CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — It’s not like the North Carolina basketball team didn’t know what to expect. The Tar Heels had played Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena four times in the previous five seasons heading […]
CHAPEL HILL — There’s a fine line between winning and losing in a conference as competitive as the ACC. For North Carolina and Wake Forest on Saturday, the difference was experience and a little luck. […]
Nobody knows for sure whether Babe Ruth really called his shot when he pointed toward the ivy-covered wall of Chicago’s Wrigley Field before stepping into the batter’s box in Game 5 of the 1932 World […]
NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina used its 3-point shooting to separate from Ohio State in the first half. Then, the Tar Heels took advantage by going to the basket and the foul line to keep the Buckeyes at […]
CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams put an emphasis on defense before Sunday’s game against Tulane. Afterward, the emphasis was still on defense, even on an afternoon in which his North Carolina basketball team shot a […]
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina basketball team didn’t have much time to dwell on its historically bad shooting performance against Michigan State in Oregon on Sunday. About all the Tar Heels were able to […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Entering a Sunday game against reigning national champion North Carolina,Michigan State coach Tom Izzo wasn’t pleased with his team’s performances in the previous two games of the Phil Knight 80 Invitational. “I can’t say […]
PORTLAND, Ore.— It wasn’t the best of starts for No. 9 North Carolina. Facing an overmatched foe in Portland, the Tar Heels needed a full half to put away the Pilots as Luke Maye led North Carolina to […]
CHAPEL HILL — Joel Berry was back Wednesday night. His shooting touch is still waiting to arrive. That’s not a completely unexpected development, considering that the North Carolina star missed most of the preseason with […]
CHAPEL HILL — With 10 available players and five positions on the floor to fill, Roy Williams had 252 possible lineup combinations from which to choose Wednesday. He didn’t use all of them during North […]
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