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Home sweet home
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 […]
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Fearless predictions for 2025
As we do each year, the North State Journal’s sports staff came up with fearless predictions for 2025. We’re not gamblers, but you can pretty much bet the farm that all of this is going […]
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Bowl losses make fans say humbug
The Grinch, Ebeneezer Scrooge and college football in North Carolina—no three things have been responsible for the death of more holiday joy. This year, East Carolina was the lone team from the state to record […]
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NSJ Look Ahead: 2025 Team of the Year
From the first NCAA women’s soccer national championship game in 1982 to UNC’s 21st national title (NCAA only) in 2012, the Tar Heels could only be kept away from the crown for two seasons at […]
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UNC finding footing, NC State struggling with consistency
The most recent UNC-NC State matchup was another classic in the historic rivalry, coming down to the wire on the game’s final possession, but ultimately the Tar Heels came away with the 63-61 victory, their […]
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State, UNC rivalry getting tighter
Roy Williams can frequently be found at UNC basketball games. He’s frequently with his wife, usually in a seat close to courtside, and, based on the amount of air time he gets from ESPN and […]
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Faculty survey shows free speech still an issue on college campuses
RALEIGH — Last month, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released the results of its faculty survey that show free speech on campus is still a struggle. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s […]
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SHAW: Who guides Carolina? The influence of the UNC Board of Trustees
Detractors ignore the explicit role of the University’s governing board. Few entities at Carolina have received greater public and media scrutiny than the Board of Trustees. UNC has undergone significant changes since the COVID pandemic, […]
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Key exits highlight early in-state transfer portal action
We’re living in a new era of college football with NIL and the transfer portal changes and what that means is that these transfers now play a big part in roster construction either in terms […]
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The highlights of a new hire
About 15 years ago, the Pro Football Writers of America had a major problem to discuss at their annual meeting during Super Bowl week. The problem was related to the PFWA’s Media Access Policy, a […]