Category: 2009
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A Christmas column — or maybe not
I WAS PLANNING TO WRITE a Christmas column, what with it being Christmas and all, but then I started reading the newspaper and now I'm not sure I can. Apparently…
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Lessons we can all learn from Tiger Woods
FOR A LONG TIME lots of people have wanted to learn from Tiger Woods. Many were golfers who wanted to improve their game. Sadly, most people can't improve their golf…
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Coach Anson Dorrance’s losses mount
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL, Coach Dorrance might say. Don't be distracted by the man watching from the sidelines, I counter. In the aftermath of winning his 20th NCAA-sanctioned…
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Gameday notes & other sports-related excretions
Note: Due to recent events near the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, this column's coverage of football has been suspended until bowl season. A new year's resolution For the coming new…
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It’s official: Butch Davis is a genius
IT'S OFFICIAL. Butch Davis is a genius. I told my wife, a couple of years ago, when the University of North Carolina head football coach hired Everett Withers as his…
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“The Play,” played and re-played
IF YOU DIDN'T GO to the game or watch it live or watch it on the Butch Davis show, you need to see "The Play." [Go to YouTube.com and search…
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Well, you can just call me coach
I RETIRED UNDEFEATED. It's not something that any other coach that I know of can say. It's not something that Roy Williams will ever be able to say – with…
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Blue in Blue: Ringing the Victory Bell
TOMORROW DUKE WILL COME to Chapel Hill to play a football game that both teams need. The Tar Heels need to win. The Blue Devils need to lose. (Trust me…
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Wednesday June 11, 1969: Commencement
THE GRADUATION EXERCISES for George Washington High School were to be held on Wednesday, June 11, 1969. The day before, we did a dry run. One of the faculty marshals…
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Re-uniting of the class of 1969, Part II
LAST WEEKEND George Washington High School's class of 1969 held its 40th reunion. So, I went. This is Part II of a two-part series. Part I may come next week.…
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