Category: The skinny
Wears leaving for UCLA a reminder of risk
Roy Williams had success recruiting in California as the head coach at Kansas, and he has continued to mine that state since coming to North…
Canes selling a part of franchise
The Carolina Hurricanes have long needed a local ownership connection, and now apparently, that could happen. The Sports Business Journal is reporting the Canes have…
Duke, Carolina battling for Doc Rivers’ son
Doc Rivers’ Boston Celtics club is one victory away from the NBA championship finals but he is most proud that his son recently led his…
Magazine runs photos of what they call drunken UNC players on Spring Break
An online magazine titled Coed Magazine has released what it calls “drunken Spring Break pictures” of UNC basketball players. The photos undoubtedly show Carolina players;…
Roy Williams to head home for 2011 opener
Here’s an interesting note from Ken Tysiac of the Raleigh News & Observer – North Carolina will open its 2011-12 basketball season at UNC-Asheville as…
Former Tar Heel signs with Redskins
Veteran defensive end Vonnie Holliday has signed to play for the New Over-the-Hill Gang Washington Redskins. A former Tar Heel All-ACC player, Holliday, 34, was…
Heels now leading for Knox
InsideCarolina is reporting North Carolina is the leader for Alabama transfer Justin Knox, and Roy Williams is telling Knox he’ll play if he’s wearing light…
Carolina the best college baseball team in North and South Carolina
Coastal Carolina that is. The Chanticleers are 45-6 and should get a nice seed in the NC AA tournament. Two years ago Coastal Carolina fell…
Fowler still in good shape
Lee Fowler told reporters Thursday that the process of him leaving N.C. State was “emotional.” Yes, that’s true, but it’d really be emotional if he…
Next up for State? Bobby Purcell
N.C. State’s search for the next athletics director should be a short one, and should end over at the Wolfpack Club. Bobby Purcell has been…
