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Entries Tagged as 'Sports'
HT’s Sub Club and Beason’s “Beast”
December 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Gastonia Olympics
August 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments
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Heavy lies the crown
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
UNC is a school steeped in history and requires a mascot be cut from the finest cloth. Succession is swift and often painful as this article points out. Rameses XVII had a long and overwhelmingly successful reign as mascot. He presided over the fall and return to greatness of UNC’s storied basketball [...]
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Tree Rollins & Co.
March 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I saw a little blurb on the ACC Tournament coverage the other day about Tree Rollins and it inspired a new addition to the Fortress of Knowledge. In researching the entry, I found lots of delicious trivia. Some of my favorite entries: “Most stupendous dunk in a game”, “Most backboards [...]
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Everything in its right place
March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
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The world has righted itself
February 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
UNC soundly defeated the opponent du jour NC State 84-70. Roy didn’t bitch and moan about our players being hurt, he just went out and won the game. The same cannot be said for the King of Bitching, Coach K. His Blue Devils fell to an unranked Miami Hurricanes squad 96-95. It [...]
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Lively debate
January 13th, 2008 · 7 Comments
UNC is a great school and a basketball superpower. Everyone recognizes it and esteemed alumni garner great pride from the association. But outsiders to the UNC fold often harbor bitter resentment for the sustained success of the basketball team. My friend John Los is no exception. His hatred is even more potent because of his [...]
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Game Over
January 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Tarheels ASSEMBLE!
December 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments
I’m pretty excited about my first (and perhaps only) chance to see the Tarheels in action at the Dean Dome tonight. The opponent du jour (Nevada) is beside the point–they’ll get crushed into oblivion, cheerleaders will cheer, girls will swoon, Roy will cut a debonair figure despite another disturbing choice in necktie (not [...]
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Frisbee!
November 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Anyone who reads this blog probably knows me personally. And anyone who knows me personally also knows that I occasionally play ultimate frisbee. But on the off chance that I meet someone new, the subject of conversation inevitably gets around to “what I do”. If it’s a one-on-one dialogue then I can [...]
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