University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: September 17
September 17, 2014 | General
Football
How a handful of Tar Heels spent their bye week...A capsule look at the UNC-ECU matchup...That fake punt play at Arkansas State that is getting lots of attention had its origin at Carolina with a prank on Bryn Renner, and this story includes the video...Carl Torbush and Mike O'Cain are together again...Former ACC official Brad Allen is drawing rave reviews in his first year as an NFL official...Player interviews from after practice on Tuesday:
Basketball
Adam Lucas goes behind the scenes at the first day of preseason conditioning...In that story, Kennedy Meeks estimated he'd weigh 263 by the end of the workout. Looks like he was close:
The Hornets plan to use Marvin Williams as a stretch four...
Olympic sports
Baseball sophomore Spencer Trayner earned praise in his summer league...Men's soccer took a 2-0 road win at William & Mary...Catching up with Yael Averbuch...
Today's games
None.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Bad news in Chicago, where the Bears cut Shaun Draughn...A good example of the Tar Heel family in the NFL, as Eric Ebron greets Tre Boston on Sunday:
Tar Heels in MLB
Michael Morin pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning against the Mariners...Chalk up two more strikeouts for Andrew Miller, who struck out the only two batters he faced...Dustin Ackley doubled and drove in two runs...Kyle Seager had two hits and drove in a run, and the Mariners are within a game of the wild card lead.
Long read
An in-depth look at the lengths the NBA goes to in order to educate rookies about the off-court pitfalls they can encounter in the pros.
