Category: UNC

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Low-key Hanburger refreshing next to media darling Sanders

During his NFL Hall of Fame speech, Deion Sanders dramatically tried to tell us that the media criticized him for his flamboyant persona. Huh? The…

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Chris Hanburger’s Pro Football Hall of Fame speech

(Chris Hanburger, the former UNC and Washington Redskins linebacker, was inducted tonight into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame. His son, Chris of Apex,…

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Reluctant inductee Chris Hanburger joins Hall of Fame Saturday

Former UNC linebacker Chris Hanburger, who played from 1965-1978 for the Washington Redskins, will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday. He…

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UNC players who cheated are responsible for their own actions

Yes, Butch Davis brought in and trusted John Blake, who was at the center of the NCAA football investigation. And yes, Butch Davis recruited Marvin…

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UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp’s letter to the Carolina “colleagues and students”

August 4, 2011 Dear Carolina Colleagues and Students: My decision last week to ask head football coach Butch Davis to step down was difficult. I…

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Timing of Davis’ ouster curious but should Thorp be gone?

I’m probably in the minority but I liked UNC coach Butch Davis more after the academic controversy surrounding the football team than I did before….

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Tar Heels blow big lead, fall to Miami 7-5

Miami came from a 5-0 deficit to score seven two-out runs and defeat North Carolina 7-5 this afternoon in the ACC baseball tournament in Durham….

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Former Raleigh high school player transfers to Carolina

The North Carolina Tar Heels are bringing on another backup point guard as Luke Davis of Gardner-Webb is transferring to Carolina as a walk-on. The…

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Pack opens ACC tourney play today; UNC starts Thursday

No. 7 seed N.C. State takes on No. 2 seed Florida State at 7 p.m. tonight while No. 4 UNC opens plays its ACC baseball…

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UNC’s Moran named ACC freshman of the year; State’s Maynard makes first team

North Carolina freshman third baseman Colin Moran was named the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year for his first campaign as a Tar…

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