By R.L. Bynum After a pair of narrow losses to start the ACC season extended its losing streak to three, … More
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Tar Heels in NFL: Smith’s Falcons pull out last-second win; Hollins has 40 reception yards; Carter’s usage continues to fall
A 20–19 victory for Coach Arthur Smith’s Atlanta Falcons at home against Arizona highlighted Week 17 for UNC alums as his team finally pulled out a victory in a close game. Atlanta earned the victory with a late drive to produce Youngkoe Koo’s 21-yard game-winning field goal with two seconds left.
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes hits 16, gets 4,000th rebound; Johnson still working toward return; knee soreness slows White
Harrison Barnes scored 16 points and tied his season-high with four 3-pointers in his best game since mid-December, but it wasn’t enough in a tough road test for his Sacramento Kings. The Memphis Grizzlies pulled away after a close first half to lead by as many as 14 points before taking a 118–108 victory Sunday.
Hot-shooting Amoore, foul trouble doom Heels again in narrow loss to Hokies
Whenever Virginia Tech and North Carolina play in women’s basketball, you can count on an entertaining battle, foul trouble for both teams and, in most cases, hot shooting from the Hokies’ Georgia Amoore. All three happened Sunday as Amoore scored 24 points, including three free throws with 1.8 seconds left, as the No. 7 Hokies rallied from a late four-point deficit to beat the No. 13 Tar Heels 68–65 Sunday at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
Dawson Garcia, with a chip on his shoulder, leads Minnesota in scoring, rebounding
Dawson Garcia, who left the Carolina team in January last season, has found a productive home at Minnesota. The sophomore forward, who began his career at Marquette, leads the Gophers in scoring (14.6 points per game) and rebounding (5.6 average) while starting all 12 games. He joined a program that was 13–17 last season and 4–16 in the Big Ten.
Platek hits 19, three 3s in Siena road victory; Harris waits for OK to join Rhode Island team
Andrew Platek scored 19 points, all in the second half, to lead Siena to a 73–76 road MAAC victory Friday over Quinnipiac for its third consecutive victory. Platek made 3 of 4 3-point attempts, pulled down a career-high seven rebounds, and had an assist and two steals for the Saints (8–5, 2–0 MAAC).
Failing to feed Bacot costs UNC down stretch at Pitt
For some Saturday stretches, Carolina seemed to forget that they have Preseason All-American post player, which cost the Tar Heels. There were far too many second-half possessions when an outside shot went up without the ball going inside to Armando Bacot, who got two shots in the last 10 minutes of Pittsburgh’s 76–74 home victory over UNC at the Peterson Events Center.
More-physical Noles upset cold-shooting Tar Heels by dominating the boards
By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — On a wild night in ACC women’s basketball, No. 13 Carolina’s physical battle with … More
UNC, Maye nearly overcame plenty of challenges to upset Oregon
By R.L. Bynum All the elements were there for a long night in San Diego for North Carolina, but the … More
Maye, defense make huge plays but Heels can’t get one last big defensive stop
Drake Maye was back to his top-level self at the Holiday Bowl, and Carolina’s defense made game-changing plays. But they couldn’t come up with one last defense stop. An unlikely interception late in the first half, one of several big defensive plays, seized the momentum for North Carolina and gave the Tar Heels the lead until the final min
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