According to North Carolina head coach Roy Williams’ Monday radio show, Tyler Zeller could potentially return to the lineup Wednesday against N.C. State. “Right now I would not be surprised if Tyler [Zeller] did play Wednesday night against North Carolina State,” Williams said. “This is Tyler’s decision,” Williams added. The full audio can be heard […]
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Chapel Hill Circus
In a scene that Jesse Helms would appreciate, the liberals in Chapel Hill, N.C. celebrated President Obama’s stimulus bill Wednesday by rushing Franklin Street and turning downtown into a zoo. Helicopters swarmed overhead, watching the residents’ pandemonium as a hawk watches its prey. Police officers and fireman hovered around the outskirts of the crowd as […]
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Heels Ready to Rumble
Nothing stands between UNC and Duke after the Heels finished off Virginia 76-71 Saturday. Duke survived overtime to top Miami earlier in Durham. The Cavaliers did a decent job slowing down the Tar Heel offense early by playing an aggressive zone defense that collapsed on Tyler Hansbrough and Deon Thompson. Carolina responded to the zone […]
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UNC-VA Tech: Signs Paying off?
UNC’s Jessica Breland admits to dreaming about rebounding, literally. I’d feel myself moving in my sleep to rebound, she said Thursday after snagging 11 rebounds and posting 20 points in a 93-77 win against ACC bottom-dweller Virginia Tech. Maybe that’s because coach Sylvia Hatchell sneaked into her players’ dorm rooms before curfew to post signs […]
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Introducing Durham Idol
Every year, thousands of people across the nation audition for a shot of stardom with the hopes of a major record contract that will launch their glorious career and win them title of American Idol, or so the show says. You could be the next Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard or Carrie Underwood. But if that […]
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Triangle Recruiting: National Signing Day
Today is the day that coaches win or lose championships… Or so recruiting outlets such as Rivals, Scout and ESPN love to tell us. The truth is that recruiting is not an absolute science. When the college season starts, how many stars you were given by some old guy sitting behind a computer is meaningless […]
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Ginyard, Graves Done for Season
The Tar Heels dropped 16 3s on Maryland but the real bombs were dropped on the press after the game. Roy Williams announced that Will Graves is suspended for the rest of the season, and that Marcus Ginyard will seek a medical redshirt for a fifth year of eligibility. That certainly will be huge for […]
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Duke Rises to No. 1
Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils rose to the top spot in the AP and Coaches Polls this week after soundly whooping Maryland 85-44 Saturday. Duke marks the third ACC team to claim the top spot in the polls this season after Wake Forest and preseason favorite North Carolina. “You don’t get anything from it except a […]
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UNC’s Sexton Opts to Graduate
Redshirt junior quarterback Cameron Sexton has decided to graduate at the end of this semester and possibly transfer to a Division II school for his final year of eligibility. “I have always been a competitor and I have more goals I want to accomplish on the football field,” Sexton said in a statement released Wednesday. […]
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UNC Drops in the Rankings
The Tar Heels fell to fifth in this weeks’ Associated Press Poll after their second ACC loss in a row. The coaches weren’t as generous as Carolina dropped to sixth overall in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. Elsewhere in the ACC, Wake Forest jumped Duke to second in the AP Poll and rose to third in […]
