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By R.L. Bynum
A $100,000 salary increase if North Carolina makes the NCAA tournament and signs at least a four-star player is among the elements of Jim Tanner’s contract as the executive director and general manager for UNC’s men’s basketball program.
CHARLOTTE — Coach Bill Belichick, defensive back Thaddeus Dixon, defensive back Will Hardy and wide receiver Jordan Shipp met with the media on Thursday at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown for ACC Kickoff. Here are videos from the press conference held in a large ballroom and the complete transcript from the press conference:
CHARLOTTE — The NFL legend turned North Carolina head coach hasn’t run a college training camp yet or called a play at Kenan Stadium, but after a few months on campus, the experience has been “fantastic.”
NFL training camps are opening with no shortage of compelling storylines involving former Tar Heels — from veterans switching teams to rookies fighting for roster spots, UNC alums being new teammates and rookie running back Omarion Hampton getting first-team reps.
ACC programs will face new protocols aimed at increasing transparency as sports gambling becomes more prominent and safety across football, baseball and men’s and women’s basketball.
Bill Belichick is set to make his ACC Kickoff debut Thursday in Charlotte — but some reporters just couldn’t wait. Eager for interviews, insights and maybe even a quote about his girlfriend Jordon Hudson, media outlets from around the country have been scrambling for access
Caleb Love closed out his NBA Summer League run with another solid showing, scoring in double figures for the fifth time in five games.
RJ Davis has had trouble finding his shooting rhythm during the NBA Summer League, until everything clicked on Friday in the last of the Los Angeles Lakers’ eight games.
Harrison Ingram had his best scoring night in seven NBA Summer League games this year, although in the San Antonio Spurs’ first loss in Las Vegas.
Leaky Black reminded Carolina fans of the do-it-all game they saw many nights, delivering a standout double-double performance in the NBA Summer League on Wednesday — his most complete showing yet in Las Vegas.
Caleb Love showed off dazzling moves and a career-best rebounding effort to produce a dynamic double-double in his most impressive game of the NBA Summer League on Tuesday night.
North Carolina in the SEC as part of a two-conference “Super League” in football? That’s the scenario columnist Joe DePaulo proposed Tuesday in a Mediaite column, where he outlines a bold new structure for college football — one that places the Tar Heels in the SEC East as part of a “Super League” shared with the Big Ten.
Harrison Ingram had his best game of the NBA Summer League with a double-double to lead the unbeaten San Antonio Spurs to a thrilling overtime victory Monday night.
Leaky Black had his best game of the NBA Summer League on Sunday, when Pete Nance flirted with a double-double and Cormac Ryan started and scored in double figures.
The Chicago Cubs picked Kane Kepley, who wowed fans last season as a junior at Carolina with his gritty play, in the second round of the MLB draft on Sunday night as the 56th overall pick.
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