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Things went from bad to worse as North Carolina lost Armando Bacot, coming off his best game, just seven minutes into the game and then went on to its second worst loss in Smith Center history, falling to Ohio State 74-49. (12/4) The 25-point deficit was the worst at home since a 29-point loss to Duke in 2002. It was the worst loss in Chapel Hill during the Roy Williams era “bettering” a 21-point loss to Louisville a year ago. Carolina trailed just 16-12 when Bacot left with a turned ankle and trailed just 29-27 at the half. But the […]

It’s been 25 years now since the Panthers presence in Charlotte took the Redskins off TV in North Carolina. Social media took off with vigor as Redskins’ fans in North Carolina rejoiced and blew off some steam following the Redskins 29-21 win over the Panthers in Charlotte. For those of you newer to the Triangle area, you might not know about the history of the Redskins in North Carolina. The Redskins were on local radio for more than 50 years and on each week on local TV for more than 30 years. In addition, Redskins players used to make appearances […]

After North Carolina’s first loss, the Tar Heels rebounded behind freshman Armando Bacot’s 23 points and 12 rebounds to beat No. 11 Oregon 78-74 in the consolation game of the Battle of the Atlantis. (11/29) Bacot said he felt like he got his “butt whupped” in the loss to Michigan. But against the Ducks he said he felt like he protected the glass better and used the moves that he works on every day. “He was sensational,” UNC coach Roy Williams said of Bacot, who also swatted six blocks. “He has a chance to be a really good player.” Williams […]

North Carolina’s flaws shone brightly as the Tar Heels couldn’t survive a 19-0 run early in the second half as they fell to Michigan 73-64. (11/28) Carolina’s first loss on the season dropped the Heels to the consolation game of the Battle of Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas at 11:30 a.m. Friday. UNC coach Roy Williams said his team needs more intensity, more toughness and needs to figure out a way to put the ball in the basket. The Tar Heels shot just 43 percent from the floor while hitting only two three-point shots in 12 attempts. To make matters […]

With eight new faces on the UNC basketball team for the 2019-2020 season, who knows what’s going to happen? Coach Roy Williams certainly re-loaded in the offseason with grad transfers and top recruits but will the players – new and old – gel into a cohesive team by March? That’s the mystery. The talent is there to win an ACC regular season title, an ACC tournament title and an NCAA tournament title but with so much youth and pieced-together parts, it would seem unlikely that the Heels can pull it off. Of course, when the Tar Heels lost seniors Luke […]

Clifton Barnes, the owner of CapitalSportsNC.com, has won a national award for writing for a series of articles on the website. CapitalSportsNC.com has now won awards four years in a row. The series of articles revolves around former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith won an Award of Excellence from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2016 Awards for Publication Excellence competition. John De Lellis of Communications Concepts says competition was intense as there were more than 1,600 entries with seven winners in the Writing Series category. Barnes was the only winner in the category from North […]

He could have chosen George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams or Benjamin Franklin. That’s what other kids were doing. But this 9-year-old from Cary, NC chose a North Carolina-product who was a star quarterback for the Washington Redskins in the 1960s and 1970s as his historic figure. Read more. Source:: Redskins