For the fourth time in the eight-year tenure of head coach Rod Brind’Amour, the Carolina Hurricanes are playing in the National Hockey League’s version of the Final Four.
Through the modern-day chaos of college basketball, the ACC is expected to produce a number of national contenders, as usual. David Glenn takes a look at those based on their rosters as of May 13.
Eight years ago, the Carolina Hurricanes were considered among the most downtrodden franchises in the National Hockey League. Now they’re viewed as one of the favorites for hockey’s ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup.
A handful of things already have come into focus regarding the 2026-27 North Carolina basketball team, the program’s first under new head coach Michael Malone.
In the mid-1990s and early 2000s, when new North Carolina coach Michael Malone served as a college assistant (Oakland, Providence, Manhattan), NCAA basketball teams were built much differently than they are today.
It’s going to happen. It’s only a matter of time. One of these years, a first-time college head coach is going to lead his team to the NCAA championship in men’s basketball, and this time the feat isn’t going to require an asterisk.
A simple, time-tested, four-step process to maximize your chance of 1-winning your NCAA Tournament bracket contest and/or office pool, and 2-having a lot of fun along the way.