Category: The skinny
NO. 6 baseball Tar Heels sweep Tigers with late-inning rally
North Carolina pushed across three runs in the top of the ninth to extend the game before going ahead 6-5 in the 11th to sweep…
Wolfpack’s in – Pick your favorite bracket or enter a tourney contest
North Carolina got a No. 1 seed but if they make it past the first couple of games, the Tar Heels will be shipped off…
FSU wins ACC title; seemed to want it a bit more from the start
Despite a valiant comeback by North Carolina, it appeared that Florida State, which has come close but never won the ACC Tournament before, wanted it…
Canes “quietly sneaking up on teams”
The Carolina Hurricanes’ Jeff Skinner scored two goals as the Canes beat Tampa Bay to move within seven points of NHL playoff position. “We’re quietly…
What they’re saying after FSU’s victory over Duke in ACC Tourney
“About 45 minutes after Florida State’s thrilling 62-59 upset of Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament, Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton shared a special…
Carolina was ripe for the picking but survive NC State 69-67
N.C. State played well enough to defeat Carolina and the Heels were ripe for the picking but a bank shot by Kendall Marshall with 10…
Redskins risk it all by trading up to get Griffin
News broke in the last couple of hours that the St. Louis Rams have traded the No. 2 draft pick to the Washington Redskins for…
Fox gets his 600th win as UNC manager, 4-3 at Clemson
Sophomore Kent Emanuel struck out seven and did not walk a batter as the No. 6 Tar Heels claimed the series opener at No. 17…
NC State gets the victory it needed despite foul shooting woes
Most analysts thought going into the ACC Tournament that the NC State Wolfpack, despite a 9-7 record in the ACC, would need a couple of…
Williams happy with victory despite injury to Henson
After the 85-69 victory over Maryland in the first round of the ACC Tournament, UNC coach Roy Williams said the Heels were “as happy as…
