Arianna Hoffmann/Triangle SportsBarnes entertains a ravenous media CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams is that guy. The Tar Heels’ head coach acknowledges his team’s power and potential heading into the 2011-12 season, and he unflinchingly compares his club to Carolina’s national championship squads of 2005 and 2009. While most coaches view amplified preseason accolades with a […]
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Tar Heels fall to Kentucky in the Elite Eight; NBA decisions loom
CBS — Sometimes, even championship basketball isn’t enough. North Carolina proudly and defiantly challenged a talented Kentucky team at the apex of its game, but the Tar Heels fell short in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal and were handed their walking papers 76-69. Carolina fell behind early and appeared to be on the verge of getting […]
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Tar Heels steamroll Marquette to join Elite 8
CBS — One easily could submit to the temptation to describe North Carolina’s 81-63 victory over Marquette as a tale of two halves, but really it was a tale of one half. The Tar Heels played sensationally during the opening 20 minutes, taking a nearly insurmountable 40-15 advantage into the break. The Golden Eagles actually […]
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Exhale: Tar Heels survive Husky attack to advance to Sweet 16
CBS — North Carolina defeated Washington 86-83 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament, catapulting the Tar Heels to the final 16 for the fifth time in the past seven seasons. The game brought a great deal of anxiety into the living rooms of Carolina fans everywhere, as the Huskies built an early lead and […]
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Tar Heels race by Long Island
CBS — North Carolina didn’t quite erase the doubts that surfaced during the three-day slog through last weekend’s ACC Tournament, but the Tar Heels did advance past Long Island 102-87 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Carolina was a three-man show. Tyler Zeller broke the 30-point mark against the much smaller Blackbirds, finishing […]
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Heels vanquish Devils, win ACC men’s title
UNC athletic communicationsRespect underlies the Duke/UNC hoops rivalry CHAPEL HILL/SMITH CENTER — No entity visiting Chapel Hill elicits hatred more than Duke. On Saturday night, North Carolina rode the energy wave of an electrifying home crowd to soar past the Blue Devils 81-67. More than bragging rights and hurt feelings from Carolina’s earlier loss at […]
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Barnes swoops in to save Tar Heels
Barnes has become UNC’s bird of prey ESPN — The Black Falcon. It’s catching on. North Carolina freshman Harrison Barnes, dubbed that graceful, ebony aviator during high school, delivered a game-winning jump shot with only seconds remaining to deliver a hard-fought 72-70 victory at Florida State tonight. The Seminoles, the third-best team in the ACC […]
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UNC and Duke took very different trips to arrive at this weekend’s ACC championship showdown
Duke Blue Devils at UNC Tar Heels Dean E. Smith Center Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. CBS In a depleted ACC this season, Duke and North Carolina have proved themselves superior. The Blue Devils and Tar Heels exited last weekend with identical 12-2 conference records, and this Saturday’s matchup in Chapel Hill will affect the […]
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Tar Heels improve to 12-2 with victory over Maryland
File photo by Arianna HoffmannUNC sits atop the ACC along with rival Duke CHAPEL HILL/SMITH CENTER — With only two regular season games remaining, North Carolina controls its own destiny. The Tar Heels defeated Maryland 87-76 on Sunday night and improved to 12-2 in ACC play, setting up the final week of the schedule and […]
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Tar Heels winning despite offensive futility: thoughts on Saturday’s 48-46 epic
File photo by Arianna HoffmannPerhaps bizarre rituals will be necessary to ignite UNC’s offense It says something that North Carolina continues to win games despite record-setting problems changing the numbers on the scoreboard. The Tar Heels delivered the most recent example of the trend on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, trudging past Boston College 48-46. […]
