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September 18, 2025

Jim Phillips

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ACC Kickoff notebook: It’s ‘Bo Time’ for UNC star Howell

July 21, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Sam Howell waited until he was finished with his official media obligations at the ACC’s Football Kickoff event to make the announcement. But on his Instagram account Wednesday, the North Carolina quarterback and […]

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ACC, new commissioner taking cautious approach to pressing issues

July 21, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Six months after taking over for predecessor John Swofford, Jim Phillips is still going through a feeling out process in his new role as commissioner of the ACC. It’s a similar approach he […]

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NCAA decision ends NC State’s College World Series run

June 26, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — NC State’s baseball season came to an end early Saturday morning, hours before the players were scheduled to take the field for a deciding third game against Vanderbilt. “The NCAA Division I […]

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College basketball world reacts to Coach K retirement announcement

June 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

DURHAM — Mike Krzyzewski plans to coach one more season before turning over control of the Duke basketball program to former Blue Devils point guard and current assistant Jon Scheyer. Still, Wednesday’s announcement that the […]

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Former players, friends react to ‘end of an era’ of UNC basketball

April 1, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Shammond Williams, like virtually everyone else when they first saw the news Thursday, thought it was an April Fools’ gag. But when the former North Carolina basketball star realized that coach Roy […]

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FRIEDLANDER: New ACC commissioner Jim Phillips fails first test

March 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

John Swofford earned the nickname “Ninja Commissioner” for his innate ability to wield influence and work behind the scenes to stealthily broker deals that benefitted the ACC. But he was just as comfortable stepping front-and-center […]

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UVA becomes second ACC team knocked from tourney by COVID

March 12, 2021 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — First Duke, now Virginia. For the second day in a row, a team has withdrawn from the ACC Tournament because of a positive COVID-19 test. This time it’s the top-seeded Cavaliers, who were […]

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FRIEDLANDER: Risks outweigh rewards of holding ACC Tournament

February 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The 2020 ACC men’s basketball tournament ended with a surreal scene in which Florida State was awarded the championship trophy by commissioner John Swofford on the floor of Greensboro Coliseum without having played a game […]

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Northwestern AD Jim Phillips named new ACC commissioner

December 14, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The ACC announced Monday that Northwestern University athletic director James J. Phillips has been hired to serve as the league’s next commissioner, bringing more than three decades of experience in Division I athletics to the […]

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Reports: Northwestern’s Phillips to be next ACC commissioner

December 14, 2020 The Associated Press

The Atlantic Coast Conference is finalizing a deal to make Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips the league’s next commissioner, replacing the retiring John Swofford. Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press […]

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