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Tar Heel women make it to the Elite 8

No. 12 upset No. 8 South Carolina 65-58 in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Sunday evening at Maples Pavilion. North Carolina scored the first five…

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Hurricanes now an amazing 20-3-4 when scoring first

Jiri Tlusty scored twice for Carolina, including a goal midway through the first period, to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-0 victory at Florida. The…

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DeShields leads Tar Heels into the Sweet Sixteen

Diamond DeShields almost singlehandedly put North Carolina into the Sweet 16 of NCAA Women’s Tournament by scoring 24 points and hauling in a season-high 12…

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Moore, NCSU women’s basketball coach, to speak at Raleigh Sports Club

Wes Moore will discuss his first season as the NC State women’s head basketball coach at the March 26 Raleigh Sports Club meeting. He’ll also…

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Carolina certainly messed up late but a game shouldn’t end on a timing issue

There were two or three plays late that hurt Carolina, that’s for sure. But a game shouldn’t end on a clock snafu. The play that…

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Tough season for UNC ends on tough shot, no last-second chance

North Carolina fought adversity before the season, during the season and in the last game of season. With a key player sidelined by injury and…

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State’s Gwiazdowski upsets reigning wrestling champ for NCAA title

NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski upset two-time defending champion Tony Nelson of Minnesota 4-2 in the heavyweight finals of the NCAA Wrestling Tournament. The No. 2…

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UNC beats No. 1 Maryland in big lacrosse matchup

Sixth-ranked North Carolina’s efficient offense, combined with an outstanding defensive effort, led the Tar Heels to an 11-8 victory over top-ranked Maryland in men’s lacrosse…

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Tar Heels win NCAA thriller with – surprise, surprise – free throws at the end

North Carolina, which led by nine midway through the second half, trailed by seven late but outscored Providence 15-6 over the last four minutes to…

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Providence coach says his team deserved to beat “the almighty blue bloods”

Not sure Providence coach Ed Cooley meant to be condescending to North Carolina after the Tar Heels defeated his team 79-77. But he was. Most…

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