Neither rain, nor wind, nor setting sun to stay Heels

Posted Nov 10, 2011
In the midst of all the excitement surrounding UNC’s season opener Friday against Michigan State (7 p.m., ESPN), which will be the first college basketball game to take place on an aircraft carrier, even the players themselves are wondering how the outdoor conditions — wind, cold, the setting sun — will affect the actual game. “I have so many questions about it,” said Kendall Marshall, who said he has never even been on a boat before. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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