Mobility and conditioning specialist with passions for coaching baseball; moved to Ireland, enjoying life on the farm/ B&B and running a coffee trailer!
North Carolina to Ireland
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Nice sequence between fastball locations and a breaking pitch. A great win for @_ERowanbaseball with some timely hitting and great defense!
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Leaked emails reveal Stephen Miller exchanged over 900 messages with Breitbart News promoting white nationalist theories.
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What a good dude, on and off!
The most raw power the @DiamondHeels have seen from a freshman since former first-rounder Aaron Sabato? That's the potential Harrison Ailshie brings to Chapel Hill.
The lefthanded slugger has the tools to become an immediate impact bat, and he could contribute on the mound, too.
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It was a pleasure watching him @_ERowanbaseball !!
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Blake Griffin says youth basketball has changed for the worse after paying $140 just to watch his own son play, more than some NBA games
“I was at my son’s basketball tournament this past weekend, and I paid $80 for a wristband to watch my own kid play, and $60 to park for the weekend.”
“That’s on top of everything else.”
“You can see NBA games for that much, sometimes less.”
“And I realized as I was watching my son play, or actually as I was watching parents berate a poor referee, that something has changed from when I was a kid, and I don’t think it’s for the better.”
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It is difficult to overstate the quality of human being and ambassador Jordan Shipp has been for North Carolina throughout his career.
Pretty good football player too.
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In 1991 his wife called him from Romania about a three year old boy who could not walk and could not talk.
Here is what she said on that phone call.
"this guy's so much more than we can handle"
They took him anyway. He became their sixth child.
His name was Michael, and the man on the other end of that phone was Ernie Johnson.
Within a year the diagnosis came back. Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It is a genetic disease that takes the muscles one at a time, and it mostly takes boys.
Michael went into a wheelchair. Later he needed a ventilator to breathe.
Here is what Ernie Johnson says about getting that news.
"What's amazing is the value reveals itself."
He lived 33 years.
Here is how his father put it when it ended.
"This guy we adopted from Romania in 1991 and diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy lived a miraculous life of 33 years."
And then this.
"We lost michael johnson today and we're crushed. But we also know we'll see him again, and that sustains us."
That was five years ago.
Today Ernie Johnson announced that this is his last season hosting Inside the NBA. Thirty-seven seasons in that chair.
He wanted one thing understood.
"Just to be clear, I'm not retiring."
"Just cutting back."
He called it a turning of the page. Thirty-seven seasons means he was in that chair before most of the people watching him were born.
He is still doing March Madness and other work for TNT and CBS. He also started a production company and named it 32 Bowties, and the whole point of it is telling feel-good sports stories.
Of course it is.
Now go back one more generation.
His father was Ernie Johnson Sr., who pitched for the Milwaukee Braves, was a teammate of Hank Aaron, and was on the 1957 team that won the World Series. He went 7 and 3 with four saves that season. Those Braves are still the last team from Milwaukee to win one.
Then he put the ball down, went into a booth, and called Braves games from 1962 until 1999.
So the son is stepping back from a microphone 64 years after his father first sat down behind one.
Be straight about it. A man leaving a studio show is not a tragedy. He is 70 years old, he had a long run, he is not even fully leaving, and plenty of people would take that deal.
But here is the line he keeps coming back to, from a speech he gave in 2019.
"There's value in everybody."
He did not learn that in a television studio.
He learned it from a boy in Romania that his own wife said was more than they could handle.
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The guy who kept Shaq and Charles Barkley in line on TV for 37 years used to spend his mornings shaving and dressing his son, who could barely move and breathed through a ventilator. Then he'd go to work and laugh with those guys all night like nothing was going on.
Tonight Ernie Johnson said this season will be his last, and Barkley tried to thank him on air and couldn't get the words out.
I don't think most people watching that clip know what Ernie was carrying all those years.
He and his wife Cheryl adopted Michael from an orphanage outside Bucharest in 1991, when he was 3. He had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and doctors didn't think he'd make it to his 20s. He lived to 33. When Ernie was home, getting Michael ready in the morning could take an hour and a half, and Ernie did the showering and shaving and dressing himself.
In 2006 he told viewers he had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and by the end of October he was back at the desk while he was still going through chemo.
When Michael died in 2021, Ernie wasn't on the show that week, and Shaq, Kenny and Chuck spent about six minutes trying to hold it together while they talked about a kid most of America never met.
Then last year he had heart bypass surgery, and this summer he turned 70.
Ernie's dad pitched in the big leagues and then called Braves games for decades, and he gave his son a rule Ernie's talked about forever: if somebody spikes you at second base, never rub.
If you've ever wondered why nobody's been able to copy Inside, that rule is a big part of it. Barkley could say the dumbest thing imaginable, Shaq could fall out of his chair, Kenny could go running to the big board, and Ernie would just pick it up and bring it back to basketball with that yellow legal pad. Those three got to be chaos because the guy in the middle never made his own stuff the show.
He still calls hosting a "get-to job," and he was calling it that the same year he buried his son.
