Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball Takes Another Step Backward
The last two games for UNC have shown both progress and regress. Progress, in that the Tar Heels beat a Cal team at home in a workmanlike fashion. Regress in an abominable home loss to Stanford. The Inside Carolina crew attempts to explain the inexplicable and see a way forward for UNC Basketball.
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Hundreds of UNC Alumni Affected by California Wildfires
The homes of nearly 400 UNC alumni were in the path or in evacuation zones of fast-moving destructive fires that began Jan. 7 in the Los Angeles area, according to information based on alumni records. High winds exceeding 80 mph and an unusually dry winter created conditions for seven different fires that destroyed homes and entire neighborhoods. (
Carolina Alumni Review)
Brooklyn Nets to Commemorate Vince Carter Jersey Retirement With Weekend Series of Events
The Brooklyn Nets will honor the career and Nets’ legacy of NBA legend
Vince Carter with the retirement of his number 15 on Saturday, Jan. 25, during the team’s matchup against the Miami Heat. Carter’s five seasons (2004-09) in New Jersey accounted for the best statistical stretch of his career in which he helped lead the Nets to three playoff berths. (
NBA.com)
Dewey Burke's Takeaways: Blame Game, Defensive Focus, Moving on to Wake Forest
Former UNC Guard
Dewey Burke: "
Seth Trimble's layup was the only field goal the last 4.5 minutes (in UNC's loss to Stanford). We stopped scoring. We stopped executing offensively. The
Elliot Cadeau three out of the time-out was the worst shot of the game. They had no business losing that game, but they let a team hang around and gave them a chance." (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Men's Tennis Blanks James Madison To Begin Season
The UNC men's tennis team started its 2025 dual match season in style Sunday afternoon, beating James Madison, 7-0, in the season opener for both teams at the Cone-Kenfield Indoor Courts at the Chewning Tennis Center. Carolina got five singles wins from newcomers to its roster, which features three returning letterwinners with college experience. (
GoHeels.com)
Washington wide receiver Dyami Brown continues to improve, turns in impressive NFL playoff display
Wide receiver
Dyami Brown has come to life at the best possible time. Washington waited until he was ready, but Brown's improved work ethic and urgency earned the trust of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and, more importantly, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. Brown's gone from an afterthought to a focal point of Washington's offense. (
Riggo's Rag)
UNC Football Expected to Hire Bob Diaco as Linebackers Coach
LSU senior defensive analyst Bob Diaco is expected join
Bill Belichick's football staff at UNC as linebackers coach, sources confirmed. Diaco previously has been the head coach at Connecticut and worked defensive coordinator jobs at Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Louisiana Tech, and Purdue, across the stops that comprise his coaching career. (
Inside Carolina)
Bills WR Mack Hollins arrives to Ravens game in bathing suit, bare feet despite freezing conditions
You’ve seen a barefoot
Mack Hollins roaming around a frozen Highmark Stadium in Buffalo. But have you ever seen a barefoot
Mack Hollins wearing only a bathing suit in freezing temperatures? Well, now you have. Temperature for Sunday’s AFC Divisional Round game between the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens is expected to be around 19 degrees. (
On3.com)
No. 14 UNC Women's Basketball makes 13 3-pointers in easy victory at Pitt
For No. 14 North Carolina Women's Basketball to reach its ceiling, the Tar Heels’ perimeter shooters will have to perform consistently. In a 75–58 victory Sunday at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh,
Lexi Donarski and
Lanie Grant combined for eight of UNC’s 13 3-pointers to shoot down the Panthers for the Tar Heels’ fourth consecutive victory. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Lexi Donarski Leads Hot-Shooting Tar Heels Over Pitt, 75-58 - Highlights
Lexi Donarski continued her torrid shooting, making 5 3-pointers to lead the Tar Heels with 15 points as the No. 14 UNC Women's Basketball team rolled past the Pitt Panthers on Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Lanie Grant scored 13 and led UNC at +25, while
Indya Nivar added 12 points. Check out the highlights.
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Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 75, Pitt 58
View the complete box score from the No. 14 UNC women's basketball team's 75-58 victory over the Pitt Panthers on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh. (
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Art’s Angle: A Cardinal Sin
Carolina men’s basketball suffered a bad loss to what turned out to be a better-coached opponent on the 39th birthday of the Smith Center. Entering Saturday’s game, Stanford was a Quad 3 team with a NET ranking of 85 after losing by 13 points at Wake Forest — where the Tar Heels go Wednesday and absolutely must win to make up for their 72-71 loss. (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC Can’t Lean On Quality Losses Crutch After Falling to Stanford
Now, for the first time this season, the quality loss label can't be applied to the defeat North Carolina suffered on Saturday. Stanford arrived ranked No. 92 nationally, according to Ken Pomeroy's college basketball database. That put the Cardinal one spot ahead of North Carolina State, and 16 spots lower than Notre Dame, per KenPom. (
Inside Carolina)
Damage from UNC’s Quad 3 loss to Stanford not as bad as expected
North Carolina’s damaging 72–71 Quad 3 home loss Saturday to Stanford didn’t sink the Tar Heels in the NET rankings as much as expected, but they lost a Quad 1 opportunity as the number of ACC teams with a chance at an NCAA berth dwindles. The Tar Heels (12–7, 5–2
ACC standings) only fell four spots in the NET to 38th after the loss to the Cardinal. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Losing to Stanford is the kind of resume blemish North Carolina and the ACC can’t afford
It was a big loss for North Carolina. And by extension, the ACC. The Tar Heels had seemed to finally figure things out after a rocky start by winning 4 straight and nestling into a spot 1 game behind Duke in the
conference standings. While their resume was still lacking good wins, their greatest asset was their ability to avoid bad losses. Until Saturday. (
Saturday Down South)