Category: The skinny
Key turning points led to UNC’s regular-season title
North Carolina coach Roy Williams doesn’t buy that this season has been a “wild ride” or that there were any moments of panic for the…
Fascinating ACC Tournament could feature tough game for UNC in semis
A surprising final week of the ACC season sets up a fascinating tournament with fascinating subplots that include a tougher road for North Carolina than…
Improbably, Tar Heels whip Duke for ACC regular season title
Before the season only one basketball writer picked North Carolina to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and he tried to renege saying it…
Barnes shuts down Singler, makes a mark in Duke-UNC rivalry
That moment when Harrison Barnes went to Skype to tell Roy Williams he was coming to Chapel Hill loomed large on Saturday, when North Carolina…
Despite heroics, Barnes no longer a top 5 NBA pick
Basketball insiders who had thought UNC freshman Harrison Barnes would stay in college only one season now believe he perhaps should stay in Chapel Hill…
UNC’s Greg Little says he was ‘naive’
Former North Carolina receiver Greg Little called his suspension “a pivotal point in my life” and said Wednesday that he regretted how his actions contributed…
Barnes’ late three stops Florida State, sets up rematch with Duke
When the game is on the line, get it to Harrison Barnes and clear out. That strategy worked for the fifth time this year as…
N.C. State deserves better than lousy year in basketball, other sports
N.C. State fans can give thanks for football. Other than that, this year has illustrated how new athletics director Debbie Yow has her work cut…
UNC’s Bullock out for the season
The knee injury that has plagued UNC freshman forward Reggie Bullock has ended his season. UNC announced this afternoon that Bullock has a torn lateral…
Roy Williams says Tar Heels can be ‘immature,’ but they still know how to bear down
North Carolina has won 15 of its last 17 games but isn’t looking ahead to Duke.
