TV/ESPN — You might excuse Carolina fans if they lost the faith for a second or two on Wednesday night. The Tar Heels, attempting to fend off a desperate Virginia Tech team they couldn’t quite put away, suffered through a very anxious stretch but held on for a 86-78 win on the road that clenched […]
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More than bragging rights are at stake at this Sunday’s Duke-UNC rematch
North Carolina vs. Duke Sunday, March 8 4 p.m. on CBS Don’t be alarmed, but this weekend’s rematch between Duke and North Carolina may not be that importantat least not for the reasons you assume. There’s no shortage of hype for any Duke/ UNC tilt, but there’s a lot less anxiety in the annual rematch, […]
Tar Heels maul Georgia Tech, prepare for huge close to regular season
SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina probably didn’t need a week off to prepare for lowly Georgia Tech, but the Tar Heels used their time away to address several team deficiencies and played with renewed vigor on Saturday afternoon to destroy the Yellow Jackets 104-74. After the club’s disastrous second half collapse against Maryland a […]
Tar Heels collapse at Maryland
TV/ABC Carolina’s run of good fortune finally ended. The Tar Heels, recently prone to long defensive lapses, had the mistiming to play poorly on both ends of the court in a disastrous second half that cost them a 16-point lead and ultimately the game on Saturday at Maryland. The Terps battled to send the game […]
Floodgates open for both teams in UNC victory over Pack
SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL — You have to hand it to North Carolina. The Tar Heels make the sorts of mistakes in games that should cost them a chance to win, but they enter late February with a sterling 24-2 record and a 10-2 mark within the ACC. On Wednesday night, Carolina allowed N.C. State to […]
Tar Heels survive trap game, knock off Miami
TV/ FOX NETNorth Carolina had built-in excuses at their disposal heading into their game at Miami on Sunday night. The Heels had beaten hated rival Duke in Durham on Wednesday in a game that required full emotional investment, and star guard Ty Lawson had fallen ill and was running at far less than full speed […]
Don’t forget: Live-Blog Tonight!
Just a quick reminder that we’ll be blogging during tonight’s UNC/Duke game, so be sure to stop by a few minutes prior and join us for the nation’s finest rivalry.
The Duke/UNC Drinking Game
There’s all sorts of serious Carolina vs. Duke analysis getting disseminated throughout the internet today, and you can expect to read more of that here as well as we build toward our live-blog tonight. That said, in the spirit of worry hard-play hard, the following is an intended source of anxiety reduction for tonight’s showdown […]
What’s up with UNC’s defense?
On the surface, it may sound odd for any concern to be directed at UNC. After all, the Tar Heels didn’t get destroyed by anyone (cough, cough, Duke and Wake) on Wednesday night. In fact, the Heels scored more points (108) versus Maryland on Tuesday than the Devils and Deacons did combined in their humbling […]

