By R.L. Bynum In a frustrating season for Gio Bernard and the Cincinnati Bengals, it was another Monday night to remember against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bernard, who had four touchdowns on the season coming into the game, scored on a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown to lead the Bengals to a stunning 27–17 victory …
UNC moves up in AP men’s basketball poll
By R.L. Bynum Normally, a decisive victory against a 1–5 team wouldn’t improve your standing in the AP Top 25. But when it’s Kentucky, that might be the exception. North Carolina’s 75–63 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday at the CBS Sports Classic in Cleveland bumped up the 5–2 Tar Heels from No. 22 in …
UNC women show resiliency, poise in OT win over Wake Forest
Tar Heels get many contributions from several players, win behind Bailey’s leadership By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s women have proven to be quite resilient and not fazed by early deficits. They did that again Sunday but also showed the poise to win a close game for the first time in three tries. …
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Walton shoots UNC ahead; Heels pull away from Kentucky
His 3-pointers during key run help UNC take control as the Tar Heels win the inside battles in the second half By R.L. Bynum Roy Williams knew the perimeter punch he had with freshman Kerwin Walton, it just took until the seventh game for it to be displayed on a big stage. The Hall of …
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UNC’s young women’s team starting to put it all together
Now that they have figured it out on defense, the offense really came around in big win over Syracuse By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — Seeing the big picture and watching her North Carolina women’s basketball team grow, Coach Courtney Banghart wasn’t worried when the Tar Heels narrowly lost their first two ACC games because …
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UNC rebounds impressively to decisively beat No. 18 Syracuse
Tar Heels shake off two losses to start ACC season as Kelly has best floor game of the season, Bailey flourishes inside By R.L. BynumCHAPEL HILL — Anybody who doubted North Carolina’s women after two narrow road losses to start the ACC season was repeatedly shot down Thursday night. Against their first ranked opponent of …
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Now 15th in CFP rankings, one hurdle between UNC and Orange Bowl
The Tar Heels head to the Orange Bowl if No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Clemson make the College Football Playoff By R.L. Bynum There is only one remaining hurdle between North Carolina and a trip to the program's first major bowl since 1950 after the Tar Heels leapfrogged over Miami in the latest …
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UNC rally at Miami falls short after a crazy 60 hours
Shooting woes, turnovers follow a scheduling shuffle that leads to quick changes in travel plans By R.L. Bynum Winning on the road is tough enough already without that road you take changing on the fly. But that’s the 2020 curveball that the pandemic threw at North Carolina’s women’s basketball team in the last couple of …
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Tar Heels in NFL: Resurgent Trubisky has big game as Bears roll
By R.L. Bynum Critics have targeted the Chicago Bears ever since they selected Carolina's Mitch Trubisky with the second overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft ahead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson. That criticism has been valid. But, for one Sunday, Trubisky looked better than both of those other 2017 picks as he outplayed …
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UNC jumps to No. 16 in AP poll after blowout win
Tar Heels now await Tuesday's release of College Football Playoff rankings, ACC title game outcome By R.L. Bynum North Carolina did all it could to improve its chances of making the Orange Bowl with a 62–26 blowout Saturday at Miami. Now, the Tar Heels (8–3, 7–3 ACC) can only wait to see if they overtake …
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