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Chansky: Game Gone To The Dogs

Posted by Art Chansky | May 21, 2014 | Uncategorized

GREENSBORO – If N.C. State baseball coach Elliott Avent felt like kicking a dog after Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to Carolina, he didn’t have to go back to Raleigh to do it. Two “bat dogs” work the games at NewBridge Bank Park, home of...

Grass Roots Marketing

Posted by Art Chansky | May 15, 2014 | Opinion

I walk our dog pretty much every day up a nearby side street, leading to a cul-de-sac. This was once the 5-acre estate owned by an eccentric millionaire, who fled Chapel Hill for Florida after the building of Meadowmont...

Boston Marathon Winner Visits Carrboro

Posted by Art Chansky | May 5, 2014 | National

Meb Keflezighi was in Chapel Hill Friday 12 days after winning the 118th Boston Marathon with a personal best time of 2:08:37, which would have caused him to celebrate even if he didn’t lead the field of 36,000 runners. “I go...

Chansky: “A Day To Remember”

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 22, 2014 | Opinion

BOSTON – I’ve never seen anything quite like it. On a day when everything (and I mean everything) spoke to good over evil, the 118th Boston Marathon came back stronger and more stunningly than anyone could have imagined. Seventy...

Chansky: Irresponsible Motives

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 10, 2014 | Opinion

What are Mary Willingham’s real motives these days? Is she so deep into it now that she has to keep justifying her original actions, which seemed honorable (if not exactly accurate) at the time? Is she getting off on her...

Art’s Angle: Ten Reasons To Be Sad

Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 26, 2014 | News

If you still are saddened that Carolina won’t be taking on UConn in the Sweet Sixteen Friday night at Madison Square Garden, here are 10 reasons to make it even worse. It may have been a perfect storm of Iowa State making plays...

Art’s Angle: Playing With House Money

Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 15, 2014 | News

If you’re still going off on Carolina’s embarrassing ouster from the ACC Tournament, ask yourself this question: How the hell did this team win 23 games? In a performance that was an apt summation of this season, the Tar Heels...

Art’s Angle: Sky-High Anxiety

Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 5, 2014 | News

Michael Norwood was a walk-on senior playing his last home game in 1987, and boy was there some pressure on him! Starting with scholarship regulars Curtis Hunter, Dave Popson, Kenny Smith and Joe Wolf, Norwood knew he had better...

Art’s Angle: On Their Games

Posted by Art Chansky | Feb 27, 2014 | News

If Marcus Paige and Roy Williams aren’t ACC Player and Coach of the Year, someone needs to demand a recount. Paige solidified the fact that he is not only the most valuable and most important player on his team in Wednesday...

Art’s Angle: Unfathomable Journey

Posted by Art Chansky | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized

When you think about the millions of rags-to-riches stories in American history, there may not be a journey quite like that of Mike Krzyzewski. Yes, our own Roy Williams has a similarly impressive tale from a poor kid in Spruce...

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