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Heels 62, UVA 56: Good things come out of a not-so-good game

The TV announcers kept talking about what a good game the UNC at Virginia game was. And I normally like lower scoring, fewer possession games….

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UNC team pranksters sticky note John Henson’s entire car

With a little time on their hands during break, the North Carolina Tar Heel players have been pulling pranks on one another. One of the…

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Title IX investigations are generally a waste of time and money

Just nine months ago the feds closed an 18-month case against the Orange County Schools for supposedly shortchanging girls athletic teams. The U.S. Office for…

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Panthers should take Clemson DE Bowers

Now that Andrew Luck is out of the picture for the Carolina Panthers, the top choice in the NFL Draft should be a player familiar…

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Pack basketball living dangerously with slow starts

This is the year of living dangerously for the N.C. State men’s basketball team. The Wolfpack beat Elon 87-72 Wednesday night at the Greensboro Coliseum,…

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Brian Goodwin, UNC baseball star, to transfer

University of North Carolina sophomore outfielder Brian Goodwin will transfer to Miami-Dade Community College for the 2011 season. The Rocky Mount native started all 60…

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ACC bowl performance caps disappointing season

What an ugly loss for Virginia Tech Monday night in the Orange Bowl, a 40-12 drubbing at the hands of Stanford. That loss put the…

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Tar Heels rightly won and deserved to win Music City Bowl

Despite the griping and moaning about North Carolina being the beneficiaries of late-game breaks, the Tar Heels not only deserved to win the Music City…

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State excited to have healthy Tracy Smith back

Senior leader Tracy Smith is finally back in the lineup to help out the three freshmen that have led the way for N.C. State and…

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Texas loss sticks in Williams’ craw as Heels start ACC play

Despite more consistent play from a number of players over the last few games, UNC coach Roy Williams isn’t sure if his Tar Heels are…

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