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Early thoughts on the ACC tourney: Hess honored, small crowd

Despite the first game of the ACC basketball tournament being a good one, the attendance could hardly be called a crowd. As one Twitter said,…

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Canes finally pull off an overtime victory

The Carolina Hurricanes, unsuccessful in overtime this season, finally pulled off a two-point overtime victory at Washington. The Hurricanes came into the game 2-12 in…

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Phil Ford chosen for induction into NCB Hall of Fame

Georgetown’s dominating center Patrick Ewing, Kansas legend Clyde Lovellette and North Carolina’s star guard Phil Ford headline the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction…

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Zeller is ACC player of the year while Henson is ACC’s top defender

University of North Carolina forward Tyler Zeller is the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball Player of the Year and forward John Henson is the…

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Pucillo to speak at Raleigh Sports Club luncheon

Lou Pucillo, the 1959 ACC Player of the Year, will speak at Wednesday’s Raleigh Sports Club luncheon. Pucillo played guard for legendary NC State coach…

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Three Tar Heels make All-ACC basketball first team; Marshall left off

North Carolina’s front court made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team today but they might not have had it not been for assist man Kendall…

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59th annual ACC basketball tournament pairings/times announced

Wake Forest opens up the ACC tournament as the No. 9 seed against No. 8 seed Maryland Thursday at noon. N.C. State, as the No….

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Hokies weren’t much competition but State’s win could put Pack in NCAAs

It was Senior Night for Virginia Tech but the Hokies main senior player Victor Davila was unable to play due to a groin pull and…

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Hurricanes end homestand with only one point, losing in overtime

The Carolina Hurricanes’ six-game homestand ended on an especially sour note, as they fell 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime. It wasn’t necessarily…

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Carolina goes into an attack, attack, attack mode to whip Duke

UNC coach Roy Williams wrote three words on the chalkboard before the game – Attack, Attack, Attack. Carolina came out with an aggressive intensity and…

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