Consistency was the word Bill Belichick kept coming back to as North Carolina comes off the open date and heads into Saturday’s ACC opener against Clemson.
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Lopez’s status unclear going into Clemson game
Gio Lopez could play on Saturday against Clemson, Coach Bill Belichick said at his weekly press conference on Tuesday.
Defining time for White after breakout season with free agency ahead
Coby White knows this season could define his career. The Chicago Bulls guard enters his sixth NBA season as the Chicago Bulls’ longest-tenured player and will be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
Mile High expectations: Nuggets bet on Johnson after big offseason trade
Cameron Johnson isn’t looking back. After a summer trade that sent him from the Brooklyn Nets to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 first-round pick, the 6–8 forward is focused on what’s ahead with a fresh start in the Mile High City and a chance to help them get to the NBA Finals after falling in the Western Conference finals last season.
Gannon says Jordan struggled vs. Pack; what are the facts?
Michael Jordan struggled against N.C. State? Former Wolfpack guard Terry Gannon made that allegation Saturday while on the call for NBC’s coverage of the Ryder Cup, while noting that Jordan was at the Bethpage Black course in Farmingdale, N.Y., for the competition.
Banghart explains challenges of getting Russian wing Astakhova to UNC
Recruiting players in Europe presents numerous challenges, even when there is a two-month gap between the time a player commits and the start of the fall semester. Getting 6–1 Russian Liza Astakhova to campus by the first day of classes on Aug. 18 was daunting, even though she committed to North Carolina on June 17.
Long wait, journey for 5-star freshman Henderson after second knee surgery nearly over
Perseverance and drive to reach the moment have been motivating forces for Taliyah Henderson for more than a year. When she plays at Carmichael Arena in her Carolina debut on opening day, that will be 468 days after she last cut hard off a screen, showed her speed running up the floor or swished a jumper in a game that counts.
Game times set for ACC/SEC Challenge
As you might expect, a battle of two of the traditionally strong men’s college basketball programs will be in prime time.
While UNC’s QB play has been shaky, QBs who left program doing well
Given Carolina’s issues on offense, particularly at quarterback, it won’t be comforting to Tar Heels fans to see how the quarterbacks whom the program deemed not good enough are doing.
UNC men’s basketball to stage Blue-White game on Oct. 4
Fans will get a first chance to see the new-look North Carolina men’s basketball team on Oct. 4 in a Blue-White scrimmage following the Clemson football game. The scrimmage is free, and the Smith Center doors will open 15 minutes after the conclusion of the football game, with the scrimmage scheduled to begin an hour after the football game.
Tar Heels in NFL: Rodgers outduels Maye; Hampton has big day, scores first NFL TD
In a battle between a veteran quarterback and a rising star, 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers got the best of Drake Maye on Sunday, even though the second-year quarterback had better overall numbers on a day that Omarion Hampton scored his first NFL touchdown and collected 129 total yards.
Johnson, Hardy say Heels must stick together after tough loss
ORLANDO, Fla. — After the lackluster 34–7 loss at UCF, the message from North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson and linebacker Will Hardy was clear: stick together. As they spoke side-by-side in the postgame press conference, they talked about the need to support one another as the Tar Heels head into a much-needed open date.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: UCF
After the season-opening debacle against TCU, North Carolina lumbered through its game with Charlotte before flexing a little versus FCS Richmond, so Saturday’s game at Central Florida was a good test to see how much the Tar Heels had improved over the past three weeks. Test failed.
UNC has no answers, creates more questions after frustrating loss at UCF
ORLANDO, Fla. — North Carolina badly needed a tipping point to spark an offense that has sputtered and a defense that has struggled to stop decent teams. nstead, the Tar Heels got more of the same, and it was almost all discouraging.
Why is UCF’s stadium called the Bounce House?
ORLANDO, Fla. — When you hear that Carolina’s game at UCF will be played at the Bounce House, it sounds like a play place for kids. But there’s a story behind the name of the University of Central Florida’s first on-campus stadium, which was built in 2007.
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