Football photo prompts a larger story
Barnett: Five years ago, I went to see Wake County Sheriff John Baker Jr. to talk to him about a photograph. It showed a victim of violence. The sheriff knew the victim -- Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle -- and he knew who was responsible.
Sun sets on this reporter
Barnett: Eight years ago I wrote my first sports column here. It was about Mike Krzyzewski's lack of comment after three of his players left early for the NBA and another transferred.
Duke women tough enough
Barnett: It was battle of the unbeatens in which both took a beating.
Duke-UNC game puts spotlight on women
Barnett:Wednesday will bring another chapter in the classic men's college basketball rivalry, Duke vs. Carolina, and another set of subplots, K vs. Roy, Hansbrough vs. McRoberts and Ellington vs. Henderson.
Canes must keep grinding
Barnett: Irma S. Rombauer, author of the original "Joy of Cooking," wrote: "Eternity is two people and a ham."
Support for Yow abounds
Barnett:Kay Yow sat on the bench Sunday afternoon like a restless kid at church.
Clemson's demons wear Devils' blue
Barnett:Clemson has a fine set of veteran guards, a sweet shooter in K.C. Rivers and an impressive power forward in James Mays.
Williams is a star by game, not name
Barnett:All-Star games tend to be celebrity events where fame matters as much as skill, but sometimes a lesser-known player gets in because he's just too good to keep out. The Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Williams is one of those.
Big heart lifts little guard
Barnett:Little Chris thought he'd never play at Littlejohn. To see him is to know why. Chris Poole, a former guard at Raleigh's Broughton High, weighs 160 pounds and stands what he calls "a generous 5-9."
Banner day at Duke
Barnett:There is an empty place in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium. It's where the banner is supposed to hang for the Duke's 2006 NCAA women's basketball championship.
Case clings to Duke lax
Barnett: Lacrosse is a spring sport. Duke lacrosse is a year-round obsession.
Purnell gets a history lesson
Barnett: When it comes to basketball, it's not hard to convince Clemson that history repeats itself.
This time it's Tech's miracle
Barnett: Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg saw a TV promotion to his team's meeting Saturday with Duke and saw for the zillionth time Sean Dockery's 40-foot bomb that beat the Hokies in Cameron Indoor Stadium in last season's ACC opener.
Deacons adjust to bright lights
Barnett:The Cardinals were the opponent, but the real contest was within Wake. Could the team that had staged the biggest turnaround in college football handle it when the lights were all the way up and millions watched on TV?
Wake will stay course, win or lose
Barnett: Wake Forest is an underdog in today's Orange Bowl game against Louisville, but when the game is measured beyond points, you gotta like Wake Forest.
