Caleb Love

How North Carolina bettors see the college basketball season

November 9, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

With basketball season returning in the Hoop State, North Carolinians placing bets before teams hit the court is as sure as a Tim Duncan bank shot. North Carolina will have legal online sports betting for […]

Tar Heels set for Tinseltown drama

March 21, 2024 Shawn Krest

North Carolina won the ACC regular season, advanced to the ACC Tournament championship game and picked up a one-seed in the West region of the NCAA Tournament. For a team that missed out on the […]

Steve Robinson makes subdued, but triumphant, return to Triangle

November 15, 2023 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — After Arizona upset No. 2 Duke, the local media crowded the tiny walkway leading to the visiting locker room, waiting for a chance to talk to one former Tar Heel, returning triumphant after […]

Arizona beats Duke in Caleb Love’s return to Cameron

November 10, 2023 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — The last-ditch pass was batted around and ended up, naturally, in the hands of Caleb Love. He pitched it forward, and teammate KJ Lewis dunked it home. Arizona’s 78-73 upset of No. 2 […]

One and dunno: When it comes to NBA Draft, nobody knows anything

April 12, 2023 Shawn Krest

As the final ACC underclassmen finish up their announcements on whether they’re returning to school next season or heading to the pros, it’s worth remembering one key truth about the NBA Draft: Nobody knows anything. […]

Team transfer portal: UNC’s offseason roster makeover begins

March 29, 2023 Shawn Krest

In his first 17 years as UNC head coach, Roy Williams had a total of five players transfer out to play at other schools. It’s clearly a whole new world in Chapel Hill. In the […]

UNC’s tourney hopes dashed in loss to Virginia

March 9, 2023 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — Near the end of the first half, the five UNC starters stood at the free-throw line and had a conversation. The Tar Heels’ ACC Tournament quarterfinal game was in a TV timeout. On […]

Tar Heels advance but Bacot injured against Boston College

March 8, 2023 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — Boston College was just what the doctor ordered for a Tar Heels team that needed a win. UNC used a 13-0 run to break a first-half tie and never looked back, cruising to […]

Mark Mitchell helps lift Duke over Carolina in wild rivalry game

March 4, 2023 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — The score was lower than usual, but Duke-North Carolina had all the urgency fans have come to expect from the sport’s best rivalry. A desperate North Carolina team looking to keep its […]

UNC boosts tourney hopes with win over Virginia

February 25, 2023 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina found itself a spot on the NCAA Tournament bubble after a resume-boosting 71-63 win over Virginia at Smith Center on Saturday night. The Tar Heels improved to 18-11 on the […]