by Sharon Thorsland It’s do or die for North Carolina tonight as the Tar Heels take on Boston College in the ACC Tournament. Just about every pundit out there will tell you that the 7th seeded Tar Heels have to win at least three games in Greensboro if they want to make the NCAA Tournament. […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina heads west to take on 15th ranked Oregon in the Holiday Bowl Wednesday night, and the Tar Heels will be without several key players on both sides of the football. Star receiver Josh Downs is headed to the NFL and is sitting this one out, and several others are transferring, […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s been a roller coaster of a season for North Carolina. The #24 Tar Heels started off unranked, then started winning and made it all the way to number 10 in the polls before coming back down to earth after a pair of ugly losses to end the regular season. But the […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s rivalry week for North Carolina, with the 9-2 Tar Heels welcoming NC State to Kenan Stadium for a Black Friday showdown. The Heels are coming off a horrendous loss to Georgia Tech that took them completely out of the playoff equation. But they’re still in the ACC title game, headed to […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s been an interesting start to the season for North Carolina. They won their opener in fairly easy fashion, but then went down to the wire in a shoot-out with App State last week, barely escaping Boone with a wild 63-61 win. Obviously the offense was outstanding, but the defense – not […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is 8-1 and ranked 15th in the country. In football, not basketball! The Tar Heels are in the drivers seat in the ACC’s Coastal division after last week’s win over Virginia, and have their sights set on the Championship game in Charlotte. Standing in their way is Wake Forest, who […]
by Sharon Thorsland It’s time for another edition of the South’s oldest rivalry, this one taking place in Charlottesville. Sure, it might not carry quite the same weight as Auburn-Alabama or Michigan-Ohio State. But the annual meeting between North Carolina and Virginia has produced plenty of drama over the years – 131 years to be […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina is cruising on the gridiron, the 21st ranked Tar Heels are 6-1 on the season heading into Saturday night’s game against defending ACC champ Pitt. Kick-off is set for 8:00 on WBT. Pitt is not having nearly the same success as the Heels, the Panthers have lost two of their […]
by Sharon Thorsland North Carolina and Duke face off on Saturday in a game that has conference implications. No, we’re not talking about basketball (81-77 anyone?). Instead we’ve actually got a football game that matters. The Tar Heels (5-1) and Blue Devils (4-2) are both vying for first place in the Coastal Division. Right […]
UNC faces struggling Miami Team by Sharon Thorsland After an ugly loss to Notre Dame at home in week four, North Carolina is back on track after a blowout win over Virginia Tech last week. That improves to Tar Heels to 4-1 on the season. Next up is a trip to Coral Gables to take […]