The North Carolina basketball team, with the addition of top recruits Nassir Little, Coby White and Leaky Black, has more than enough talent to make another serious run at a championship this season. But talent, […]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Roy Williams frequently criticizes one of his player’s inability to get a rebound by comparing him to his wife, Wanda. As in, “Brice Johnson needs to do a better job going to […]
Duke freshmen R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, Tre Jones and Joey Baker have received a lot of attention heading into the rapidly approaching college basketball season. And for good reason, since they’re the consensus […]
In 2005, longtime UNC writer Art Chansky wrote the definitive history of the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry, “Blue Blood.” Chansky, whose then-three decades of experience with the rivalry, dating back to his days with the Daily […]
The North Carolina basketball team put up some impressive offensive numbers during its recent exhibition trip to the Bahamas. Those point totals, however, weren’t the statistics that caught coach Roy Williams’ eye. The Hall of […]
Five-star center Armando Bacot revealed Thursday in a video announcement that he has selected North Carolina as the destination for his college career. Bacot chose the Tar Heels over Tobacco Road rival Duke. He is rated as […]
The NBA’s Summer League tournaments represent different things to different players. For this year’s draft picks, they’re an opportunity get acquainted with the NBA style while playing for the first time in the uniforms of […]
Plenty of area players will be watching the NBA Draft with interest on Thursday night, including several Duke Blue Devils who will be there in person at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Three months after […]
Zion Williamson, a Duke recruit regarded as one of the top high school basketball players in the nation, injured his right thumb Wednesday in the McDonald’s All American Game in Atlanta. Late in the second […]
The Old North State’s participation in college basketball’s postseason this year can be summed up with just one word. Almost. That’s almost, as in Duke almost made it to the Final Four; UNC Greensboro and […]
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