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NBA Finals feature several NC products
There is some new blood in the NBA Finals. For the first time in five years, the championship round of the playoffs will not include the Cleveland Cavaliers or LeBron James. With James in Los […]
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Little, Lecque among winners at NBA Draft Combine
As expected, several players with links to North Carolina helped themselves in last week’s NBA Draft Combine in Chicago. One of the biggest winners in the predraft showcase was NC State recruit Jalen Lecque. The […]
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UNC has big holes to fill next season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The body language of the players on the court suggested that North Carolina was a beaten team several minutes before coach Roy Williams finally raised the white flag and removed his […]
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Tar Heels playing their best basketball at the right time
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rock bottom came on Jan. 12 on a humbling 83-62 beatdown at the hands of Louisville. It was North Carolina’s worst loss at Smith Center during the Roy Williams era. The Tar […]
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Plenty for UNC to be happy about in two wins
COLUMBUS, Ohio — North Carolina came into the NCAA Tournament playing some of the best basketball in the country. It’s a trend that continued through the opening two rounds of the Midwest Region last weekend. […]
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Tar Heels ready for difficult path to Minneapolis
CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina basketball team worked hard to earn one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. But the accomplishment didn’t come without complication. For the Tar Heels, the […]
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Intrigue aplenty for NC teams at ACC Tournament
CHARLOTTE — After a three-year trip through the deserts of D.C. and Brooklyn, the ACC Tournament is back in North Carolina, and the host schools have plenty of intrigue at stake this week in Charlotte. […]
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Plenty of scores to settle in UNC-Duke rematch
CHAPEL HILL — A strange component to the UNC-Duke rivalry is the difference between the two regular season matchups. The first game is always an event, regardless of site. The best rivalry in sports resumes […]
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It’s time again: Duke, UNC get ready for Round 1
DURHAM — The list of things that live up to the hype is short and elite: “Hamilton,” the smartphone, LeBron … and the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. By the time the game tips off Wednesday at […]
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ACC basketball season finally underway
It didn’t take long after college football crowned its new national champion Monday for college basketball to move in and take center stage. Only 24 hours after Clemson’s stunningly lopsided victory against Alabama on the […]