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UNC’s 29-point lead dwindles to 12 before Heels win 97-82

Anytime you get up by 29 points, you shouldn’t end up winning by only 15 as the Tar Heels did in a 97-82 victory over…

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UNC assistant coach feared Barnes was going to Duke

UNC Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Robinson, speaking to the Raleigh Sports Club this week, said he was not quite sure he was going to…

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Good move for ACC basketball to play more conference games

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced Thursday that beginning in the 2012-13 season the league will play an 18-game conference schedule in basketball. Good…

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Tar Heels, Wolfpack are underdogs in bowl matchups

Sporting News is predicting both local teams – UNC and N.C. State – to lose their football bowl games. A seven-person CBS Sports panel picks…

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UNC’s Moran named to baseball preseason All-America team

Sophomore third baseman Colin Moran was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All-America Second Team on Wednesday. Moran earned Freshman All-America honors…

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Tar Heels miss 10 shots in a row; Henson blocked at the end

In the second half, North Carolina disappeared offensively for five and a half minutes, missing 10 shots in a row. That proved too much to…

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UNC’s Bernard wins ACC Brian Piccolo Award

North Carolina redshirt freshman tailback Giovani Bernard (Davie, Fla.), who rebounded from a severe knee injury to become the nation’s leading freshmen rusher, has been…

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Barnes coolly drops in 20 as Heels win hard-fought game

Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said the game with the North Carolina Tar Heels was as hard fought a game as he’s ever been involved in…

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Three Heels, two Wolfpackers make All-ACC first team

The Atlantic Coast Conference released its All-ACC Football teams Monday, and nine Tigers and eight Hokies made either the first or second teams. Division champions…

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Injuries give Yates a starting QB job in the NFL

Two weeks ago Matt Schaub went down to injury as the Houston Texans’ quarterback and today the back-up Matt Leinart was lost for the year…

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