Carolina needs to get that dad-gum Victory Bell back. The Tar Heels will be trying to break a three-game losing streak to Duke Saturday in a bad stretch against the Blue Devils. The last time UNC lost three in a row to Duke was 30 years ago with the infamous 41-0 beatdown by Steve Spurrier’s […]

You can thank three sellouts for all the beer sales at Kenan. UNC announced last week that beer and wine sales at the first three home football games boosted concession revenues over the $1 million mark. No breakdown of other products was given, so we are not sure exactly what the alcoholic upside amounted to. […]

It was a really bad 48 hours for New York fans. Most New Yorkers who follow their pro teams are split along the Yankees-Giants and Mets-Jets line. Maybe because the Yankees and football Giants are older franchises with more generations of fans, or the Mets and Jets just appeal to the underdog mentality. But what […]

The Hoop Tar Heels are nationally ranked… what, again? Most news outlets give you the nuts and bolts of the preseason AP college basketball rankings. You know, Michigan State is No. 1, followed by Kentucky, Kansas, Duke and Louisville. The Tar Heels are picked No. 9, along with No. 6 Florida, Maryland, Gonzaga and Villanova filling out the top ten. UNC’s […]

The stories of a Carolina quarterback and a former QB. Sam Howell looks like he is in contention to be the All-ACC quarterback, if not then ACC rookie of the year. Howell leads the conference with 20 touchdown passes, which has already set a new UNC freshman record, with at least five games remaining. He is also first in the ACC in […]

How in the Heel is Carolina favored by 3½ at Virginia Tech? When you consider the Tar Heels overall series record against Virginia Tech is 12-23-6 and that they’ve lost 5 out of 7 in Blacksburg since the Hokies joined the ACC, UNC’s banged-up team being favored tomorrow afternoon scares the Heel out of me. […]

The class that saved Coach K saved me. Flicking through the cable TV guide last night, I stopped at the ACC Network to see what was on. It said “ESPN Films presents The Class That Saved Coach K.” I remembered that was the special that tipped off the ACC’s new channel, so I pressed the […]

The NFL has to go all-in on replays or face a fan revolt. We thought the National Football League fixed the problem after last season by allowing teams to challenge pass interference calls or no calls. That has helped some but is being overshadowed by critical penalties that the current rules say cannot be overturned. […]

The Astros survived game two, and now could thrive. For baseball fans, October is the ultimate. Even when it becomes so unlikely, like the Cardinals losing three straight to the wildcard Nationals and Houston walking off game two of the American League championship series. The Astros had put themselves in a tough pitching position by letting the divisional series go the […]

The Yankees are two steps closer to another world championship. Before the MLB playoffs began, the Yankees were regarded as a mild long shot to make the World Series and win it for the first time in almost 10 years. Mainly because the Yanks would not have home-field advantage in the projected league championship and […]