So when Charles Barkley, who's roasted pretty much everybody alive on live TV, can't finish a sentence to the man, that's why.
Charles Barkley and the guys give Ernie Johnson his flowers. This is a must watch.
(via @ohnohedidnt24)
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A pylon camera, which would have been helpful for replay reviews of the Syracuse two-point conversion in overtime, will be in place for Saturday’s #UNC game against No. 1 Miami because it’s on ABC.
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Horrendous call… It’s unbelievable this is football in 2026 and we don’t have a camera angle to get this call correct…
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I see so many UNC fans from last night and this morning asking why we can’t get a good QB. Allow me to introduce you to Travis Burgess. He won a Georgia 6A State Championship. He was one of the best QBs in the class of 2026. He is SITTING on our bench.
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A two hat morning scratching for light at sunrise ..
Doolin harbour to the sentinel light of Inis Oírr, Aran Islands. #StormBoelo #doolin #ireland
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TRENDING: UNC fans are calling for an investigation into the referees following Syracuse’s controversial 31-30 overtime victory.
The ball clearly never crossed the goal line on the game-winning 2-point conversion, but officials still ruled it good.
WOW😳
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STORM BOELO — ADVISORY 14
Winds: 90 mph
CWSIS: Category 2 (C2)
MSLP: 950mb
Next Update: 8:00 AM
CURRENT STATUS
Storm Boelo is currently classified as a Category 2 cyclone on the Cyclonic Windstorm Intensity Scale (CWSIS), with maximum wind gusts of 90 mph and a minimum central pressure of 950 mb.
The latest advisory depicts a powerful windstorm over the northern European region, with its forecast track extending across the Norwegian Sea and toward Scandinavia. A broad area of potential impacts covers parts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, the Benelux region, Germany, and surrounding areas.
CURRENT SITUATION
A powerful cyclonic system is affecting the northern European region. The advisory map highlights widespread wind warning areas across parts of western and central Europe, with the most severe conditions depicted near the storm's core.
FORECAST TRACK
The projected track shows the system moving from the Norwegian Sea toward southern Scandinavia and the North Sea region. The storm's circulation and surrounding wind field may bring disruptive conditions to areas along its forecast path.
WIND WARNINGS
🟡 YELLOW WIND WARNING: Strong winds may cause localized disruption, difficult driving conditions, and minor damage, particularly in exposed coastal areas and elevated locations. Secure loose outdoor objects and remain alert to changing conditions.
🟠 AMBER WIND WARNING: Potentially damaging winds may lead to fallen trees, travel disruption, power interruptions, and damage to vulnerable structures. Residents in affected areas should prepare for possible disruption and follow official weather guidance.
🔴 SEVERE WIND WARNING: The highest warning zone identifies areas at risk of particularly hazardous wind conditions. Dangerous gusts may cause significant damage, falling debris, and substantial disruption to transport and infrastructure. Avoid unnecessary travel in the most exposed areas if severe conditions are confirmed.
INTENSITY OUTLOOK
Storm Boelo remains a strong windstorm, with its intensity and future movement requiring continued monitoring. Further changes in wind speeds, central pressure, and the extent of warning areas will be assessed in subsequent advisories.
NEXT ADVISORY
The next scheduled update is 8:00 AM. Further information should clarify any changes to the storm's intensity, forecast track, and regional wind warnings.
Residents in highlighted warning areas should monitor official weather alerts, secure loose outdoor objects, and exercise caution when travelling during periods of strong winds.
This advisory description is based on the supplied storm-tracking graphic. The storm details and warning areas have not been independently verified against official meteorological observations.
⚠️ Stay alert, follow official weather warnings, and prioritize safety.
Stay informed. Stay prepared. Stay safe.
Follow Cyclone Tracking for further updates as Storm Boelo develops.
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STORM BOELO UPDATE 22:17hrs - 133KM/HR RECORDED IN DONEGAL
Winds continuing to peak and a new high gust the highest for far from storm Boelo recorded at Malin Head, Donegal of 133km/hr which is in the red warning criteria threshold.
Winds will remain strong throughout the rest of tonight and into early Sunday morning before somewhat easing by midday Sunday but not fully easing until Sunday evening.
A massive well done to the ESB crews who have been out restoring power to people over the past few hours.
#weather #ireland #stormboelo #wind #storm #europe – at Leitrim, Ireland
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Congrats to seniors @Zmisenheimer18 and @MarcusW_27 on their commitments to Guilford Tech and Pfeiffer University. Proud of you guys!
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At this point, I'd rather eliminate dribbling from basketball altogether than continue watching players take four or five steps without a traveling violation being called.
If we're going to allow this nonsense, why even pretend traveling is still against the rules?
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UNCOMMITTED ‘27 @CharlieLefler08
RHP - 6’1, 185 lbs
FB - 85-87, T89 ~ 2400 RPMs
CB - 74-76 ~ 2300 RPMs
SPL - 75-77 ~ 900 RPMs
Competes in the zone with all 3 pitches, competitor, high baseball IQ.
