![The Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday announced three legislative proposals that have been submitted to the NCAA as part of the recently adopted Division I autonomy process as approved by the league’s Council of Presidents. The proposals focus on the issues of cost of attendance, loss-of-value insurance and scholarship renewal. The ACC will work with the NCAA to finalize legislative language in anticipation of the January NCAA Convention. “The ACC’s […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/accteams-400x225.jpg "ACC proposal would allow loss-of-value insurance")
![UNC coach Roy Williams brushed aside a question from the media about the possibility of losing his job and told the Raleigh Sports Club Wednesday that he intends to remain the Tar Heels coach for years to come. “It is a thrill to be here,” Williams told the group. “It’s not a thrill to walk in and see the nice people in the media doing their job, and the first […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/roywilliamsspeech9-490x225.jpg "Defiant Williams intends to coach UNC for 6-10 more years")
![An opinion piece regarding the controversy over the name “Redskins” won a Grand Award from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2014 Awards for Publication Excellence competition. Clifton Barnes of CapitalSportsNC.com wrote the article which won the Grand Award, which is the highest honor bestowed by the group. Barnes, a native of Rocky Mount who has lived in Cary since 1996, is a UNC-Chapel Hill journalism and political science […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/washington-redskins-logo3-490x225.jpg "CapitalSportsNC article on Redskins name honored with national award"){kind=logo}
![North Carolina used its height advantage to handle Virginia Tech 68-53 and move to 4-1 in the ACC and 14-4 overall. The Tar Heels out rebounded the Hokies by 27 boards and put in 15 second-chance points to make the difference in the game. Carolina also held Tech to less than 36 percent from the floor. Still UNC coach Roy Williams wasn’t satisfied as the game never really got into […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/justinjackson-230x130.jpg "UNC uses height advantage to handle Hokies")
![North Carolina opened up a close game with a 10-0 run over rival NC State in the second half only to see a 12-point lead nearly evaporate in an 81-79 victory in Raleigh. The back-and-forth first half ended with the Tar Heels up six, 32-26 at the break. The Wolfpack cut the margin to two midway through the second half at 54-52. That’s when the Tar Heels reeled off 10 […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/marcuspaigeshooting-200x130.jpg "Heels hang on to nip Pack 81-79 behind Paige")
![NC State weight thrower Nicole Chavis was tabbed as the ACC Women’s Field Performer of the Week. Chavis has dominated all three of her weight throw events thus far, placing first in each and besting the second-place finishers by an average of 4 feet, 4.2 inches. The Lumberton, NC redshirt junior’s throw of 66-5 ¾ (20.26 meters) in the UNC Greensboro 6-Way ranked sixth nationally, and her average throw of […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nicolechavisncsu-150x130.jpg "State’s Chavis wins ACC field honors")
![Ok, guards Trevor Lacey and Ralston Turner will get the most ink as the N.C. State transfers led the Wolfpack to an 87-75 home upset over previously unbeaten Duke. But the Pack had the size advantage, especially with big sophomore Beejay Anya, who has actually lost almost 60 pounds since he came to NC State. Anya, weighing in at 290, scored 14 points, hauled in six rebounds and blocked four […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/beejayanya-207x130.jpg "State’s Anya may have been the difference vs. Duke")
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![The National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes today announced plans to host their fourth-annual Alumni Fantasy Game on Sunday, March 22. The event will provide fans a chance to get an NHL experience, skating in a game that includes Hurricanes alumni on the ice at PNC Arena. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Carolina Hurricanes Kids ‘N Community Foundation. Currently, 12 Hurricanes alumni are scheduled to participate in the […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/alumnigamehurricanes-490x225.jpg "Hurricanes Alumni Fantasy game planned")
Hurricanes Alumni Fantasy game planned
The National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes today announced plans to host their fourth-annual Alumni Fantasy Game on Sunday, March 22. The event will provide fans a chance to get an NHL experience, skating in a game that includes Hurricanes alumni on the ice at PNC Arena. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Carolina Hurricanes Kids ‘N Community Foundation. Currently, 12 Hurricanes alumni are scheduled to participate in the […]
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![Turn, turn, turn. In the first half, North Carolina turned it over but in the second half the Tar Heels turned it on as they turned a five-point halftime deficit into a 10-point win, 93-83. (1/26/15) Down 40-35 at the half, the Tar Heels shot 62 percent from the floor in the second half and scored 58 points. “Everything looks better when the balls goes in the basket,” UNC coach […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/natebritt-115x115.jpg "UNC turns it on in second half to top Syracuse")
