkesboro. The LMSC and Truck races are significant in that they were originally meant for Kyle Busch. "Definitely will be special for that reason, for sure. Would love to go and get a win in honor of him and his career, and just the friend that he was to me over the years as well. "I don't know how my name got drawn or asked or what it was, but I appreciate them thinking of me and letting me have that honor to go and run those races." Chase will run the LMSC race in the No. 8 for JR Motorsports and the Truck race in the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports. He'll also be in the PLM race with FR8 Racing, his usual late model team. h/t @Primetimemitch