CHAPEL HILL — Earlier in his career, before he became a prime-time player for the North Carolina basketball team, Theo Pinson was known more for crashing coach Roy Williams’ press conferences than he was for […]
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 […]
CHAPEL HILL — The original plan was for Cameron Johnson to only play about 6-8 minutes in his North Carolina basketball debut Wednesday. The fact that he was on the floor for 17 says a […]
CHAPEL HILL — Cameron Johnson missed North Carolina’s season-opening basketball win against Northern Iowa last Friday because of a pain in the neck. It’s a pain in his left knee that will keep him out […]
PHOENIX — The shot that has haunted the North Carolina basketball team for the past 51½ weeks floated around the University of Phoenix raters like a terrifying apparition Saturday. Five-point-eight-seconds left. Just a hair more […]
PHOENIX — All four teams playing in today’s college basketball national semifinals are equally motivated to bring the championship trophy home with them when they leave Phoenix. The difference is that while Oregon, Gonzaga and […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Villanova’s Kris Jenkins broke North Carolina’s heart in last year’s national championship game. Kentucky’s Malik Monk did the same earlier this season with a 3-point dagger of his own in Las Vegas. […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Luke Maye’s 18-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining will go down in North Carolina lore as the shot that lifted the Tar Heels to the 20th Final Four in school history. But […]
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