I wonder whether this is getting old for Anson Dorrance. At least last year, when the Carolina women’s soccer team lost to Florida State in the NCAA championship match, Dorrance and his players had a short ride back from Cary to Chapel Hill and their friends and families. This time, after the Tar Heels played 110 scoreless minutes […]

If Roy Williams wants to take the blame, he’s picking the wrong reasons. After the Tar Heels’ historic home loss to Ohio State Wednesday night, Williams went back to his go-to response of calling himself a “sorry-ass coach.” That’s standard fare for bullet-proof Hall of Famers. But Ol’ Roy is using the rationale no one really […]

Is the Sam Howell news helping Carolina’s bowl prospects? This week, every year, it is always fun to read the bowl predictions by all the news outlets. Literally they change every day for various reasons. One of those reasons may be the continued ascension of Carolina freshman quarterback Sam Howell, who has received the following […]

No matter what happens tonight, don’t expect early time outs from Ol’ Roy. During Roy Williams’ press conference before the Ohio State game, he gave a two-minute dissertation about his philosophy on not calling time outs. It could have lasted ten seconds, long enough for him to say, “You guys and the public make a big […]

Cheer up, America, the New England Patriots are toast. I know fans and critics alike have said it before, but this time the greatest dynasty in NFL history is on the way out. Despite an 8-0 start and a current 10-2 record, the Patriots are showing signs of fatigue on the defense that has carried […]

Was it as bad as Michigan or as good as Oregon? Carolina returned from the Bahamas with its first loss and worst performance of an already uneven young season. But after being outscored 19-0 to open the second half against Michigan, the Tar Heels rebounded from that deflating defeat with a gutsy win over 11th-ranked […]

It’s high time the Tar Heels took back the rivalry with N.C. State. Recently, Mack Brown recalled the first year his Carolina football team defeated N.C. State. It was 1993 after five straight losses to the Wolfpack of Dick Sheridan. After the game, Brown was informed that one of his assistants had body-slammed a Wolfpack […]

The Battle4Atlantis bracket is in Carolina’s favor. While the No. 6 and undefeated Tar Heels head into their toughest test of the early season, they certainly copped a break with the pairings in the Bahamas. As the highest-ranked team in the field, UNC will be favored to get to the championship game Friday against co-favored […]

I looked hard, but could not find Karen Shelton in the team picture. You know what’s really cool about Carolina’s field hockey team winning its eighth NCAA championship and second straight after completing back-to-back perfect seasons and 46 consecutive wins – and counting? Karen Shelton didn’t join the team in its celebratory photo after whipping […]

Once again, how lucky for Carolina that Mack Brown came back. Despite the tough luck and bad pub UNC has had over the last 20 years, three factors have kept Tar Heel athletics among the best in the nation. One is that this is such a great place to go to school that thousands of […]