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19/07/2021

All of Paul’s traits and skills that were on display in the Suns’ Western Conference clinching win have been known by fans and supporters of his from the Tar Heel state for nearly two decades. The NBA universe may have just witnessed CP3’s career-defining game.

But with the Finals ahead, Chris Paul may yet top it.

A career-defining performance by Chris Paul in the WCF has the North Carolina native right where he was meant to be in the NBA Finals. Read more inside.

19/03/2021

"You don’t rise to the level of blue blood without getting to the big dance consistently. And that’s exactly what Roy Williams and his Tar Heels have done. Each of the last 10 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments has featured UNC."

Tonight the UNC Tar Heels suit up for their 10th straight NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament while Duke stays home. That's our story and we're sticking to it.

19/03/2021

"Keep your Cinderella nonsense. Give me the mentally jarring and vomit-inducing unpredictability based on a line of logical reasoning only known by perhaps the greatest ref of all time."

The pageantry of the NCAA tournament is back, baby! But we'll be missing one very important (if you ask him) part of college basketball--TV Teddy Valentine.

17/03/2021

if anyone would like to join, the password is "slowcookedit"

Come join the BBQBBALLETC group in ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge and see if your bracket beats the rest.

06/08/2020

NCCU moving out of the MEAC and into a conference with more exposure could bring money and notoriety to a program and university whose star is already on the rise, but is it the right move?

Read more inside.

Is it time for NCCU to leave the MEAC? With TV deals and rising-star status for their men's basketball program, the Eagles have lots to consider. Read more.

03/07/2020

This year is a big one for NC and for the country. Brian Wilker breaks down The Tar Heel State's national-level races.

North Carolina's elections in 2020 have huge implications for the national presidential and congressional races. Learn more inside.

03/07/2020

5* Makur Maker headed to Howard University! This is huge!

https://twitter.com/MakurMaker/status/1278956245966188544?s=20

25/06/2020

"Both schools kept the upcoming game a secret. They decided to play on Sunday morning when folks would be at church. Players hid themselves underneath their letter jackets and on the floor of cars heading to the game. No spectators or media were allowed.

“The secret game” tipped off around 11 AM on March 12, 1944. What followed is based on witness accounts, as the game doesn’t exist in any record books."

In 1944, NCCU and Duke students intentionally broke North Carolina's segregation laws to play a game of basketball against each other. This is that story.

25/06/2020

It was the early 2000s--the country was getting low to Lil' Jon, Zach Braff was popular for some reason, and headbands were everywhere.

Read about the early aughts headband revival inside!

Headbands, platinum everything, and spinning rims: the 00s were a simpler time. Read more about the role NC hoopers played in bringing the headband back!

05/05/2020

What is the offseason for, if not wild speculation?

Roy Williams can't coach forever. While the Hall-of-Famer is signed on through 2028, we're here to speculate wildly cause it's the offseason. Read more.

04/05/2020

F***y packs, bucket hats, high-waisted jeans, and...Wake Forest basketball?

Can ETSU's Steve Forbes help bring this 90s trend back too?

Wake Forest hires ETSU head coach Steve Forbes to helm its fedgling basketball program. Can he bring his winning ways to Winston-Salem? Read more inside.

18/04/2020

Trigger warning for Tar Heel fans over 30

Ask anyone older than 35 and they will tell you the same thing about the 1995 ACC Tournament: Randolph Childress was a bad, bad man. Read more.

28/03/2020

Steph Curry put the world on blast with his jaw-dropping performances in the 2008 NCAA tournament.

It all started in Raleigh, as Davidson took on Gonzaga.

Read more inside:

(By Brian Wilker)

Stephen Curry began his outrageous 2008 NCAA tournament run against Gonzaga. Read about his captivating performance and watch highlights inside.

18/03/2020

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If you know anyone who is a student at North Carolina Central University or North Carolina A&T State University and could use a job, there are work-from-home positions open right now at Apple that offer good pay and paid time off. Open only to current students with a 2.7 GPA or above.

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17/03/2020

There are many people out of work right now, and even more to follow. As of now, there doesn't look to be much help for those affected.

If you find yourself out of work right now, here are a few ways you can make a living under quarantine.

With so many people out of work due to COVID-19, how to pay the bills is a major source of anxiety. Here are some ways you can earn money while quarantined.

16/03/2020

After watching friends and family in China and Italy deal with the horrors of COVID-19, we wanted to create a guide to help people deal with what's to come.

This is the first part in a multi-part series about surviving the COVID-19 crisis.

After watching the COVID-19 crisis develop through friends and family in China, we're hoping to help people here at home prepare properly. Read more.

11/03/2020

NC State looks to bolster its tournament resume, while a scrappy Pitt team looks to extend its season.

See more inside.

NC State takes on Pitt in second-round ACC Tournament action today! Read all about the Wolfpack's chances and where and when to watch the game inside!

10/03/2020

Can NCCU take its fourth MEAC title in a row? Find out this week.

Learn where to watch the Eagles, NC A&T, and others play for a spot in the NCAA tournament inside.

While the ACC Tournament gets all the attention, other NC schools are looking to get a spot in the NCAA Tournament this week. Check out the schedule here.

08/03/2020

Please sign and share this petition.

Tar Heel fans need a pick-me-up following this season. Roy Williams calls Garrison Brooks' mom's pound cake the best he's ever eaten. We need it that recipe

03/03/2020

It's senior night for Brandon Robinson, Shea Rush, Christian Keeling, Justin Pierce and Cole Anthony.

Can the Tar Heels avenge their blowout loss to the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem?

It's senior night in Chapel Hill as North Carolina looks to avenge its blowout loss to Wake Forest. Read our game preview here!

