Staff columnist Caulton Tudor weighs in on Duke-UNC scheduling, Atlanta's increasingly soft market, NCAA futures and 14-team tournament formats.
Modified: 02/12/12 07:24:04 PMWednesday's loss to Duke left North Carolina's Tyler Zeller in such a dark-blue mood that Tar Heel coach Roy Williams felt compelled to try a to attempt a tonic of gallows humor.
Modified: 02/12/12 04:33:29 AMTudor: Only minutes after North Carolina's jolting loss to Duke in Wednesday's latest meeting in the mesmerizing rivalry, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams was trying to shake his players out of the emotional bummer that had just blindsided them.
Modified: 02/11/12 06:29:37 AMFor 39 minutes Wednesday night, almost everything broke Tyler Zeller's way. But at game's end, Zeller had the most miserable single minute of his athletic career.
Modified: 02/12/12 02:29:04 PMAustin Rivers turned Wednesday night into an instant Duke-vs.-North Carolina basketball classic with a single shot.
Modified: 02/09/12 08:39:51 AMIt would be easier, but not much fun, to come up with a list of UNC vs. Duke basketball games that weren't memorable.
Modified: 02/08/12 05:27:14 AMDuke's basketball fans repeatedly chanted "Please don't eat us, please don't eat us" at Miami big man Reggie Johnson on Sunday.
Modified: 02/06/12 05:38:05 AMTudor: At a time when the ACC buzz meter is relatively low in the two major sports, the league announced a scheduling policy Friday that will take another deep cut into its basketball popularity.
Modified: 02/04/12 05:35:15 AMTudor: Maryland has played only 13 home games in the Mark Turgeon era, so it's still not clear whether he can charge up Comcast Center fans with the expertise of former coach Gary Williams.
Modified: 02/04/12 09:18:54 AMDuring a week in which The New York Times did a long news report on declining interest among Duke students in their basketball team, the ACC announced a scheduling policy that will take another deep cut into the sports regional and national popularity.
Modified: 02/03/12 04:59:18 PMOne of the most impressive football recruiting hauls in ACC history was accomplished by a single assistant coach working without the benefit of a staff and in remote territory.
Modified: 02/02/12 02:28:47 PMOne of the most important variables in Sunday's Super Bowl will be the impact of New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks.
Modified: 02/01/12 05:58:02 AMThrough two games, the loss of Dexter Strickland and the promotion of Reggie Bullock to a starting wing-guard role hasn't harmed North Carolina's defense at all.
Modified: 01/30/12 06:14:19 AMA day before N.C. State announced the hiring of Mark Gottfried - April 5, 2011 - Frank Haith left Miami to take the coaching job at Missouri.
Modified: 01/28/12 02:14:37 PMStaff columnist Caulton Tudor discussed with readers the Tar Heels' big win over the Wolfpack and all things ACC today. Click for a replay of the chat.
Modified: 01/27/12 04:45:03 PM







