Art's Angle: Carolina Athletics Weekend Update

Posted Dec 8, 2024
North Carolina men's basketball is undefeated in the ACC after surviving gutty Georgia Tech, 68-65, in the Smith Center. The women's soccer team beat Duke on Friday and now faces Wake Forest Monday for the NCAA title. And UNC Football is reportedly negotiating with six-time Super Bowl champion coach Bill Belichick to be the Tar Heels' next coach. (Chapelboro.com)

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