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We Know Bill Belichick Would Be Able To Relate To College Football PlayersThere's no doubt that former New England Patriots head coach would be able to relate to college football players in this new era of the game....

Long live North Carolina—DukeThe North Carolina Tar Heels won their first outright regular season ACC title in seven years with an 84-79 win over archenemy Duke on Saturday. The annual season finale for the conference is one of the best things going in college basketball, yet there’s a sinking feeling that fans should relish th...

If Roy Williams and John Calipari accepted NIT bids, so can Hubert DavisWhen college basketball’s postseason officially begins on Tuesday evening — on the men’s side — a familiar face will be missing from the fields as the NIT and the NCAA Tournament will tip off. North Carolina’s season is over. And it’s not just because they weren’t good enough to make the field of 68...

B1G Disappointment: The teams that have won national titles since the Big Ten last cut down the nets

Facebook hadn’t been invented yet, Zion Williamson didn’t exist, Mad Cow Disease was the “pandemic” of the time, and Y2K is what so many thought would be the end of modern civilization. The year 2000 feels like it was so long ago, but it feels even further away for Big Ten hoops fans. Twenty-three y...

Could bluebloods Kentucky and North Carolina both wind up in the NIT?

Both North Carolina’s and Kentucky’s men’s basketball teams have already lost six games this season. Two of the college basketball’s blueblood programs are struggling, and the NCAA Tournament might not be in the cards for them — but it’s not like this hasn’t happened before....

Don’t expect this UNC team to make a run to the finals

After losing in the national championship game in April, the AP preseason No. 1, UNC, has lost three in a row early in the season....

Eric Church cancels concert to watch UNC-Duke

Sorry to all the Eric Church fans out there, but I’ve just got to respect the man’s commitment to the game. The country singer canceled a sold-out concert in San Antonio this Saturday so that he could watch North Carolina face Duke in a Final Four game that, if all goes well, is sure to go down in h...

Duke-North Carolina at the Final Four is already one for the ages

It’s already an instant classic and the ball won’t be tipped for four more days. The greatest rivalry in college basketball, one of the fiercest in all of sports, heads to the Final Four. Duke squaring off with North Carolina is a momentous, must-watch occasion when it takes place under routine circ...

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Bluebloods only: No Cinderellas allowed

CHICAGO — Bill Self survived… himself....

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Mon Mar 28 2022

UNC Wakes up

Say what you will about college football, but Saturdays are never boring....

by north-carolina-tar-heels - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinGrace McDermott|

|Sat Nov 06 2021

The 10 coaches with the most wins in NCAA Tournament history — guess who's at the top?

Since we found out that Mike Krzyzewski was retiring after this upcoming season on Wednesday, the Duke head coach has been the lead story throughout the sports world. At the age of 74, the G.O.A.T. has decided to hang it up....

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Fri Jun 04 2021

TAKE THE QUIZ! Here's an 'Elite Eight' trivia questions for NCAA Tourney's opening day

Welcome, welcome. Come on, sit down — you know you’re not leaving your couch for the next four days. The first game tips off in a few hours, which gives you some time to test your Men’s March Madness knowledge. Are you up for the task? We have assembled an “Elite” list of eight questions that you ma...

by Rich O'Malley|

|Fri Mar 19 2021

Which NCAA conference has cut down the most nets since '85 bracket expansion?

Brace yourselves. For once, Carolina and Duke can celebrate together, because the ACC has been the conference of champions since the tournament expanded in 1985. ...

by Dustin Foote|

|Fri Mar 19 2021

Duke? UNC? UConn? Ranking the best NCAA national champs over the past 20 years

Selection Sunday will be the first time we’ve been able to fill out a bracket in two years. A lot has changed since then, especially in college basketball, as it’s been as upside down as the rest of the world is. Juniors and seniors are the biggest draws this season, as only a few freshmen like Okla...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Thu Mar 18 2021

The best national champion teams of the 2000s

As the NCAA Tournament returns next week after missing a year due to COVID-19, one of the conversations that have been hovering over the sport is when will the NBA get rid of the “one-and-done” rule....

by north-carolina-tar-heels - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinCarron J. Phillips|

|Tue Mar 16 2021

Here's A Look At Some Of The Most Loaded Campuses In Sports History

With commencement ceremonies taking place in some form all over the country this weekend, we decided to look at some notable college campuses that had quite the array of athletes and personalities inside their athletic departments at the same time. From the hardwood to various playing fields, these ...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Sun May 17 2020

The Refs Might Have Mishandled The Game Clock, But Mack Brown And UNC Mishandled The Game

After struggling to get anything going offensively for a majority of the game, UNC scored 18 unanswered points in the second half to cut a 21-point Wake Forest lead down to three on Friday. The Tar Heels then forced the Demon Deacons to settle for a field goal, which capped off a drive that left jus...

by Gabe Fernandez|

|Sat Sep 14 2019

The College Basketball Bribery Scandal Might Be Spreading To Football

On Monday, a second trial to deal with the charges from college basketball’s bribery scandal began in U.S. District Court. Former financial advisor Christian Dawkins and former Adidas consultant Merl Code both returned as defendants after being convicted in the first trial, and they are charged here...

by Lauren Theisen|

|Tue Apr 23 2019

Report: UNC Women's Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell Accused Of Racially Offensive Remarks And Endangering Players

Sylvia Hatchell, the University of North Carolina’s Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach, is being investigated by the university after players’ parents accused her of making “racially offensive remarks” and pressuring players with serious injuries to continue playing. Hatchell and her entire coach...

by north-carolina-tar-heels - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinChris Thompson|

|Fri Apr 05 2019

Something Weird Is Happening With UNC Women's Basketball

The University of North Carolina released a vague and ominous statement today about their women’s basketball program, announcing that the entire coaching staff has been put on paid administrative leave while a law firm conducts a review and “assesses the culture of the women’s basketball program.” T...

by Lauren Theisen|

|Mon Apr 01 2019

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