Queens University of Charlotte

NCAA hopes dimming for UNC

February 14, 2025 Shawn Krest

The NCAA first expanded the tournament to allow multiple teams from each conference starting in 1975. For the next 27 years, the University of North Carolina was in the field for every single one. As […]

Home sweet home

January 24, 2025 Shawn Krest

On Saturday, Stanford’s Jaylen Blakes hit a short jumper with just over a second left to lead visiting Stanford to a one-point win at UNC. Later in the day and a short drive on I-40 […]

Queens basketball shows promise in conference play

January 24, 2025 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Led by third-year coach Grant Leonard, the Queens University of Charlotte men’s basketball team has taken a step forward in its third season in NCAA Division I athletics. The Royals (12-7, 5-1 ASUN) […]

Could North Carolina produce a few mid-major surprises this season?

November 15, 2024 Ryan Henkel

College basketball in North Carolina goes far beyond the ACC. Here’s a look at the top mid-major teams in the state this season. ECU The ECU Pirates are hoping to have a better showing this […]

Coach hot seat report for NC CBB

November 10, 2024 Shawn Krest

Five years. That’s how long you get. Obviously, each situation is different, but when a college basketball team hires a new coach, the clock starts ticking. In general, the new guy gets five years to […]

NC produces over 50 MLB picks

August 2, 2024 Shawn Krest

Major League Baseball reached out to its next generation of players with the 20-round MLB Draft, last week in Texas. As we reported last week, Wake Forest took center stage in the first round, with […]

CBB Roundup: UNC beats Notre Dame

March 6, 2024 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot played in his record 162nd ACC game and No. 7 North Carolina overpowered Notre Dame 84-51 on senior night Tuesday to clinch at least a share of the regular-season conference […]