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North Carolina ran out to a 26-6 lead over rival Duke and was never really threatened as the Tar Heels end the regular season with an impressive 91-73 win on Senior Night. (3/6) “I was pleased to win a game on Senior Day – it’s always extremely important to me,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “We’re as happy as we can be.” He was especially happy for the four seniors who started the game. One of them – Walker Miller – hasn’t played much this season after getting a lot of playing time last season. But Coach Williams credited him […]

UNC coach Roy Williams might have had something a few days again when he said his Tar Heels couldn’t stand prosperity. Coming off a key comeback victory over ACC leader Florida State, the Tar Heels went up to Syracuse and fell 72-70. (3/1) The Orange scored 28 points off 20 UNC turnovers while the Heels scored only nine off 11 Syracuse turnovers. Coach Williams admitted that the turnovers have been frustrating as he credited Syracuse for their 15 steals and nine blocks. “Their defense was much stronger than our offense today,” he said Carolina also struggled mightily from beyond the […]

North Carolina freshman Walker Kessler, forced into extended play due to UNC foul trouble, responded with 20 points to lead the Tar Heels to perhaps a tournament-clinching comeback over 11th-ranked Florida State 78-70 in Chapel Hill. (2/27) After laying an egg against Marquette in a game with no fans, about 3,000 fans were allowed into the Smith Center to cheer on the Heels as they fought back from a 16-point deficit. “I wanted to bounce back desperately,” said UNC Coach Roy Williams, who earned his 900th coaching victory with the win. “That was the best 3200-3400 crowd I’ve seen in […]

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Clifton Barnes, the owner of CapitalSportsNC.com, has won a national award for writing for a series of articles on the website. CapitalSportsNC.com has now won awards four years in a row. The series of articles revolves around former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith won an Award of Excellence from the DC area-based Communications Concepts through its 2016 Awards for Publication Excellence competition. John De Lellis of Communications Concepts says competition was intense as there were more than 1,600 entries with seven winners in the Writing Series category. Barnes was the only winner in the category from North […]

He could have chosen George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams or Benjamin Franklin. That’s what other kids were doing. But this 9-year-old from Cary, NC chose a North Carolina-product who was a star quarterback for the Washington Redskins in the 1960s and 1970s as his historic figure. Read more. Source:: Redskins