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UNC pummels Syracuse to move to 5-0 in ACC
CHAPEL HILL — UNC capped a sweep of a three-game conference road trip with a win at rival NC State on Wednesday. So, the Tar Heels could be excused if they let down a little […]
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UNC continues dominance over NC State with another win at PNC
RALEIGH — No. 7 UNC came into PNC Arena Wednesday night and shut down NC State, beating its rivals 67-54 to remain the last undefeated team in ACC play. For 30 minutes, it was a […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Charlotte upsets No. 17 Florida Atlantic
CHARLOTTE — This was the type of situation Lu’Cye Patterson has dreamed about: Game on the line. Against a ranked opponent. Ball in his hands. Patterson drew a foul on a jumper with 1.7 seconds […]
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UNC, NC State meet as ACC unbeatens
RALEIGH — It’s still early, but the Tar Heels and Wolfpack are atop the ACC. Now the two Tobacco Road rivals will meet for the first time Wednesday with matching overall and conference records, both […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 14 Kentucky holds off No. 9 UNC
ATLANTA — Kentucky seemed to make all the big plays down the stretch. Even then, UNC still had a chance to pull out the victory. But the Tar Heels threw it away. Rob Dillingham scored […]
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Will running nonconference gauntlet toughen or expose Tar Heels?
The Tar Heels could be excused for looking ahead to ACC play. That way, they’ll get an occasional break. UNC is finishing up a brutal section of its early-season schedule. When the Heels play Kentucky […]
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UNC rides press to win over FSU in ACC opener
CHAPEL HILL — Early in the second half of their ACC opener, the Florida State Seminoles appeared to be pulling away from UNC. After hitting 7 of 14 3-pointers in the first half to build […]
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Bacot, Ingram help No. 20 UNC beat UC Riverside for a 3-0 start
CHAPEL HILL — UNC ran off a big first-half burst that thrilled coach Hubert Davis, only to let up coming down the stretch before halftime. The 20th-ranked Tar Heels opened the second half better — […]
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Steve Robinson makes subdued, but triumphant, return to Triangle
DURHAM — After Arizona upset No. 2 Duke, the local media crowded the tiny walkway leading to the visiting locker room, waiting for a chance to talk to one former Tar Heel, returning triumphant after […]
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Addition by addition: Tar Heels look to build chemistry from assembled talent
Penn State, Arizona, Hawaii, Virginia Tech, UAB and Georgetown. Those aren’t the members of some new conference expected to be created in the next round of realignment. They are the landing spots of the seven […]