When UNC head coach, Larry Fedora stepped to the press room microphone following his team's 47-35 home loss to #16 Louisville on Saturday, it was clear he was frustrated with the game's outcome. "It's discouraging," Fedora said. "That's not the way we wanted to open conference play. We didn't do enough on offense to win the football game, and we didn't do enough on defense … [Read more...] about Ratliff-Williams, Dalton shine in UNC’s 47-35 loss to #16 Louisville
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2015 March Madness Preview – 3/19/15
The Weekend Sports Report with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal ....SRN assistant sports director and basketball guru Phil Meyers joins us for a look at the brackets and discusses who, if anyone can step up and challenge undefeated Kentucky for the NCAA title as 2015 March Madness gets underway. John Poulter also chimes in on spring training baseball, as well as a brief chat … [Read more...] about 2015 March Madness Preview – 3/19/15
My Top Ten Dean Smith Wins
I’ll countdown my top ten Dean Smith wins at UNC, leaving out only two types of games, national championship wins, (as obviously those are my favorites) and any game against Duke, which almost demand their own category. #10: UNC-Maryland, 1976, at Maryland, UNC won 81-69. UNC and Maryland were two of the very best teams in the nation that year, in the January game in … [Read more...] about My Top Ten Dean Smith Wins
Hero & Zero of the Week
For the HERO and ZERO of the week, we’ll go with 3 local Women’s Coaches! When the Women’s bracket was announced, Duke coach Joanne McCallie quickly voiced her displeasure with the parings, which I believe had Duke as the #2 seed in the same region where UConn was #1. She said they must not want Duke in the Final Four at all, to put them in UConn’s region. I realize all … [Read more...] about Hero & Zero of the Week
My Favorite Michael Jordan Moment – It Might Surprise You
Unless you're not a sports fan, this past week you haven't been able to avoid the hoopla surrounding Michael Jordan's milestone fiftieth birthday. I have been very fortunate to have seen Michael play first hand, both in Chapel Hill, and in Chicago, where I moved to in 1986. How many people can claim to have seen his first and last college games, as well as all six … [Read more...] about My Favorite Michael Jordan Moment – It Might Surprise You
