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Charlotte welcomes NCAA Tournament
CHARLOTTE — March Madness is back in the Queen City for the first time in six years, as eight teams are headed to the Spectrum Center this week for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The […]
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Pack caps epic run with ACC title
NC State doesn’t cut down the nets as frequently as some teams. However, when they do, dear Lord, do they make up for lost time. The Wolfpack completed an unprecedented five ACC Tournament wins in […]
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Vets put Heels in ACC title game
After the clock ran down in UNC’s 72-65 win over Pitt in the ACC Semifinals, Tar Heels Armando Bacot and RJ Davis headed toward each other and hugged. “RJ has been our closer all year, […]
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CBB Roundup: UNC beats Notre Dame
CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot played in his record 162nd ACC game and No. 7 North Carolina overpowered Notre Dame 84-51 on senior night Tuesday to clinch at least a share of the regular-season conference […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Ingram leads UNC past State
CHAPEL HILL — Harrison Ingram scored a season-high 22 points as No. 9 North Carolina rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half and beat North Carolina State 79-70. Elliot Cadeau scored 15 points […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 UNC needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia. Enter Cormac Ryan. He scored 18 points — […]
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Tyler Nickel returns to Chapel Hill, scores 14 in loss to UNC
CHAPEL HILL — Tyler Nickel stepped onto the floor of the Smith Center, as he’d done dozens of times in the past. However, he came out of a different tunnel this time, and he was […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse stuns No. 7 UNC
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Judah Mintz scored 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and JJ Starling had 13 of his 23 points in the second half as Syracuse stunned No. 7 UNC 86-79 on […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Davis’ 25 points leads No. 3 UNC over Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — RJ Davis scored 25 points and No. 3 UNC held off Miami for a 75-72 victory on Saturday. Armando Bacot had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-5, […]
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Lessons from Carolina-Duke I? Not many
CHAPEL HILL — It’s the rivalry to end all rivalries — an epic struggle, a spectacle. It’s hyped beyond belief and almost always finds a way to live up to the promise. But does Carolina-Duke […]