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Maye, UNC continue their dominance of Wolfpack
CHAPEL HILL — Like a matador waving a cape in front of an angry bull, there’s something about the color red — especially when it’s worn by NC State — that brings out the best […]
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Tar Heels bounce back, avenge blowout loss to Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — This time around, No. 9 North Carolina returned to form against No. 15 Louisville. The Tar Heels controlled rebounding, the inside and just about everything else Saturday to show how far […]
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Tar Heels close out nonconference slate with a win, but still have questions
CHAPEL HILL — Ready or not, the ACC basketball season is about to begin. To listen to North Carolina’s Roy Williams, his Tar Heels are still a long way from being ready. “Stuff’s over now,” […]
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Tar Heels bounce back by beating Davidson
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina has been pretty good so far at bouncing back from losses. The 14th-ranked Tar Heels just wish they weren’t doing it so often. Cameron Johnson scored 17 points, Luke […]
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Tar Heels finally find the range in takedown of Gonzaga
CHAPEL HILL — After a balky performance in its most recent game, on Dec. 5 against UNC Wilmington, Roy Williams insisted that his North Carolina basketball team really is a good shooting team. Even though […]
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Tar Heels need to balance youth, veterans
The North Carolina basketball team, with the addition of top recruits Nassir Little, Coby White and Leaky Black, has more than enough talent to make another serious run at a championship this season. But talent, […]
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Scoreless Kenny Williams leads Tar Heels to 78-67 win in opener
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Roy Williams frequently criticizes one of his player’s inability to get a rebound by comparing him to his wife, Wanda. As in, “Brice Johnson needs to do a better job going to […]
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UNC’s Williams focused on turnovers after exhibitions
The North Carolina basketball team put up some impressive offensive numbers during its recent exhibition trip to the Bahamas. Those point totals, however, weren’t the statistics that caught coach Roy Williams’ eye. The Hall of […]
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Tar Heels facing ‘tall’ task in second round against Texas A&M
CHARLOTTE — The North Carolina basketball team has played and beaten some big teams this season. Including Duke, twice. But the second-seeded Tar Heels have yet to face a task as tall as the one […]
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UNC shakes off early butterflies to stampede Bisons in NCAA opener
CHARLOTTE — Even defending national champions get a case of the butterflies at the start of the NCAA Tournament. It happened to North Carolina on Friday during the first 16½ minutes of its opening round […]