Stroman On Sports: ACC Tournament Time!
March Madness is here: the ACC Tournament begins today.
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UNC Looks For Elusive Tournament Title
Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | UNC Sports
UNC has been right on the doorstep of an ACC Tournament title, making the finals five of the past eight years, but recently haven’t managed to get the win they’ve needed to cut down the nets. “We just...
Read MoreUNC Basketball Begins ACC Tournament at Noon Thursday
Posted by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | UNC Sports
The UNC basketball team is the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament. Their first game will be Thursday at noon in the quarterfinal round. The Tar Heels will play the winner of the No. 9 Syracuse and No. 8 Pittsburgh. That game...
Read MoreArt’s Angle: More Gritty Than Pretty
Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 7, 2016 | Featured, Sports Notebook
“Do you like apples?” Matt Damon taunted a rival for a young woman’s affection in the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting. When the other guy nodded quizzically, Damon held up of piece of paper with seven digits and boasted, “Well, I...
Read MoreArt’s Angle: Wounded Heels
Posted by Art Chansky | Mar 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
For starters, you can call the Carolina-Duke game Saturday night the Battle of Wounded Knee. Roy Williams (probably) and Mike Krzyzewski (definitely) will undergo knee replacement surgery after the season. The two hobbling head...
Read MoreMarcus Paige Named First-Team Academic All-American
Posted by Staff | Mar 3, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports
Marcus Paige is a first-team Academic All-American. Paige was named the second-team in 2014 and 2015. He is the first Tar Heel to be a three-time Academic All-American. Marcus Paige is only the third ACC player to be a...
Read MoreBrice Johnson Named Naismith Award Semifinalist
Posted by Staff | Mar 2, 2016 | UNC Sports
On the heels of being named a finalist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, Brice Johnson has been named a semifinalist for the Naismith Award. Johnson is one of 10 players who are still in the running for the award given annually to...
Read MoreGinyard: My First of Four Ws at Duke
Posted by Marcus Ginyard | Mar 2, 2016 | Columns, Featured
Coach Williams always talks about how your collegiate career can speed by, usually conveying the message with a snap of his fingers. It’s a simple gesture, but the most appropriate as well. It’s hard to believe that some of the...
Read MoreKennedy Meeks Unleashes On Analysts Who Want Him Benched
Posted by Staff | Mar 1, 2016 | UNC Sports
Neither Kennedy Meeks nor Isaiah Hicks started against Syracuse Monday night. It was Senior Night. But, there is a growing chorus of college basketball analysts who are calling for Hicks to start over Meeks moving forward....
Read MoreMarcus Paige Wins Second Straight Skip Prosser Award
Posted by Staff | Mar 1, 2016 | UNC Sports
Marcus Paige will receive the 2016 Skip Prosser Award. The award is given to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top scholar-athlete for men’s basketball. Paige also won the award in 2015. The only other two-time winner of the...
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