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NC State stays hot in NCAAs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — North Carolina State is getting a little tired of being asked if it’s tired. The way the Wolfpack are playing, it’s hard to blame them. Ben Middlebrooks scored a career-high 21 points […]
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Withers steps up for UNC in win
Coming into the NCAA Tournament, UNC needed to have someone step up to take the pressure off their two stars. RJ Davis and Armando Bacot had turned the Tar Heels into a two-man team by […]
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HILL: The essential American-ness of March Madness
There is something so quintessentially American going on during March Madness that we need to keep it in mind every day of the year and remember why we love it so. Strange behavior of male […]
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Duke conquers nerves, cruises in NCAA opener
ORLANDO, Fla. — Everything went right for Duke in an NCAA Tournament-opening 74-51 win over Oral Roberts on Thursday, with one exception. Kyle Filipowski, Duke’s leading scorer, ACC Rookie of the Year and MVP of […]
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Tar Heels come up short in title game as Kansas cuts nets
NEW ORLEANS — It turned out North Carolina had a little left in the tank after all. After beating Duke on Saturday in a knock-down, drag-out national semifinal, the Tar Heels couldn’t possibly have had […]
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The very big stage: UNC trying to get accustomed to Final Four
NEW ORLEANS — It’s Duke-Carolina. It’s the Final Four. College basketball has never seen such a spectacle. Hubert Davis is more concerned that his Tar Heels notice how big everything is, however. “I am so […]
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Duke tuning out rivalry talk in Final Four
NEW ORLEANS — One of Hubert Davis’ biggest concerns as his Tar Heels prepared to face Duke in the Final Four was the “noise” and distractions from having the archrivals meet in such an important […]
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UNC wins East Regional, sets Final Four date with Duke
PHILADELPHIA — What promises to be one of the most dramatic weeks of basketball in the history of North Carolina didn’t start that way. The UNC Tar Heels removed all suspense early, jumping out to […]
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Hubert Davis not ready to look ahead to Duke
For the second time in the history of the Duke-UNC rivalry, the two teams are each a game away from meeting in the NCAA Tournament. Duke will play Arkansas on Saturday night with a spot […]
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City of Brotherly Love: Caleb carries UNC to Elite Eight
PHILADELPHIA — UNC trailed UCLA in the second half in the Sweet 16 game in Philadelphia Friday night. It turned out, all they needed was Love. Caleb Love scored 27 of his 30 points after […]