Author: Cliff Barnes
Not a good stretch for Carolina fans: Rameses’ owner dies
Carolina football wins a couple of games and Dick Baddour indicates that the investigation into wrongdoing might be coming to a close. Just when things…
UNC’s Graves dismissed from basketball team
NEWS RELEASE – Fifth-year senior forward Will Graves has been dismissed from the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team for failure to comply with…
Having starting safeties back helps special teams, UNC’s Davis says
Special teams might see the biggest boost from the return of safeties Da’Norris Searcy, who was cleared to play last week, and senior Deunta Williams,…
UNC grad honored for work as CEO of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
The leader of the agency that polices doping by Olympic athletes have been honored by the University of North Carolina General Alumni Association with a…
Hurricanes duke it out with Russians; Staal removed as safety precaution
Carolina Hurricanes’ coach Paul Maurice decided to remove captain Eric Staal from the team’s exhibition game against SKA St. Petersburg in Russia Monday in the…
Capital Sports readers give thumbs up to the Bulls, thumbs down to Panthers
The Durham Bulls were chosen as the favorite North Carolina-based professional team by Capital Sports readers in an online poll. The minor league affiliate of…
Panthers should have stolen a victory in New Orleans
Ok, so the Carolina Panthers aren’t very good this year but they really had a chance to steal one in New Orleans… and they should…
Garner’s Brandon Banks, in his first pro game, key to Redskins victory
The talk was all about Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb coming back to Philadelphia to face his old team, the Eagles. But it was a first-quarter,…
UNC’s four unanswered second-half touchdowns rip ECU
North Carolina scored four touchdowns in the second half after falling behind 17-14 to defeat East Carolina 42-17. The Tar Heels struggled in the first…
Tar Heel women’s soccer blanks State 3-0
North Carolina’s speed, depth and quick ball movement wore down N.C. State in the second half and the Tar Heels went on to a 3-0…
