Category: The skinny
UNC men’s soccer team continues to win shootouts
Another penalty kick shootout has given the North Carolina men’s soccer team a 5-4 NCAA playoff victory and sends them to quarterfinals for the third…
Tech’s Taylor beats out NCSU’s Wilson for All-ACC quarterback
Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor got the nod as the first-team All-ACC quarterback in voting released Monday by the ACC. N.C. State’s Russell Wilson was second team….
Defense still lacking with this UNC basketball team
North Carolina’s basketball team will go as far as its defense takes it, and this season, that may not be far. The Tar Heels are…
Carolina basketball overcomes Goudelock this time
While North Carolina had to overcome the College of Charleston’s Andrew Goudelock – something the Heels couldn’t do last year – to win 74-69 at…
Pass defense lets N.C. State down in tough loss at Maryland
Well, let’s be honest – there’s no way Maryland really gained that critical first down with 48 seconds left in its 38-31 win over N.C….
Football is the king of television
In the weekly broadcast TV ratings, three of the top 10 shows, including the No. 1 show for the week, were National Football League related….
Clearing but cold for tonight’s high school football games
Should be clearing but cold for tonight’s high school football playoffs. I went 5-1 in predictions for last week’s games and 12-1 the week before…
Hamilton’s talent finally realized with MVP award
“On Tuesday, Josh Hamilton realized the talent projected for him when he was made the first overall pick in the 1999 amateur draft: He was…
Devils look to revitalize the football rivalry with Heels in their "bowl game"
North Carolina is fighting for a berth in the Music City Bowl while Duke is considering the finale at home against the Heels as their…
Zeller’s career high holds off Asheville
North Carolina, behind Tyler Zeller who hit his first seven baskets and ended with a career-high 23 points, got out to a commanding 22 point-lead…
