Two weeks, three quarterbacks and one angry opponent. The Tar Heels scrimmage Saturday for the last time before having two full weeks to prepare for opening day and South Carolina in Charlotte. This won’t be the last time they have extra prep for an upcoming foe with two open dates during the regular season. But this […]

“The Art of Racing in the Rain” is a dog movie you might cherish. Since “Marley and Me,” dog books and movies have come back into vogue. Most are for pet lovers only, and this one doesn’t get a great review from Rotten Tomatoes. But it’s worth the ticket and your time to see the […]

Is there a sign on Michael Jordan’s door, “Gone Fishin’?” Sometimes tracking down Michael Jordan can be easy. Just look for the post of about eight golf carts on some swanky, five-star course and it’s MJ and his built-in body guards and gallery. The late, great Woody Durham used to live on the third tee at Governors […]

The NCAA has acknowledged that college isn’t everything in life. The rule was passed after a recommendation from the Condoleezza Rice committee on college basketball reform. And we know how successful and accepted some other suggestions emanating from that committee have been. Not very. The NCAA initially ruled that agents representing players who were considering […]

Dabo Swinney owes Kelly Bryant at least part of a championship ring. The Clemson football coach stirred up controversy when he said his former starting quarterback was not getting a ring with his 2018 teammates, whom Bryant left four games into the season after being replaced by sensational freshman Trevor Lawrence. The long-haired Lawrence, of course, led […]

Forty years ago this month, Chapel Hill went to Four Corners. Remember when Woody Durham intoned on the radio, “Dean Smith has raised four fingers, and the crowd stirs as the Tar Heels are going to Four Corners”? Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end. So a year after liquor by […]

Alcohol in Kenan Stadium. Where do you stand? With the new university system law in place, whether beer and wine will be served at Carolina home athletic events is up in the air — which means the university administration is debating the issue. And we all know they are very good at that part of […]

The basketball recruiting blogs are driving me nuts. Maybe if I knew how to shut off the constant pings, rings and vibrations, I could get some peace from the blogosphere battle going on with my phone. I get geo-targeting and all that stuff, but it makes you want to go back to a flippin’ flip phone! If it’s […]

Getting the media is another example of the new Mack Brown. If you remember when a 37-year-old coach took over the UNC football program before the 1988 season, the same guy 30 years later has a different outlook toward his job as a senior head coach. Brown has talked about his last few trying years at Texas, where […]

The football selling season officially begins this weekend. Kickoff may be a month away, but Saturday marks another benchmark for Mack Brown’s 2019 team and new regime. Will hundreds of fans, young and old, still come out to Meet the Heels even though festivities will be at the practice complex and not refurbished Kenan Stadium, which would […]