After winning 15 of its last 17 games — with the losses coming to fellow No. 1 seeds Duke and Virginia — North Carolina was rewarded with the top seed in the NCAA Tournament’s …
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By Jason Staples
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3/18/19
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North Carolina ends an eight-day stretch between games tonight with a visit to Georgia Tech. Carolina is 5–8 in its last 13 games against the Yellow Jackets away from Chapel Hill and has lost …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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1/28/19
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With North Carolina’s 24–20 win over South Carolina on Saturday, head coach Mack Brown became the first UNC head coach to win a season opener against a Power 5 opponent since, well, Mack …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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9/2/19
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team took care of business on its first two games over the past week, first overwhelming NC State with 113 points before surviving a pre-Virginia trap game …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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2/11/19
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The football gods are rarely this overtly karmic, but the ending of Saturday’s 20–17 North Carolina win against Duke represented poetic justice for the Tar Heels star who sealed the …
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By Jason Staples
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10/28/19
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Saturday’s matchup between North Carolina and Virginia Tech involved the debut of new rules in which, starting with the fifth overtime, teams alternate penalty kicks — er, two-point …
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By Jason Staples
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10/21/19
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As disappointing as North Carolina’s six-point loss at Wake Forest on Friday night was, the Tar Heels have definitely exceeded expectations so far in 2019. Few Tar Heel fans and (if they were …
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By Jason Staples
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9/17/19
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North Carolina is now on a three-game losing streak, and someone just looking at wins and losses could be excused for concluding that the Tar Heel football program is continuing along the same …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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9/30/19
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It was a tough week for North Carolina basketball, as the Tar Heels failed to break 50 points in losses to Ohio State (74-49) and at Virginia (56-47), the first time UNC has failed to score 50 in …
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By Jason Staples
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12/9/19
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North Carolina knew coming into The South’s Oldest Rivalry on Saturday night that its success hinged on slowing down one man: Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins, the Cavaliers’ season …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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11/4/19
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If you thought the preseason hype for freshman superstar Cole Anthony might be too much to live up to, Anthony has only worn the blue of Carolina for two games and he’s already accomplished …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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11/11/19
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“He’s the best point guard I’ve ever been around. Plain and simple. Period. The end.” UNC assistant coach and 12-year NBA veteran Hubert Davis had high praise for Cole Anthony …
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By Jason Staples
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11/18/19
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Last week’s late-game collapse against Virginia notwithstanding, North Carolina appears to have hit its stride just in time to visit archrival and top-ranked Duke on Wednesday.
Roy …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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2/19/19
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So far this season, North Carolina basketball has done its best Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde impression, and the Tar Heels’ last two games are perhaps the best example. Last week’s comfortable win …
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By Jason Staples
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12/25/18
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The 2018–19 regular season for the North Carolina men’s basketball team can be summarized in one word — growth. Back in November, after an early loss to Texas and a blowout loss at …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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3/11/19
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Early in the season, North Carolina basketball did its best Jekyll-and-Hyde impression. One could never be sure whether the Tar Heels would be the team that comfortably dominated Gonzaga or the team …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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2/25/19
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The UNC football team begins the second half of its schedule at Virginia Tech on Saturday after this weekend’s open date, making this as good a time as any to assess the progress of Mack …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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10/15/19
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Entering its open week halfway through the season, North Carolina is on schedule. Although the disappointment of not closing the deal for a colossal upset against Clemson on Sept. 28 still stings, a …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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10/7/19
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It’s safe to say Coby White’s mini shooting slump has ended.
White had struggled shooting the ball against the top-level defenses of Virginia, Duke, and Florida State over the …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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3/4/19
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In recent years, North Carolina has consistently been one of the nation’s highest-scoring basketball teams, thanks in large part to Roy Williams’ philosophy of playing at a high tempo. …
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By Jason Staples
Special to the Times
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11/25/19
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