Why won’t LeBron James and Tigers Woods win another major? The two most famous professional athletes find themselves stuck on the same road, wondering if their last turn was a mistake. One is on the downswing as the greatest basketball player of his generation and the other is on a comeback that will ultimately disappoint him. […]

Recruiting is why Carolina is better this season than last. I laugh when the ABC crowd complains that UNC got off Scot-free in the endless academic scandal. Yes, the university escaped more penalties from the NCAA but paid in so many other ways — like more than $25 million in legal fees and a solid trashing of […]

Keeping pace week for Carolina basketball starts tonight. Like a championship horse race, the Tar Heels are in the back stretch hoping to keep pace with the other contenders as they head for the finish line in February and early March. And they have every chance to keep the co-favorites in sight and slip by […]

Theo Pinson has become the rage among two-way pro players. A story on the SB Nation.com blog Ridiculous Upside promotes Theo, the former Carolina team star, as one of the best wing players in the NBA’s G League and highlights his breakout game when he was elevated to the Brooklyn Nets roster Friday night. Two-way […]

Kevin Durant has risen way above his personal criticism. Sure, he was ripped by some for leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder and signing with the reigning NBA champion Warriors. And it always hasn’t be smooth sailing with superstar Steph Curry and aggressive center Draymond Green. But Kevin Durant’s off-court endeavors prove more about his heart […]

It is ludicrous the NFL can’t prevent what happened to the Saints. The National Football League is the richest professional sports enterprise in the U.S. if not the world. Millions upon millions are spent watching, attending, advertising and betting on games every season. But this billion-dollar business is still bush league. It is controlled by […]

Will an eight-day layoff help or hurt the Tar Heels? The obvious quirk in the schedule when it came out is now upon us, and it could be good or bad for a Carolina team that has seemed to find itself over the last two games. Eight days off and idle over the weekend seems […]

All logic favors the Saints and Chiefs advancing to the Super Bowl. The NFC and AFC championship games Sunday are both rematches from the regular season that the home teams should win, one indoor at the climate-controlled Super Dome in New Orleans and the other in the Arctic blast of zero-degree windchill outside at Arrowhead Stadium […]

Art Chansky ruminates on what’s going through Mack Brown’s mind since the 2019 football schedule was released:  An open letter from Mack Brown to John Swofford: Dear John, I know you don’t make the ACC football schedules, but as the guy who brought me to Carolina 30 years ago, couldn’t you have used your clout to cut me […]

Little meant a lot for the Tar Heels last night. Imagine Carolina playing two stinkers in a row at the Smith Center. Well, it almost happened against Notre Dame, which was outshooting and outscoring the Heels until late in the second half when the Irish turned cold and lost their legs in UNC’s 75-69 win. […]