UNC turns it on in second half to top Syracuse
Posted on January 26, 2015 | No CommentsTurn, turn, turn. In the first half, North Carolina turned it over but in the second half the Tar Heels turned it on as they turned a five-point halftime deficit into a 10-point win, 93-83. (1/26/15) Down 40-35 at the half, the Tar Heels shot 62 percent from the floor in the second half and scored 58 points. “Everything looks better when the balls goes in the basket,” UNC coach […] -
![North Carolina got balanced scoring from its starters as the Tar Heels survived a 35-point barrage from Florida State’s Xavier Rathan-Mayes to win 78-74 at home Saturday. UNC’s Brice Johnson may have been the player of the game for the Tar Heels as he scored 18 points and hauled in 14 rebounds. Four of Carolina’s starters finished in double figures while the fifth starter, JP Tokoto, finished with nine points. […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bricejohnson-115x115.jpg "Heels’ balance bests FSU’s Rathan-Mayes")
Heels’ balance bests FSU’s Rathan-Mayes
Posted on January 24, 2015 | No CommentsNorth Carolina got balanced scoring from its starters as the Tar Heels survived a 35-point barrage from Florida State’s Xavier Rathan-Mayes to win 78-74 at home Saturday. UNC’s Brice Johnson may have been the player of the game for the Tar Heels as he scored 18 points and hauled in 14 rebounds. Four of Carolina’s starters finished in double figures while the fifth starter, JP Tokoto, finished with nine points. […] -
![North Carolina broke open a close game early in the second half as the visiting Tar Heels took care of Wake Forest 87-71 to move to 15-4 overall and 5-1 in the ACC. Kennedy Meeks, saddled with three fouls in the first half, scored eight points over a three-minute stretch early in the second half to help the Tar Heels turn a six-point halftime lead into an 18-point advantage. It […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kennedymeeks-115x115.jpg "UNC breaks open close game to whip Wake 87-71")
UNC breaks open close game to whip Wake 87-71
Posted on January 21, 2015 | No CommentsNorth Carolina broke open a close game early in the second half as the visiting Tar Heels took care of Wake Forest 87-71 to move to 15-4 overall and 5-1 in the ACC. Kennedy Meeks, saddled with three fouls in the first half, scored eight points over a three-minute stretch early in the second half to help the Tar Heels turn a six-point halftime lead into an 18-point advantage. It […] -
![Dave Odom, former Wake Forest basketball coach, will be the guest speaker at the Raleigh Sports Club’s weekly luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Odom, a native of Goldsboro, will focus on the Atlantic Coast Conference but he also most recently coached at South Carolina and was head coach of his alma mater East Carolina. In addition, Odom coached Ralph Sampson while an assistant at UVA under Terry Holland. The club […]](http://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/daveodom-115x115.jpg "Former ACC basketball coach to speak in Raleigh Wednesday")
Former ACC basketball coach to speak in Raleigh Wednesday
Posted on January 19, 2015 | No CommentsDave Odom, former Wake Forest basketball coach, will be the guest speaker at the Raleigh Sports Club’s weekly luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Odom, a native of Goldsboro, will focus on the Atlantic Coast Conference but he also most recently coached at South Carolina and was head coach of his alma mater East Carolina. In addition, Odom coached Ralph Sampson while an assistant at UVA under Terry Holland. The club […]
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North Carolina used its height advantage to handle Virginia Tech 68-53 and move to 4-1 in the ACC and 14-4 overall. The Tar Heels out rebounded the Hokies by 27 boards and put in 15 second-chance points to make the difference in the game. Carolina also held Tech to less than 36 percent from the floor. Still UNC coach Roy Williams wasn’t satisfied as the game never really got into […]
Heels hang on to nip Pack 81-79 behind Paige
North Carolina opened up a close game with a 10-0 run over rival NC State in the second half only to see a 12-point lead nearly evaporate in an 81-79 victory in Raleigh. The back-and-forth first half ended with the Tar Heels up six, 32-26 at the break. The Wolfpack cut the margin to two midway through the second half at 54-52. That’s when the Tar Heels reeled off 10 […]
State’s Chavis wins ACC field honors
NC State weight thrower Nicole Chavis was tabbed as the ACC Women’s Field Performer of the Week. Chavis has dominated all three of her weight throw events thus far, placing first in each and besting the second-place finishers by an average of 4 feet, 4.2 inches. The Lumberton, NC redshirt junior’s throw of 66-5 ¾ (20.26 meters) in the UNC Greensboro 6-Way ranked sixth nationally, and her average throw of […]
State’s Anya may have been the difference vs. Duke
Ok, guards Trevor Lacey and Ralston Turner will get the most ink as the N.C. State transfers led the Wolfpack to an 87-75 home upset over previously unbeaten Duke. But the Pack had the size advantage, especially with big sophomore Beejay Anya, who has actually lost almost 60 pounds since he came to NC State. Anya, weighing in at 290, scored 14 points, hauled in six rebounds and blocked four […]
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