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NCAA Tournament: UNC-Villanova game notes

North Carolina (24-10) will make its 44th appearance in the NCAA Tournament when it faces Villanova (20-13) at 7:20 p.m. Eastern Time (6:20 Central) on…

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NCAA Tournament: Duke-Albany game notes

Duke, a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, takes on 15 seed Albany Friday at 12:15 pm on CBS in Philadelphia at the Wells…

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ECU radio announcers to speak at Raleigh Sports Club

East Carolina sports radio hosts Jonathan Ellerbe and Troy Dreyfus will speak at Wednesday’s Raleigh Sports Club meeting. The pair will give the RSC attendees…

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Two UNC errors late helped hot-shooting Miami

North Carolina, the third seed, and Miami, the first seed, went back and forth in the ACC Tournament Title game but in the end the…

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Terps’ coach takes heat but last play idea was actually a good one

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon is taking heat for the final play he drew up in the 79-76 loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament…

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Heels earn the right to play for ACC title

Leading most of the way, North Carolina held on at the end against a charging Maryland team to earn its way into the ACC Tournament…

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Duke’s loss to Maryland hurts Devils chances for No. 1 seed

Most experts figured that Duke had a hold on a No. 1 regional seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, even if the Blue Devils didn’t…

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Hairston has eight stitches after freak injury between his fingers

It’s hard to be critical of UNC coach Roy Williams for PJ Hairston’s freakish injury. Hairston, who had scored a team-high 21 points, bled profusely…

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TV announcers off base in saying UNC fans wanted Maryland

As the Maryland upset win over Duke in the ACC Tournament dwindled down, the ACC Network announcers had some fun with an old, tired, trite…

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No. 1 Tar Heels baseball moves to 16-0 with win

Top-ranked North Carolina equaled the second-best start in school history on Wednesday with a 7-2 win over High Point (7-10) at Boshamer Stadium to improve…

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