File photo by Chris BairdHairston gives UNC added strength and skill After a season pockmarked with ugly, embarrassing losses unbecoming to North Carolina basketball, the Tar Heels finally may be forcing their way into the NCAA Tournament. UNC has improved its record to 18-8 and 8-5 in the ACC. This week, the Tar Heels routed […]
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Hairston sets career high to push UNC past Cavaliers
Virginia traveled to North Carolina today as one of the ACC’s best teams, thanks mostly to its stodgy defense. But the Tar Heels resembled some of Roy Williams’ vintage squads, lighting up the Cavaliers for a 93-81 victory. Following a disappointing, yet encouragingly competitive defeat at Duke this past Wednesday, UNC shrugged off a cool […]
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Six minutes of displeasure: UNC crumbles at Miami
Those Carolina fans who decided to watch the UNC/Miami game while washing dishes, doing the laundry, knitting or just about anything else chose well. After winning several recent games versus inferior opponents at least somewhat impressively, the Tar Heels reverted to form when they stepped up the competition this afternoon and sewed up a loss […]
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Tar Heels win six out of seven, but are they truly off the NCAA Tournament bubble?
UNC Athletic CommunicationsUNC will showcase fancy new threads on Saturday No. That’s the answer to the question above. North Carolina, despite its recent winning streak and reasonably impressive 16-6 overall (6-3 ACC) record, still faces NIT jeopardy. The Tar Heels have avoided losing to any bad teams during conference play, but they’ve also failed to […]
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Heels outslug Hokies in forgettable Saturday tilt
From the outset, this was one of those games that carried meaning for North Carolina only if the Tar Heels lost. Even without P.J. Hairston, oddsmakers installed UNC as a 15-point favorite at home versus Virginia Tech. But Carolina brushed up against a potentially catastrophic defeat, saved by Marcus Paige’s key overtime jump shots and […]
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Tar Heels topple Eagles to tip off easiest ACC stretch
File photo by Chris BairdHairston’s timetable is uncertain For a frustrated team, there’s no better tonic than Boston College. North Carolina fell to rejuvenated N.C. State for the first time in six seasons last Saturday, and the Tar Heels traveled to Chestnut Hill, Mass., last night to face a 9-11 opponent. The anemic, announced crowd […]
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Tar Heels stretch win streak to three prior to weekend showdown versus Wolfpack
For Tar Heels, this week has been pleasant You have to admit, progressive UNC fans, the past 72 hours have been very kind. N.C. State loses to Wake Forest and suffers Twitter heartburn thereafter, the Tar Heels get a top-10 recruit, Hillary Clinton kicks the shit out Republicans over Benghazi, Miami really kicks the shit […]
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Roy Williams: Stubborn like a fox?
File photo by Arianna HoffmannMcAdoo hasn’t shot well but has become a steady and critical rebounder North Carolina’s victory yesterday at home versus Maryland gave the Tar Heels their second straight win and improved the club’s ACC’s record to 2-2, 12-5 overall. They performed so vigorously in the first half that they managed to prevail […]
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Tar Heels capture first ACC victory at FSU
North Carolina improved its record to 1-2 in the ACC (11-5 overall) on Saturday, defeating Florida State in Tallahassee. The Tar Heels received timely play from sophomore P.J. Hairston (23 points) and, surprisingly, rarely-used forward Jackson Simmons, who contributed tough defense and eight points on three-for-three shooting. I’ll have much more to say about this […]
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Tar Heels suffer a category five collapse versus Hurricanes
File photo by Chris BairdPaige has become more confident in recent weeks In its most damaging loss yet this season, North Carolina fell to Miami 68-59 at home last night and dropped to 0-2 in ACC play. The game seesawed during the second half, but the Hurricanes drained a few timely three-pointers late to provide […]
