CHAPEL HILL — Pittsburgh’s road skid is over. North Carolina’s problems at home are far from it. Trey McGowens scored 24 points and Pittsburgh ended a 22-game losing streak in conference road games with a […]
CHAPEL HILL — It’s a streak that defies explanation, so much so that players and coaches on both sides never seem to want to talk about it. Except, that is, once the North Carolina basketball […]
The past 10 years were an eventful decade for college basketball in North Carolina. There were three national championships, one memorable near miss, an NCAA investigation survived by North Carolina and another one that’s still […]
If there were any questions about Mack Brown’s decision to start a true freshman quarterback in his return to North Carolina this season, it took only four quarters for them to be answered. Sam Howell […]
The NSJ sports staff is again taking a stab at what will happen in 2020 — and some of the predictions aren’t for the weak-hearted. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Freshman Sam Howell threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns in addition to catching a TD pass, and North Carolina blew out Temple 55-13 in the Military Bowl on Friday to cap […]
When you talk about women’s sports dynasties at North Carolina, soccer is usually the first thing that comes to mind. But while coach Anson Dorrance’s record-setting program is the gold standard for its sport with […]
It turns out rational decision-making is vastly overrated. Just over a year ago, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ athletics department lost its dang mind. Having dismissed Larry Fedora, UNC seemingly had a line on a […]
LAS VEGAS — North Carolina was fully in control in the first half, using a big run to build a double-digit lead. The way the Tar Heels were playing, it looked like their losing streak […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Corey Kispert turned, put his hands out and gave a little shrug as he jogged back down the floor after his fifth 3-pointer of the night. Gonzaga’s do-everything junior forward picked a […]
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