by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina will only play NC State once this season, the first time since 1919 that the teams won’t play twice during the regular season. That’s a byproduct of the unfortunate ACC expansion, and fans certainly aren’t happy about it. That makes Tuesday night’s game in Raleigh even bigger than it would […]
Written by Sharon Thorsland It has not been a good week for North Carolina. The Tar Heels (19-5, 7-4 ACC) followed their huge win over Duke with a let-down loss at Miami on Tuesday. Even worse, they lost star freshman Caleb Wilson to a broken left hand. Wilson suffered the injury in the first half […]
Created by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is riding high following its come from behind upset of arch-rival Duke on Saturday. Now the Tar Heels will look to avoid a let-down as they travel to Miami to take on a dangerous Hurricane team tonight. The 11th ranked Heels (19-4, 7-3 ACC) have won five straight, while […]
Written by >> Sharon Thorsland It’s that time of the year – time for the greatest rivalry in college basketball, and arguably the greatest rivalry in all of sports. All eyes will be on Chapel Hill on Saturday night, when North Carolina welcomes that team from just nine miles down Highway 54, the Duke Blue […]
Created by Sharon Thorsland It’s a quick turnaround for North Carolina, who is back at home Monday night for a matchup with Syracuse. The Tar Heels (17-4, 5-3 ACC) are coming off a win over Georgia Tech on Saturday, their third straight conference win. Syracuse snapped a four-game skid with a win over Notre Dame […]
Written by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is back in action Saturday following a week-long break, traveling to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech. The 16th ranked Tar Heels (16-4, 4-3 ACC) are riding high after a huge win over then #14 Virginia, and they’re looking for their third straight league win. The Yellow Jackets have dropped […]
Written by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina snapped a two-game losing streak with an impressive win over Notre Dame on Wednesday. Now the Tar Heels (15-4, 3-3 ACC) face a much tougher challenge, traveling to Charlottesville to take on #14 Virginia. The game has been moved up to a noon kick-off on Saturday because of the […]
Written by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina returns from a dismal west coast road trip that ended with two losses and an eight-place drop in the national polls. Now the 22nd ranked Tar Heels (14-4, 2-3 ACC) are back at home to take on Notre Dame on Wednesday night and are looking to get back in […]
Written by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina has traveled across the country for a two-game ACC road swing. They tip things off tonight against Stanford. Yes, it’s an Atlantic Coast Conference game against a team on the Pacific coast – makes so much sense, doesn’t it? Don’t get me started on the expanded ACC! Let’s just […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina returns from a week-long break to take on ACC rival Wake Forest on Saturday. After cruising to a 13-1 start to the season, the #17 Tar Heels hit a road block at SMU last week, losing by double digits in Dallas after the Mustangs shot over 71% in the second […]
Written by Sharon Thorsland The Panthers are back in the postseason for the first time since 2017, welcoming the LA Rams to Bank of America stadium for a Wild Card match up on Saturday. These teams faced off in week 13 this season, with the Panthers pulling off an incredible 31-28 upset of the then […]
Written by Sharon Thorsland It doesn’t get much bigger than this. The Panthers take on division rival Tampa Bay with the NFC South title and a spot in the playoffs on the line. It’s simple – win and they’re in. If they lose, they have to wait for some help from the Falcons. “We’re starting […]