Svechnikov, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Capitals 4-0 in Game 3 of 2nd-round playoff series
Svechnikov sprang into the circle to beat John Carlson to the puck and beat Logan Thompson at 12:34 of the second for the game's first goal in what turned out to be the start of Carolina's game-seizing surge.
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- New York Post
North Carolina players say Bill Belichick's relationship with Jordon Hudson isn't ‘distraction'
Bill Belichick's relationship with Jordon Hudson has created a cloud of attention around the North Carolina football program, but players insist they're unbothered by the noise. 'Social media can promote some narrative, but that was not a distraction to us at all,' UNC receiver Jordan Shipp told ESPN during Thursday's ACC media day in Charlotte. 'There was never a problem, like people saying she was running practice. We'd never really see her in the building. 'That was never a problem.' Advertisement Shipp added that he would often eat breakfast last season with the wife of then-UNC head coach Mack Brown, and that he sees no difference in Belichick having Hudson around. UNC football head coach Bill Belichick at ACC media day on July 24. AP 'If anything, I feel like it's not a distraction because it's always good to have somebody in your corner in the building, just knowing they support us,' Shipp said. Other Tar Heels agreed with that sentiment. Advertisement 'I log on my phone and see something about Coach Belichick, so it is different, of course,' said quarterback Gio Lopez. 'But you'd never think that about him. He's a normal guy, a normal coach. That's how he carries himself. He's very personable, not worried about the spotlight. He just does his job.' Belichick himself called the media attention around him and Hudson just 'noise.' Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson at a UNC basketball game on March 8. Getty Images Advertisement 'Sometimes it's noisy and sometimes it isn't,' he said. 'Sometimes with the Patriots it was noisy, too.' That noise ramped up in April when Hudson awkwardly interrupted Belichick's 'CBS Sunday Morning' interview when the coach was asked how the couple had met, and again in May when reports surfaced that Hudson had been banned from the Tar Heels' facility, which UNC Athletics denied. The players maintain that they are undeterred and fully focusing on the team's season, which kicks off on Sept. 1 against TCU. 'We support Coach B no matter what he's doing,' Shipp added. 'We're behind him 100 percent. Whatever stuff is in the news drug on more than it really was. It was never a distraction, never an issue, never a problem.'
Fox News
3 hours ago
- Fox News
'Not a distraction': North Carolina football players weigh in on Bill Belichick's romance with Jordon Hudson
Bill Bellichick is one of the most accomplished football coaches in history. However, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach's achievements have largely taken a backseat to his much-discussed romance with Jordon Hudson. Hudson, Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, was accused of attempting to assert her control during the former NFL coach's sit-down with "CBS News Sunday Morning" in late April. The interview was part of a promotional tour for Belichick's new book, "The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football." Belichick was introduced as the next head coach at North Carolina in December. Tar Heels football players insist the coach's personal life hasn't disrupted the team in any way. Belichick described the increased attention on his personal life as "just noise." "Sometimes it's noisy, and sometimes it isn't," Belichick told ESPN. "Sometimes with the Patriots it was noisy, too." North Carolina wide receiver Jordan Shipp made it clear that any outside "noise" has not negatively affected the team. From Shipp's point of view, Hudson has not been overly involved in Belichick's coaching process. "Social media can promote some narrative, but that was not a distraction to us at all," Shipp said. "There was never a problem, like people saying she was running practice. We'd never really see her in the building. That was never a problem." Shipp also pointed out that former UNC head coach Mack Brown's wife would routinely have breakfast with the receiver at the team's facility. "I don't think Jordon's had lunch with anybody," Belichick quipped. UNC quarterback Gio Lopez also shared his thoughts on the topic, suggesting Hudson is more visible on the internet than she is at the team complex. Lopez also characterized Belichick as a "normal coach." "I log on my phone and see something about coach Belichick, so it is different, of course," Lopez said. "But you'd never think that about him. He's a normal guy, a normal coach. That's how he carries himself. He's very personable, not worried about the spotlight. He just does his job." The Tar Heels finished last season with a 6-6 regular-season record. North Carolina opens the 2025 campaign against TCU Sept. 1. Belichick said the first game of the season is where his focus remains.
