N.C. Sports News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:52:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png N.C. Sports News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/ 32 32 210991526 Tensions Swell Over the Price of Parking in Wrightsville Beach https://www.theassemblync.com/place/parking-prices-wrightsville-beach/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50483 The town says parking fees fund services that benefit beach-goers. Surfers say it’s intensifying the region’s class divide.]]>

The town says parking fees fund services that benefit beach-goers. Surfers say it’s intensifying the region’s class divide.

]]> 50483 How UNC-Chapel Hill Could Find $20.5 Million to Pay Athletes https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/how-unc-chapel-hill-could-free-up-20-5-million-to-pay-athletes/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50607 Internal documents show the school is considering everything from selling stadium naming rights to putting ads on jerseys.]]>

Internal documents show the school is considering everything from selling stadium naming rights to putting ads on jerseys.

]]> 50607 Lacrosse’s Path to National Growth Runs Through North Carolina https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/lacrosse-north-carolina-duke-unc/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48342 How an upstart from Maryland built a championship program in Chapel Hill and expanded the reach of lacrosse.]]>

How an upstart from Maryland built a championship program in Chapel Hill and expanded the reach of lacrosse.

]]> 48342 Searching For Michael Jordan in Wilmington https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/michael-jordan-hometown-wilmington-nc/ Fri, 09 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=46001 The NBA superstar has become a global icon and billionaire. But you have to strain to find signs of him in his hometown.]]>

The NBA superstar has become a global icon and billionaire. But you have to strain to find signs of him in his hometown.

]]> 46001 Finding America at Durham Bulls Athletic Park https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/durham-bulls-athletic-park-minor-league-baseball/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=42050 A retired social scientist's search for meaning in a championship season of minor league baseball. ]]>

A retired social scientist's search for meaning in a championship season of minor league baseball. 

]]> 42050 Hot-Headed Art Heyman and the Birth of a Rivalry https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/birth-of-the-duke-unc-rivalry/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:50:32 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=40830 N.C.'s biggest basketball rivalry wasn’t always Carolina-Duke. A new book brings us the backstory on the battle of the blues.]]>

N.C.'s biggest basketball rivalry wasn’t always Carolina-Duke. A new book brings us the backstory on the battle of the blues.

]]> 40830 The Man Can Dance: N.C. State Team Spotlights First Male Dancer https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/nc-state-dance-team-first-male-dancer-ryan-cawley/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=40132 Ryan Cawley is one of a handful of male performers on university dance teams.]]>

Ryan Cawley is one of a handful of male performers on university dance teams.

]]> 40132 UNC’s Risky Belichick Math  https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-football-bill-belichick-salary-chapel-hill-athletics-budget/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=39455 UNC-Chapel Hill transferred $21 million to the athletic department last year–and that was before hiring Bill Belichick. ]]>

UNC-Chapel Hill transferred $21 million to the athletic department last year–and that was before hiring Bill Belichick.

]]> 39455 UNC Men’s Basketball is Having a Kodak Moment–and Not in a Good Way https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/sports/unc-mens-basketball-kodak/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=38783 hubert davis in a blazer with arms crossedKodak was among the most valuable brands in the world before its insular culture contributed to its demise. UNC men’s basketball could be making the same mistake. ]]> hubert davis in a blazer with arms crossed

Kodak was among the most valuable brands in the world before its insular culture contributed to its demise. UNC men’s basketball could be making the same mistake.

]]> 38783 An Uphill Climb for North Carolina’s Ski Resorts https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/snow-ski-resortws-north-carolina-climate-change/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=38392 As climate change raises temperatures and changes snowfall patterns, the state’s multimillion-dollar ski industry has had to adapt. ]]>

As climate change raises temperatures and changes snowfall patterns, the state’s multimillion-dollar ski industry has had to adapt. 

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