The ACC Basketball Tournament Has Been Canceled
The ACC, the SEC, the NBA, and other leagues have all shut down due to coronavirus.
The Durham Sports Commission Helped Bring the ACC Baseball Tournament Back to Town, and It’s Just Getting Started
Established in August 2016, the nonprofit Durham Sports Commission was designed to attract and promote athletic events within the Bull City. Funded by the city and corporate sponsors, the organization has made a major splash during its initial two-year run, culminating in its role in bringing the ACC baseball championship tournament back to Durham last…
Carolina Fans: Villanova Is Your Team, If Only for Tonight
I get the looks all over town. General unease at best. Outright scowls, seething anger, gritted teeth, and barely contained rage at worst. Every now and again and for a few instants, the placidness of our beautiful little town is broken and the passion of its denizens overtakes their inherent kindness. I’m a die-hard Villanova…
That’s a Wrap: Duke Bows to Kansas in the Elite Eight
Well, that was unpleasant. Following forty-five minutes of back-and-forth play between two remarkably well-matched adversaries, Duke’s season ended with a run to the Elite Eight and an overtime loss to a number-one seeded Kansas team that stayed neck and neck with the Blue Devils’ surfeit of thoroughbred talent. The Jayhawks were saved when Grayson Allen’s…
How Duke Will Triumph Tonight: Four Scenarios
First off, let’s try to be reasonable. Anyone who watched Duke annihilate their opponents in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, while countless fellow tourney favorites including UNC and Virginia were resoundingly trounced by lower-seeded teams, can be forgiven for racing to the conclusion that the Blue Devils are fated and indeed honor…
Tar Heels Replacement Therapy: Things to Do Now That Obsessing Over UNC Is Off the Table
With a whimper and an arena full of stunned locals, the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team saw their season end Sunday. They were beaten badly by a Texas A&M squad that was more physical and, on that night, much better shooters. What it all means for Roy Williams, the underclassmen on the roster,…
The Curtain Falls on a Golden Age of Carolina Basketball
What was this season, I wonder? Was Carolina’s drubbing at the hands of a much less talented but far more physical Texas A&M team an anomaly? Perhaps it was closer to the norm. Did Carolina punch far above their weight as the season wound down, or did they underachieve in a handful of winnable games?…
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I’ve Seen Enough and I’m Back on Duke’s Lunatic Bandwagon
Has there ever been a Duke team thatis harder to get a handle on? Ten days after a veryshaky loss to UNC in the ACC Tournament semifinals, the Blue Devils ran roughshod over their first two opponents in the Big Dance, laying waste to an overmatched Iona team on Thursday and appearing even more dominant…
Bring On Lipscomb! UNC’s Title Defense Begins Friday.
Many argue thatCarolina’s two-seed was an overstatement, that a ten-loss team should not be rewarded with a second seed, that Duke, Clemson, and Miami all had better overall records and better slates in ACC play yet were awarded lesser two-, five, and six-seeds, respectively. On the opposite side ofthat argument are the people who take…
Duke Has Played Thirty-Three Games, and I’ve Learned Nothing
It is the Tuesday before the NCAAtournament, two days before their first-round game, and I know nothing about Duke basketball. Following a stretch during which Iconvinced myself that I finally understood this team and their perverse andwrong-footed ways, I am now fully confused again. Friday’s 74–69 loss to UNC in the ACCtournament semifinals was so…
Grayson Allen Is Still a Dirtbag and Other Notes from a Strange ACC Semifinal
Grayson Allen is still a dirtbag. Which is why his Tie Domiimpression earned him a flagrant foul. If any other player in the country commits that transgression, it’s an on-the-floor foul. But given the reputation Allen has rightfully earned over the years, a flagrant one was the call to make. Sure, last night’s movewasn’t nearly…
After the Blue Devils’ Dominating Win Against the Irish, Is There Any Way UNC Stops Them?
The quarterfinals of the 2018 ACC Tournament have concluded and a heavyweight title fight between Duke and UVA in the championship game looms auspiciously in the offing. While neither team is guaranteed a spot in the finals, both behemoths made statements against formidablecompetition on Thursday, giving their collision course an intractable feel. After watching the…
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