Tar Heel Fan Raw Feed  

I will be moving Tar Heel Fan to a new web hosting service tonight under a new URL. I will post a notice here that the site has changed URLs once the move is complete. Thanks for your patience Tar Heel Fan ...

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1746

Cites family illness, need to be closer to home. "My family is dealing with some health challenges at this time and as a result I have made the decision to transfer to be closer to home," says Stepheson. "The two years I have spent as a Tar Heel have been great. My teammates, Coach Williams and ......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1745

Two angles on the OJ Mayo gifts scandal. Two days ago, Saturday morning host Bomani Jones, filling in for David Glenn, interviewed Sonny Vaccaro who is really the father of the modern AAU/basketball shoe camp movement.  Vaccaro also signed Michael Jordan to NIKE but is largely considered to be Sa......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1743

ACC Now is proactive in their previews. 2007 record: 4-8, 3-5 ACC Returning starters: Offense 10, Defense 8. Quarterback?: Yes. T.J. Yates (14 TDs, 18 INTs) Avoid in the ACC: Florida State, Wake, Clemson Coaching situation: Butch Davis didn't make a lot of friends in his first season by angling......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1742

I have nothing new or insightful to add right now so enjoy these highlights of the 1983-84 UNC basketball season.  Afterward someone please explain how that team did not win a national title. ...

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1741

The baseball team moved to 42-9 over the weekend losing only a rain shortened game to UVa.  The Heels play their final scheduled "home" game of the season against Winthrop tonight in Cary.  This weekend it is off to Coral Gables for a huge three game set with Miami in a #1 vs #2 battle.  [...]...

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1740

Sarcasm is a valid blogging technique. ESPN reported over the weekend the results of an Outside the Lines investigation which showed that USC freshman OJ Mayo received a variety of goodies from an agent middleman called a "runner" during the course of his brief NCAA career in Los Angeles.  Mayo ......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1739

An article appeared on the website Hoopsworld last week detailing the impact of UNC players in the NBA.  By and large it was what you would expect highlighting some of the greats from UNC who have made waves at the next level.  However I was also struck by some serious omissions.  The author went......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1738

According to the Denver Post, he is on their radar: Denver will not stand pat. With a draft choice late in the first round, it's believed the Nuggets are eyeing North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson. The team also is known to have recently scouted young European center Marc Gasol, currently proper......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1737

Via 850 the Buzz: McNeese St, @Rutgers, VT, @Miami, UConn, Notre Dame to start the season for the Heels.  That is possibly a 1-5 start.  I am not kidding. ...

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1735

Junior reserve forward Mike Copeland has a partially torn ACL ligament in his knee which will require surgery to repair.  Copeland is expected to be out until the end of the year which would cut fairly deep into his senior season.  The knee was injured during a pickup game last week. While he has......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1734

Painting a door and putting up a new mailbox.  Plus I need a blogging break and now is a great time to do it. Enjoy the weekend folks.  I will be back on Monday. ...

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1726

Maybe you have noticed but I have been very circumspect discussing what I think will happen during the next basketball season simply because everything is still very much in the air concerning what the roster will look like.  And it is not just the NBA water testers but also late recruits such as......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1727

James Worthy dunked on Sidney Lowe. Well, is it really considered dunking on someone if they defender flops out of the way?  Yes.  Yes it is. ...

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1729

From Stewart Mandel at SI.com concerning Kentwan Balmer being drafted in the 1st round. Overrated: Kentwan Balmer, North Carolina I'd like to think I follow college football fairly closely, so what I'm about to admit may seem a tad bit embarrassing: I had literally never heard of this guy prior ......

Original Story: http://tarheelfan.wordpress.com/?p=1730