CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina snapped a seven-game losing streak to Virginia in a big way, dominating the Cavaliers in a 74-58 win at the Dean Smith Center on Saturday afternoon. Carolina had not beaten […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Nate Laszewski scored a season-high 20 points, including consecutive 3-pointers to give the lead back to Notre Dame, and the Fighting Irish held on for a 78-73 victory over North Carolina […]
For the first time since 1997, Mack Brown will need to face the prospect of coaching a North Carolina team without Sam Howell as starting quarterback. When Brown returned to Chapel Hill following the 2018 […]
BOSTON — Caleb Love matched his season high of 22 points for the fifth time and three other Tar Heels scored 17 or more as North Carolina rolled past Boston College 91-65 on Sunday. Love […]
Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]
Most years, the NSJ’s choice as the top newcomer is a freshman phenom at a college in the state or a rookie that arrived with an impact on a pro team. But 2021 hasn’t been […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Davidson made the most of an unexpected crack at a Top 10 team. Luka Brajkovic scored 22 points and hit a late 3-pointer and Michael Jones scored 21 points to help lift […]
LAS VEGAS — Kentucky coach John Calipari gave a simple message to Sahvir Wheeler before the Wildcats’ showdown with North Carolina, both individually and in front of the team: “Lead us.” Whether or not he […]
CHAPEL HILL — Not that long ago, North Carolina’s biggest problem was its defense. The Tar Heels had a brutal trip to Connecticut, losing to Purdue and Tennessee on consecutive days and giving up 182 […]
CHAPEL HILL — All the elements for disaster were there for the North Carolina basketball team Tuesday. A sparse crowd so small those in the upper deck of the Smith Center were invited to move […]
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