In high school, I played a lot of ping pong.
Loyal readers, It's been 11 days since the last time I penned this newsletter.
I've never been punched in the face. While I've always dreamed of delivering a devastating sucker punch a la LeGarrette Blount in 2009, I've never been able to land good ol' right hook to the jaw. And fortunately, I've never endured one, either.
A lot can happen in four years. On Dec. 2, 2012, the top song on the radio was One More Night by Maroon 5. Christian Ponder was the starting quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, and Stephen Curry was a scrawny shooter with bad ankles. Larry Fedora was still a first-year coach with North Carolina and Brice Johnson still had a mustache.
On Friday, he successfully proposed to his girlfriend, Shelby Valeriano. And on Saturday — his fiancee's birthday —the newly engaged tailback rumbled through the overmatched Virginia defense for 107 yards and a touchdown. But what if she said no?
I'll never forget the first time I saw Mack Hollins score.
Sitting in silence is not my strong suit. In sixth grade, I was sentenced to detention for convincing my classmates to burst into simultaneous song in the middle of lecture. While detained, I taped my mouth shut in rebellion and clicked my tongue to the sound of the second hand.
Defeat always tastes worse in the rain. It was in the eighth grade that I experienced this firsthand. After a successful seven-year career in the flag football circuit, I stood on the sidelines during my one year of tackle football, waiting for Coach Rice to put me in for my obligatory five plays.
Taylor Treacy almost left the game she loved. In her second season at North Carolina, the volleyball star was on the bench and out of favor with Coach Joe Sagula, who had redshirted her the year before. As she watched her teammates excel on the court, she couldn't shake that nagging feeling: "I just don't know if I can do it."
After a long holiday weekend to gather my thoughts, I'm still left shaking my head after what we saw from the North Carolina football team in Atlanta.
After hiding in plain sight for all of training camp, Tim Beckman emerged on Wednesday as a volunteer assistant for the North Carolina football team. Not unlike Chancellor Carol Folt, I was shocked to hear the news. But it didn't last long.
Welcome back to DTH Sports at a Glance — your dose of sports news from the student journalists at The Daily Tar Heel. Every Thursday during the summer, we'll let you know what's coming up and what you might have missed during the week.
Welcome back to DTH Sports at a Glance — your dose of sports news from the student journalists at The Daily Tar Heel. Every Thursday during the summer, we'll let you know what's coming up and what you might have missed during the week.
Welcome back to DTH Sports at a Glance — your dose of sports news from the student journalists at The Daily Tar Heel. Every Thursday during the summer, we'll let you know what's coming up and what you might have missed during the week.
