Chansky’s Notebook: Now, The Season Is On

Posted Nov 22, 2016
Carolina’s basketball season starts tonight at 10:30. The Tar Heels are 5-0 after beating five so-called cupcakes on their way to a No. 4 ranking in the national polls. They have won their first two games on the Hawaii swing and played three straight sterling halves. But now things get serious with Oklahoma State in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. (Chapelboro.com)

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