Two of our area teams will be in action Friday night when the high school football playoffs roll on.

With a balanced offensive approach and a staunch defensive effort, the UNC men’s basketball team blasted Belmont Abbey 112-34 in a Friday night exhibition game at Dean E. Smith Center.

East Carolina compiled a school-record 789 total yards of offense and nearly set a Pirate standard for points when it thumped UNC 70-41 before a stadium record 51,082 fans, eclipsing the previous mark when UNC last traveled to Greenville in 2011.

Talk about symmetry … after three weeks, we have three area high school football teams that are 3-0.

High school football is back and so is Trai Sharp.

The Chapel Hill women’s soccer team scored a pair of second half goals, capturing its first-ever state title with a 2-1 win over West Regional champ and No. 6 seed Weddington in Saturday’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3A title match at NC State University. The No. 9 seeded Tigers (23-1 with a lone […]

As the UNC men’s basketball team prepares for Friday’s NCAA Tournament opening-round game vs. Providence, it is interesting to consider if last season’s two-game run helps or hurts the Tar Heels. Was a win over Villanova in the round of 64 before falling to Roy Williams’ former Kansas squad in the second round meaningless or […]

Chapel Hill capped a perfect season with a 69-56 win over Hickory in Saturday’s state 3-A girls’ basketball championship game at the Dean Smith Center.

The Dallas Mavericks? With three former UNC basketball standouts on its roster, perhaps the NBA team should be called the Dallas Tar Heels. Along with the high-flying Vince Carter, now in his 16th season, Mark Cuban’s team also boasts Brandan Wright and Wayne Ellington. Carter may be in the twilight of his career, but he’s […]

Hitting six straight free throws over the final 45 seconds, the Duke women’s basketball team overcame an eight-point second half deficit to topple the UNC Tar Heels 66-61 in the ACC semifinals Saturday.