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Chansky’s Notebook: Committee of One

Posted by Art Chansky | May 13, 2016 | Featured, Sports

You want to know how loyal Roy Williams is? https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/May/13/ART%20CHANSKYS%20SPORTS%20NOTEBOOK_051316.mp3 Williams announced this week that he was having his right knee replaced to rid him of...

Chansky’s Notebook: Meeks Learns The Easy Way

Posted by Art Chansky | May 5, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Kennedy Meeks coming back makes both him and is team dangerous. When Kennedy Meeks announced his was pulling out of the NBA draft, it was the second biggest story on ESPN.com. Not because it was such earth-shattering news, but...

Chansky’s Notebook: Ellington Chose Action Over Grief

Posted by Art Chansky | May 3, 2016 | Featured, Sports

Carolina’s Wayne Ellington has turned sorrow into meaningful action. Ellington, the Most Outstanding Player at the 2009 Final Four in Detroit, has had to live with more than the normal ups and downs of a pro athlete. In 2014,...

Chansky’s Notebook: No. 10’s No. 1!

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 18, 2016 | Featured, Sports Notebook

C’mon, Coach, we know No. 10 is your starting quarterback. https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/April/18/ART%20CHANSKYS%20SPORTS%20NOTEBOOK_041816.mp3 Dear Larry Fedora, I know all coaches like to keep the competition...

Art’s Angle – Not By A Long Shot

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 5, 2016 | Featured, Sports Notebook

HOUSTON – Carolina lost, but Tar Heel Nation turned out loud and proud from alumni to everyday fans to his Airness Michael Jordan, who descended to his eighth-row seat during the darkness of the starting lineups and, like...

Chansky’s Notebook: Are You Ready?

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 4, 2016 | Featured, Sports Notebook

Will the Tar Heels bring home their sixth NCAA title? Not very often does the national championship come down to the last two teams being the best two teams. But after Saturday’s semifinals, which must have had fans turning off...

Art’s Angle: Back-To-Back Final Fours

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 1, 2016 | Featured, Sports Notebook

HOUSTON – Carolina’s appearance here marks the 14th time that one Triangle Area college team has followed another to the Final Four the next year. Fourteen times among UNC, Duke and N.C. State. Pretty amazing. It began when Duke...

Art’s Angle: Good Days (and Nights)

Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 27, 2016 | Columns

PHILADELPHIA – The NCAA Tournament can be both cruel and exhilarating. Game days end with either emotion, there is no in between. Carolina had a great day (or night) Friday, toying with an Indiana team that was seeded about...

Art’s Angle: Check Ol’ Roy’s Numbers

Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 24, 2016 | Sports Notebook

Roy Williams can be infuriating, I know, from his refusal to call timeouts and change some other stubborn habits (like defenses). He chastises fans for “jumping ship” when things are not going well even though he calls his own...

Art’s Angle: Strap ‘Em On Tight!

Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 19, 2016 | Columns

Let the upsets that have led to the most-ever double-digit seeds (10) remaining after the first round of the NCAA Tournament be a lesson for Carolina before its late-night game against Providence. The Tar Heels should sleep all...

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