North Carolina is all too familiar with game winning shots. Last year in the NCAA Championship against Villanova, the Tar Heels believed they had the game-tying shot when Marcus Paige made a double-pump fake behind the arc and made the shot with just four seconds to go. It turned out …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Preview: Louisville vs. Jacksonville State
March Madness continues with a battle between Louisville and Jacksonville State this afternoon. Friday’s match up features an experienced veteran versus a hard fought rookie. Back Again No. 2 seeded Louisville (24-8) returns to the NCAA Tournament after a self-imposed ban from postseason play in 2016. A year ago, the …
Read More »Preview: Georgia Looking Forward to UNC
Following 2015’s 10-3 finish, the Georgia Bulldogs decided to move forward without long-time head coach Mark Richt. Richt finished his tenure at Georgia with the fifth-best winning percentage among active head coaches. However, in the SEC, winning regular season games simply isn’t enough. Former Bulldog defensive back and newly-appointed head coach …
Read More »Kris Jenkins’ Buzzer-Beater Lifted Villanova Over North Carolina In National Championship Game
On Monday night, Villanova stunned North Carolina and the Wildcats earned themselves its first national title since 1985. With 4.7 seconds left in the National Championship game, the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Villanova Wildcats were all knotted up at 74 points apiece. But in a blink of an eye, confetti showered …
Read More »North Carolina Earns 19th Final Four Appearance
The Eastern Regional finals wrapped up Sunday night with No. 1 North Carolina defeating No. 6 Notre Dame with the Tar Heels defeating the Fighting Irish 88-74. Notre Dame made Carolina work for this historic win. The Irish led the Tar Heels for the beginning of the first half, but it wasn’t until there was …
Read More »Florida Soccer Looks To Get First Win
With a disappointing start to the season last weekend, the Florida Gator soccer team (0-1)will try to turn the page this weekend. The team lost to in-state foe Miami last week but will try to get a win Friday against North Carolina and Sunday against Duke. Florida head coach Becky Burleigh says …
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