HBO's "Real Sports" Latest to Swing at UNC Pinata

Posted Mar 25, 2014
And the hits just keep on coming. The latest media outlet to sink its teeth into the academic mess at UNC is HBO's award-winning "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel." Specifically, the portion of the piece on UNC includes commentary by Mary Willingham and also contains interviews with two former UNC football players, Michael McAdoo and Bryon Bishop. (Tar Heel Blog)

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