Author: Cliff Barnes

Posted in Featured stories UNC

UNC’s Alyssa Ustby, who missed senior day, gets her home finale in win over WVU

Tar Heels’ fifth-year forward Alyssa Ustby ended a 58-47 win against West Virginia, standing atop the scorer’s table and yelling toward the cheering home fans…

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Michael Jordan Opens Another Free Health Clinic in Wilmington

Hall of Fame former Chicago Bulls and UNC legend Michael Jordan, a billionaire several times over, continues to give back to the community in a…

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March Madness: Is NIL the death of Cinderella?

While the transfer portal does work both ways, mid-major coaches say that it’s tougher now than it was five years ago to find power-conference players…

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Posted in Featured stories High School Sports

Stevens: If more competitive playoffs is the goal, expanding the number of qualifiers isn’t the answer

The N.C. High School Athletic Association announced the new playoff structure for the 2025-2026 school year as it expands from four to eight classes. The…

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Change of scenery suits Canes’ Jankowski

The Nashville Predators dealt 30-year-old forward Mark Jankowski to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick. He’s since scored six goals in…

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Duke favored over Carolina in women’s basketball tourney

Duke and North Carolina will tip things off in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday at Legacy Arena. The two in-state rivals split their regular season series….

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Tar Heels click in NCAA tourney, show they belong

North Carolina showed all those with UNC Derangement Syndrome that the Tar Heels belong in the NCAA Tournament as they were locked in during a…

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Flagg’s mom discusses Duke basketball national championship chances, NBA Draft

Kelly Flagg went viral on the final weekend of the regular season. In the latter stages of Duke’s win at rival UNC, Cooper Flagg threw…

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Posted in Featured stories High School Sports

Watch these NC high school basketball alums in the men’s NCAA tournament

A total of 43 NCAA men’s basketball athletes who made this year’s tournament played at North Carolina high schools. Please click here for more.

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Posted in Featured stories N.C. State

No. 10 Wolfpack Women to begin 2025 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

The No. 10 NC State Women’s Swimming team gets set to compete in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, marking the conclusion of…

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