03/03/2020

Today is the day! Please vote if you haven't already. If you have, please bug your friends, family and neighbors to go do it.

Thanks for the column, Brian Wilker

Super Tuesday is upon us. This election will have dramatic consequences for the future of this country. Please do your civic duty and go vote.

02/03/2020

Can the Wolfpack make up for getting swept by an awful UNC team by completing the sweep of Duke in Durham? Let's find out.

NC State has an opportunity to solidy their place on the right side of the bubble and do the world a favor by completing the sweep of Duke in Durham.

29/02/2020

Syracuse is desperate for a win to bolster their NCAA tournament hopes. But which North Carolina team will show up today? Will they be able to overcome their poor three-point shooting to take down Syracuse's iconic matchup zone defense?

Read more inside.

As they head to Syracuse, the North Carolina Tar Heels look to build off of their win against NC State and put a damper on Syracuse's NCAA tournament hopes.

25/02/2020

Which Markell Johnson will show up tonight? Will Garrison Brooks be available for UNC?

Read more inside.

North Carolina State looks to avenge its loss to a North Carolina team that hasn't found much success against anyone else. Read more inside.

21/02/2020

What a time to be alive.

NC State won the NCAA championship on February 19, 2020 when they beat Duke in Raleigh, apparently. Read all about their amazingly significant win inside.

20/02/2020

Enjoy.

A sullen Coach K could only look on as his Duke Blue Devils got absolutely mollywhopped by NC State in Raleigh. The look on his face was priceless.

19/02/2020

A win would put the NC State Wolfpack on the right side of the bubble. Can they pull it off?

Read more inside.

NC State looks to pick up a huge win against the Duke Blue Devils on Wednesday. While the Wolfpack are underdogs, there are a few reasons to have hope.

18/02/2020

For the second time in a little more than a week, the Tar Heels led by double digits two-thirds of the way through an ACC game.

Then they stopped feeding Garrison Brooks. Then they lost.

In Garrison Brooks, the Tar Heels have a reliable bucket. In several of their losses, they have failed to get him the ball late in the game. How!? Why!?

17/02/2020

Alex O'Connell has played his best basketball of the season over the past three games. Are we going to overreact and assume that means he's ready to ascend to greatness?

Find out inside. The answer is yes, but still.

Alex O'Connell had a rough start to his junior season. However, he has looked like a winner in his last three games. Will we overreact to that? Absolutely.

16/02/2020

So very little has gone right for the Tar Heels this season. Are they cursed? Let's take a look.

Perhaps Carolina’s struggles have been due to forces beyond this realm Tar Heel fans are, by nature, a superstitious bunch. While no sports fan is without at least an inkling of superstition, Carolina fans are true believers. Late long-time announcer and top-tier saint of Tar Heel basketball Woody...

16/02/2020

In February there are no “must wins” but NC State faces a can’t lose Sunday night in Chestnut Hill. The Wolfpack are in their third of three straight ACC road games and are looking to go 3-0.

Read more inside.

NC State heads to Chestnutt Hill, Mass. to face Boston College tonight at 6PM. Who, what, and how to watch this ACC contest inside.

14/02/2020

Duke freshman Matthew Hurt was heralded as a five-star do-anything guy coming out of high school. At this point in the season, where does he stand?

Read more here.

Matthew Hurt was listed as a versatile five-star product coming out of high school. So far, it would be hard to say he has met those expectations. Read more

13/02/2020

After winning first place nationally at the 2019 SAE/General Motors’ AutoDrive Challenge, the AutoDrive team from the College of Engineering - North Carolina A&T State University has been awarded a $50k grant to develop driverless shuttles for downtown Greensboro.

Read more inside.

The North Carolina A&T College of Engineering has been awarded a grant to develop autonomous shuttles for downtown Greensboro. Read more here.

13/02/2020

***Despite saying "Raleigh" in the title this is in reference to the whole dang Triangle***

Only took them a few decades to notice 😎

Inside a rising scene where collaboration is encouraged and “pretentiousness is seen as a disease”

12/02/2020

Great guide by Indy Week to this weekend's Hayti Heritage Film Festival!

Activist documentaries, Afrofuturist visions, acting master classes, and more in the Black Southern film festival's 26th year.

12/02/2020

"Before the game, the doors on the North Carolina team bus wouldn’t open, locking the players and coaches in for several minutes.

About halfway through the first half, at least a few of those players and coaches were undoubtedly wishing it had stayed that way."

Read more about the Tar Heels' cringeworthy performance in Winston-Salem here.

"That was embarrassing," said Christian Keeling following the Tar Heels' abysmal performance.. In a season of many lows, this game might take the cake.

12/02/2020

If you or someone you know has had their voting rights taken away due to a felony conviction, you may be able to restore them.

Use this tool to help you find answers about your situation.

If you have had your rights revoked due to a felony conviction, learn whether or not you can restore them using this free tool from the CLC. Read more.

11/02/2020

Oh, you thought we were done?

Get ready for a RUDE AWAKENING Saturday. North Carolina weather is about to pull a North Carolina weather once again: abc11.tv/2OKRBkq

11/02/2020

Have you or someone you know had their voting rights taken due to a felony conviction?

You may be able to restore these rights. Here's an easy-to-use tool that can help you find out how to do it.

If you have had your rights revoked due to a felony conviction, learn whether or not you can restore them using this free tool from the CLC. Read more.

11/02/2020

Leading scorer and rebounder Garrison Brooks listed as questionable after suffering a scratched cornea during the game against Duke Saturday.

Learn where, when, how and who to watch here.

Where to watch and what to look for in tonight’s game When: Tuesday, February 11th. 8:00 p.m.Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NCTV/Streaming: ACCN February has not been kind to the Tar Heels. Upon the return of Cole Anthony North Carolina has dropped three straight t...