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Chansky’s Notebook: UNC To Shock The World?

Posted by Art Chansky | May 19, 2017 | Sports

Pitt transfer Cameron Johnson now looking at Carolina. Big news. UNC may be on the verge of shocking the ACCand college basketball. It comes in the form of a familiar-looking wing forward who scored 24 points against the Tar...

UNC Students, Fans Celebrate Big Win on Franklin

Posted by Staff | Apr 4, 2017 | UNC

UNC fans and students had lined up for hours to get into bars and restaurants on Franklin Street to be at the prime location to watch the National Championship. The game included a night of nail-biting, with Gonzaga leading for...

Art’s Angle: Schooled And Beaten

Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 11, 2017 | Art's Angle, Sports

BROOKLYN – What did the Tar Heels learn from their disheartening and somewhat shocking loss to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament? First of all, they can’t play long stretches in a big game without Joel Berry, who sat...

Chansky’s Notebook: Day To Remember

Posted by Art Chansky | Jan 16, 2017 | Sports

It took a total team effort to hold off furious Florida State. Excepting a Duke game, the atmosphere in the Smith Center Saturday might have been the best ever. Complete sell out, crowd screaming from the opening tip –...

UNC Dominates NC State for 51-Point Win

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 8, 2017 | UNC Sports

A 20-0 run in the first half was followed up by a 22-0 run in the second half as North Carolina set a new record for points scored against NC State in a 107-56 victory on Sunday. Many were excited for the point guard matchup...

Tar Heels Maul Oklahoma State, Earn Spot in Maui Championship

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 23, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

In perhaps its most impressive performance of this young season, the No. 4 UNC men’s basketball team toyed with the Oklahoma State Cowboys Tuesday night on the way to a 107-75 blowout victory—earning a berth in the Maui...

One on One: Taking a Knee and Remembering Dean Smith and Charlie Scott

Posted by D.G. Martin | Oct 24, 2016 | D.G. Martin

Do you grit your teeth when an athlete or performer takes a knee during the National Anthem before a game begins? We have mixed feelings, don’t we? Like UNC-Chapel Hill basketball coach Roy Williams, who was angry when he first...

Chansky’s Notebook: Did Tyler Know?

Posted by Art Chansky | Oct 18, 2016 | Sports

Tyler Hansbrough made the best decision ever. Can you believe the Tar Heels are about to begin their eighth basketball season since Tyler Hansbrough graduated? UNC’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder has played seven years...

Syracuse Writer Calls UNC 2nd Most Overrated Basketball Program

Posted by Staff | Sep 23, 2016 | Columns

In an effort to endear himself to local sports fans, a Syracuse writer wrote about the perceived “underrated” nature of his local college basketball team. In this process, in an effort get page-views, he decided to...

UNC Basketball Coaches Remember the Late Pat Summitt

Posted by Alyssa Potter | Jun 28, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell recalled her friendship with the late Pat Summitt on and off the court in a press conference on Tuesday. Summitt, the renowned women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee,...

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