Coronavirus Sports Coverage
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UNC players who partied maskless get internal discipline, no suspensions
UNC head coach Roy Williams addressed the media for the first time since last Saturday and said that his players who were caught on Snapchat video (and the ones who were not caught on video, but were there) will face internal discipline for the matter. -
Williams: I've handled it what I think is very appropriately
Roy Williams met with the media for the first time since last Saturday, when video of his players partying maskless with other students emerged online. He addressed that directly on Friday ahead of Saturday's matchup with Virginia and said the players would be disciplined internally. -
Williams: Let's not make it out like we charged the Capitol building or anything like that
UNC head coach Roy Williams met remotely with the media on Friday to preview his team's trip to face No. 9 Virginia on Saturday and to address the maskless partying video that emerged last Saturday after his team's win over Duke, which led to Monday's game against Miami being postponed. Williams said he disciplined everyone involved internally. -
ECU puts men's basketball program on pause, postpones two games
Games between East Carolina and Temple, scheduled for Feb. 11 in Philadelphia and Feb. 13 in Greenville, have been postponed. -
UNC considering punishment for players, students who celebrated without masks
UNC is investigating 300 complaints about students who rushed Franklin Street after the game, and many believe the players should face the same punishment as the students who celebrated their win. -
UNC players apologize for 'mistake' of not wearing masks; students hope consequences for COVID violations are fair
The University of North Carolina men's basketball team issued an apology Tuesday after social media video surfaced showing unmasked players celebrating a win over Duke last weekend. -
UNC-CH basketball game postponed after partying video
A game scheduled for Monday night against Miami has been postponed, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced just hours before the scheduled tip-off. -
UNC game postponed; Snapchat video shows maskless players celebrating win over Duke
The Tar Heels are benched. A game scheduled for Monday night against Miami has been postponed, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced just hours before the scheduled tip-off. -
Krzyzewski: I've never wanted to cancel the season (or) the ACC Tournament, and hopefully that'll come about
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski joined the weekly ACC teleconference on Monday to talk about the progress of his bench, what he thinks of how to handle a team during COVID and whether or not he'd skip a potential postseason berth if it's not the NCAA Tournament. -
Keatts: When our fans come back, it'll be a big treat. But we do miss them
NC State head coach Kevin Keatts joined the weekly ACC teleconference on Monday to talk about the game against Syracuse on Tuesday, the challenge of dealing with COVID-19 during the season and the mental health of his players and -
Our TakeBrownlow: Carolina-Duke is yet another example of how weird college basketball is in the time of COVID
Duke-UNC was yet another example of how weird it has been to play sports during a pandemic, particularly a sport like college basketball that draws so heavily from fan culture. -
Krzyzewski: Energy will never be as up as it is with that (Cameron Indoor) crowd. It's impossible.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski met remotely with the media Thursday to look ahead to Saturday night's matchup between Duke and Carolina, the first between the two with both unranked since 1960. -
Williams: It will always be intense because it's Duke and North Carolina ... but it's a different world we live in
UNC head coach Roy Williams met remotely with the media Thursday to break down Round 1 of the Battle of the Blues as UNC faces Duke with both unranked for the first time since 1960. -
Williams: The mental health of our student-athletes is something every coach has been concerned about
UNC head coach Roy Williams joined the weekly ACC teleconference on Monday to talk about where his team is ahead of the Clemson game on Tuesday night, what goes into his shoe selection, Armando Bacot's improvement and what he thinks about skipping the ACC Tournament. -
Keatts: Freshmen have been really cheated this year
NC State head coach joined the weekly ACC teleconference on Monday to talk about where his team is after a great effort in a loss to Syracuse, his freshmen guards, the difficulty of a COVID season and how his team is preparing to face a top-25 Virginia team on Wednesday. -
Staal, rest of Hurricanes back on the ice after lengthy COVID pause
Captain Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho and Rod Brind'Amour met remotely with the media after the first Hurricanes' practice coming off of their COVID-19 pause, which began a week ago. The team expects to resume on Thursday with what will now be their home opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning, and it's unlikely anyone but Staal will come off of the COVID protocol list before then. -
Brind'Amour: The excuse jar is full ... We've got to figure it out.
Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho and head coach Rod Brind'Amour met remotely with the media on Tuesday after their first practice in nearly two weeks. The team went on a COVID pause on January 19 after multiple positive tests. The earliest they could play is Thursday. -
Keatts: We haven't had a lot of time just until really prepare defensively like we should
NC State head coach Kevin Keatts joined the weekly ACC teleconference Monday to talk about where the Wolfpack is after their second layoff and four straight losses and look ahead to Wake Forest. -
Canes home opener postponed again; team reschedules six games
The Carolina Hurricanes won't start their home 2021 season before Thursday, a full week after the originally scheduled home opener, the team announced on Monday. -
Gold: Hurricanes will likely be shorthanded when season resumes
With the Carolina Hurricanes' season on pause while six players are on the COVID-19 list, Adam Gold explains the process of how it all happened and what could happen next.