Category: UNC

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Heels, Zeller “rebound” but still have Duke on their minds

The loss to Duke continued to be on the Tar Heels’ minds before, during and after their 70-52 victory over Virginia. Tyler Zeller said he wanted…

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Rivers the hero, Zeller the goat as Devils outscore Heels 13-2 at the end
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Rivers the hero, Zeller the goat as Devils outscore Heels 13-2 at the end

North Carolina led by 10 with 2:38 left but unraveled as Duke outscored the Heels 13-2 with three three-pointers including one at the buzzer by Austin…

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Nicks becomes 27th Tar Heel to win a Super Bowl ring; gets national ad

Former North Carolina standout Hakeem Nicks has become the 27th Tar Heel player to win a Super Bowl ring. Nicks posted a game-high 10 catches for…

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Devils shouldn’t have a problem with complacency, energy against Carolina

The Duke Blue Devils have already lost two games in the ACC, including a vexing loss to Miami at home yesterday, but that won’t put a…

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Turgeon needs a history lesson before criticizing Henson’s dunk

It’s amusing that Maryland coach Mark Turgeon made a big deal about John Henson dunking with one second left on the clock. He said, “I didn’t…

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Former UNC linebacker among three Tar Heels caught with cocaine

Shane Mularkey, former UNC linebacker and son of new Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey, is one of three former Tar Heel athletes arrested with cocaine. Mularkey,…

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Thankfully most of the other UNC 600 victories were prettier than this one

North Carolina’s victory over Wake Forest was the 600th conference win for the Tar Heels program. That’s more than any other team. Fortunately most of those…

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How to have a bad taste after hitting 10 threes and winning
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How to have a bad taste after hitting 10 threes and winning

In the old days, under Dean Smith, the Tar Heels were known for coming back in the second half and usually putting teams away down the…

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