February 12, 2012
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Tyler Zeller spent the two days after North Carolina's last-second loss to its fiercest rival keeping a low profile in the back of class, not watching television and avoiding going out in public any more than necessary. Getting ba...
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February 1, 2012
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — The misses kept piling up for No. 5 North Carolina and Wake Forest on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels managed to help themselves by dominating the boards and capitalizing on the Demon Deacons' mistakes. Tyler Zeller had 18 points a...
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January 29, 2012
RALEIGH -- Mike Scott scored 18 points to help No. 19 Virginia beat N.C. State 61-60 on Saturday night. Joe Harris and Sammy Zeglinski each added 12 for the Cavaliers (17-3, 4-2 ACC), who shot 60 percent in the first half to take the lead and then turned...
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January 14, 2012
CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina has spent the past month at home, racking up lopsided wins and trying to fix some problems that lurked early in the season. Now the third-ranked Tar Heels will find out how much they accomplished as they return to the road.
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January 12, 2012
RALEIGH (AP) — Georgia Tech knocked down shots and played with poise during a testy second-half stretch that had the hostile crowd roaring in frustration. It was enough to hand first-year coach Brian Gregory his first ACC win.
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January 11, 2012
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — So much of Miami's success starts with Malcolm Grant and Durand Scott giving the Hurricanes an edge in the backcourt. Against No. 3 North Carolina, the duo never came close to knocking down enough shots to help the Hurricanes hang...
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December 30, 2011
North Carolina headed into Christmas with one of its best performances of the season. The fifth-ranked Tar Heels didn't want to squander that progress by coming out of the holiday looking flat and unfocused. Instead, they put together a dominating first-h...
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December 22, 2011
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Harrison Barnes hadn't cracked double figures for two straight games while North Carolina's performances ranged from flat to disinterested against overmatched opponents.
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December 20, 2011
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina's players missed shots, clanked free throws and spent much of the game against Nicholls State looking disinterested. While the outcome was never in doubt, the fifth-ranked Tar Heels did just enough to keep thei...
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December 14, 2011
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina interim coach Everett Withers says he's talked with Ohio State about joining Urban Meyer's staff.
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December 11, 2011
CHAPEL HILL -- If John Henson and Reggie Bullock keep shooting like this, fourth-ranked North Carolina is going to be even tougher to defend. Henson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Bullock added 15 points off the bench to spark a spurt that helped the...
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December 8, 2011
DURHAM (AP) — Duke played so many games in the first two weeks of the season that coach Mike Krzyzewski's team had relatively little time to refine itself on the practice court. The seventh-ranked Blue Devils are starting to get that chance.
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December 7, 2011
CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina has crisscrossed the country twice and played on the road against the nation's top-ranked team. The fourth-ranked Tar Heels are hoping a long stretch of home games will be a big help in fixing some of their early-season probl...
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November 27, 2011
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Everett Withers headed into the tunnel with a triumphant wave to the fans. If this was his last game at Kenan Stadium, North Carolina's interim coach will go out with a game ball from his players and the program's latest win again...
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October 31, 2011
CHARLOTTE (AP) — One look at Cam Newton after Sunday's game said everything. The No. 1 overall draft pick is still struggling to figure out how to handle losing.
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October 30, 2011
October 24, 2011
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Cam Newton was back to flashing that wide smile again, even celebrating by giving a line of high-fives to fans in the front row on his way to the locker-room tunnel.
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October 10, 2011
CHARLOTTE — His latest NFL loss just minutes old, Cam Newton sat motionless facing his locker with his head in his hands. Receiver Steve Smith sat in the chair to his right, quietly talking to the Carolina Panthers' rookie quarterback as Newton star...
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September 27, 2011
CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina spent the past week preparing to face an offense that runs the ball almost every play. Now the Tar Heels' defense has to change focus to face the opposite extreme: an offense that loves to throw the ball.
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September 26, 2011
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Cam Newton knew it would be difficult to protect the football amid a torrential downpour that slowed the game to a crawl and made the field a slick, puddle-filled mess.
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September 19, 2011
CHARLOTTE (AP) — For the second straight week, Cam Newton threw for more than 400 yards, sidestepped pass rushers and moved the Carolina Panthers up and down the field. Leave it to Aaron Rodgers and the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to spoil...
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August 30, 2011
CHAPEL HILL -- The return of a veteran running back will provide help to North Carolina's inexperienced quarterback. The defense could have an even bigger say in making things easier on Bryn Renner.
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August 6, 2011
CHAPEL HILL -- Everett Withers had spent the past three seasons focusing on North Carolina's defensive players, yelling to motivate them or pulling them aside to talk about technique. He had a lot more to worry about Friday in his first practice as the Ta...
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July 28, 2011
CHAPEL HILL — Butch Davis appeared to have support from North Carolina's leaders as he guided his football program through an NCAA investigation. The same people who publicly backed him through the height of that scrutiny have decided someone else s...
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April 6, 2011
RALEIGH (AP) — Mark Gottfried said all the things North Carolina State fans wanted to hear: He plans to contend for a national championship, be a fixture in the NCAA tournament and go toe-to-toe with the Wolfpack's highly ranked rivals. Now he's got...
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