Boston Globe
7 hours ago
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At UNC football media day, Bill Belichick touches on the transition to college, ‘Carolina players,' and, yes, fullbacks
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Belichick and his staff will be tested on their player development and evaluation as the Tar Heels underwent massive roster turnover — Belichick said there were 70 new players — ahead of a new era. Advertisement 'Developing players, that's really what coaching is, and that's what we do,' Belichick said. 'We take great pride in that, myself and our staff and players who want to be developed. A Carolina player is a player who wants to be a good football player, who wants to work hard, who wants to make commitment toward improving on a regular basis, both [in terms of] training and team execution on the field.' Belichick referenced his history of player development, from his first head coaching stint in Cleveland to his biggest successes with famous late draft picks in Foxborough. Advertisement 'Going back, whether it was it Cleveland where Mike [Lombardi] and I put together an offensive line where four of the five starters were free agents,' Belichick said, 'or at New England, where we had a number of low draft choices, or high draft choices, I should say, guys like [Tom] Brady and [Julian] Edelman, players like that, who turned out to be great players, as well as some of the other players, higher picks that develop, like [Rob] Gronkowski and so forth. 'So, development is a big part for us, and players that want to come in, work hard, be good players, learn, and compete ... Competition is what makes us all better.' Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl champion with the Patriots, takes over a North Carolina program that finished near the bottom of the ACC last season with a 6-7 record, 3-5 in conference play. The Tar Heels lost the Fenway Bowl to UConn in the shadow of the Green Monster. North Carolina had some modest success under Belichick's predecessor, Mack Brown, who led the Tar Heels to four winning campaigns in his six seasons but lost four consecutive bowl games, before he was relieved of his duties ahead of that Fenway Bowl defeat. Belichick will be looking to bring North Carolina to relevancy in a conference dominated by historical powerhouses such as Miami and Clemson. Dabo Swinney, the latter's two-time national champion coach, said he'd already learned plenty from Belichick since the 73-year-old took over at North Carolina, something Belichick seemed to laugh off. Advertisement 'Yeah, we're all learning from Dabo,' Belichick said. That's very, very nice of him to say that, very complimentary ... I have a ton of respect for Dabo and what he's done, had a great opportunity to spend some time with him at the ACC coaches' meetings, enjoyable guy to be around." 'I don't know if that'll be true on Saturday afternoons,' Belichick added, jokingly. 'Probably not.' The biggest on-field question surrounding Belichick's move has been how he'll handle coaching college players — particularly in the world of NIL and player payments — after a half-century in the pros. Belichick sounded excited about the opportunity. 'The great thing about working with the college players is just the growth and the development,' he said. 'I saw a little bit of that last year when I was at Washington with coach [Jedd] Fish and [Belichick's son] Steve out there to see how much the players improved from the spring until the start of training camp. 'I'd say, on the college end, you're right, the players are a little bit younger and less skilled. Sometimes that's an advantage; there are fewer bad habits to break. But I would say also, the players are much more receptive to the coaching. We're excited to see how all that manifests itself out on the field and we actually start playing football, but I think we'll be ready to start when we when we get going next week.' It wouldn't be a Belichick media session, however, without a tangent on football's more marginalized roles and positions. Belichick was asked about the history of the fullback, which opened the door for the football historian to break out an extended monologue on one of his favorite positions. Advertisement After two minutes chronicling everything from color-coded adjustments when Belichick started with the Colts in 1975 to the fullback's place in modern spread offenses, Belichick cracked a smile and quipped: 'So, yeah, that's been an evolution.' Amin Touri can be reached at
