Defense and rebounding were other reasons Carolina beat Notre Dame. The collective sports world, both locally and nationally, went bonkers over Cole Anthony’s 23-point second half that helped the Tar Heels pull away from a Notre Dame team that led 31-30 at the half. Anthony was sensational when his team needed it, and the game turned out a win-win. […]

Cole Anthony took off the glasses, and then the gloves. Why did Carolina’s obviously super freshman come out to warm up and start the game with glasses that made him look more like a student than an athlete? Were they prescription lenses? Is his vision slightly off? Or did his father — Greg, who was […]

If only Brandon Robinson’s injury could help Carolina in the long run. Hopefully, B-Rob’s ankle sprain doesn’t resemble Leaky Black’s that lasted six weeks a year ago, and that the mishap will get the Tar Heels’ other perimeter players ready sooner. Black, graduate transfers Christian Keeling and Justin Pierce, and even reserve Andrew Platek will all see enhanced […]

Looks to me like Florida State football has a self-made mess. When Butch Davis was fired at UNC in the summer of 2011 and Dick Baddour stepped down as athletic director, the university moved forward in the correct sequence, which necessitated having an interim head football coach for the 2011 season. There are two axioms about coaches and athletic […]

How does Sam Howell stack up in the nation and the ACC? There is only one category in the national passing statistics through Saturday where UNC’s star freshman quarterback is not listed in the top 50 – accuracy. Howell has connected on 58.2 percent of his passes, which is good for No. 86 in the […]

Carolina and Virginia have a historically close football series. Saturday night, under the lights, the Tar Heels and Cavaliers will play for the 124th time, which is the oldest rivalry in the South and second oldest in the nation behind Minnesota and Wisconsin (who have played 127 times). This will also be the 47th meeting at Kenan […]

It was just before midnight when Cinderella showed up like never before. The Washington Nationals won the World Series in a way no one would believe. The team that began the regular season with a 19-31 record rallied to make the playoffs as a wildcard after winning the National League East in 2012, 2014, 2016 […]

If the rule was that easy to change, why did it take so long? In 2009, former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon filed an antitrust suit against the NCAA for college athletes to sell their own name, image and likeness. The case went seven years before the NCAA prevailed in the Supreme Court. Now, with […]

Mondays are packed for Mack Brown, and he loves it. During the football season, coaches work seven days a week. It would be eight if they found another day somewhere. For Mack Brown, the energy he wondered about is there in spades. Brown rises about 5 o’clock every day to head for the Kenan Football […]

The Victory Bell transfer needs some rules, don’t you think? The last two times Carolina took back the Victory Bell from Duke, it didn’t happen without incident. Much to the chagrin of UNC coaches and athletic brass who have to pay for it, sometimes literally. Duke has won back the bell so infrequently that the […]