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 Tar Heels Trample 
 Spartans to Take Title 


Apr 6, 09 11:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, and Danny Green can head to the NBA feeling good about their decision to return to school. The upperclassmen led North Carolina to its fifth national championship with an 89-72 blowout of Michigan State tonight in Detroit, reports the AP. "We've been... More »

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Analysis

 Don't Dismiss Spartans 
 in UNC Rematch 


Apr 6, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rationally, Michigan State shouldn’t have prayer in tonight’s NCAA basketball title game, writes Chris Dufresne in the Los Angeles Times. Earlier this season, North Carolina didn’t just beat the Spartans, it demolished them 98-63—and the Tar Heels have only gotten better since. “Cold hard facts... More »

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 UNC Cruises to Title Game 


Apr 4, 09 10:51 PM CDT
(AP) - In a classic case of men vs. boys, North Carolina never gave Villanova much chance to breathe, let alone whip up a fresh dose of Final Four magic. Ty Lawson scored 22 points, Wayne Ellington had 20 more, and the Tar Heels eased to an 83-69 win tonight over the... More »

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OPINION

 NCAA Tourney 
 as Boring 
 as Ever 

Popularity has sucked all the charm out of the tournament

Apr 4, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the '60s and '70s, the NCAA tournament was boring because UCLA seemingly always won. These days, "instead of UCLA winning it every year, there are now between five and nine UCLAs that can win it every year," Charles Pierce writes for Slate. "It's just as... More »

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 Tar Heels 
 Top Sooners 
 to Make 
 Final Four 


Mar 29, 09 7:06 PM CDT
(AP) - Blake Griffin might be the nation's best player. North Carolina brushed him aside with a total team effort. Ty Lawson scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 to lead the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 72-60 win over Griffin and Oklahoma today in the South Regional final. North Carolina... More »

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NCAA Tournament

 Louisville, UNC Roll Into Elite 8 


Mar 28, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Louisville, UNC, Oklahoma, and Michigan are all headed to the Elite Eight after an occasionally ugly night of basketball. Here’s how it went down:  
  • In a night of lopsided victories, no one dominated more than Louisville. The Cardinals demolished Arizona 103-64, one of the most crushing blowouts
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NCAA Tournament

 No Shockers on Day One 


Mar 20, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was a disappointingly sane opening to March Madness yesterday, writes ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. Only four out of the 16 games were won by the lower seeds, and only one of those—12-seed Western Kentucky over 5-seed Illinois—approached headline status. Top seeds UNC and UConn rolled, with UConn... More »

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Big East Dominates
Top Seeds

North Carolina joins Louisville, Pitt, UConn at top of bracket heap

Mar 15, 09 10:24 PM CDT
(AP) - Big East powers Louisville, Pittsburgh, and UConn helped the league that was created for hoops become the first conference to earn three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament in the field announced tonight. North Carolina, the regular-season ACC champ, was the other top seed. The coup comes 24... More »

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 FSU Slams No. 1 Tar Heels 


Mar 14, 09 3:57 PM CDT
(AP) - North Carolina can start focusing on a national championship, the AP reports. The nation’s top-ranked team was denied a shot at its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference title. Toney Douglas scored 27 points, including the go-ahead free throws, and No. 22 Florida State held on for a 73-70 victory... More »

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  Hansbrough Wins
  Wooden Award

North Carolina junior sweeps MVP awards; Parker takes women's honor

Apr 12, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - He already earned an armful, but Tyler Hansbrough took one last bit of brass Friday night. The North Carolina junior won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's top player, giving him essentially a sweep of the season's individual honors, including The Associated Press college basketball player of the... More »

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March madness

Kansas Crushes UNC to Reach Title Game

Rush's 25 help Jayhawks jump out
to 40-12 lead

Apr 5, 08 11:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kansas took to the underdog role just fine last night, reports the Kansas City Star. The Jayhawks jumped all over favored North Carolina early, building a 40-12 lead in the first half, and cruised to an 84-66 Final Four win last night. The Jayhawks will face Memphis, which beat UCLA... More »

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March Madness

LSU Makes It Five Straight Final Fours

Lady Tigers defeat top-seeded UNC in regional final

Apr 1, 08 12:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The LSU Lady Tigers reached their fifth consecutive Final Four by ousting top-seeded North Carolina 56-50 in the women’s NCAA tournament. Sylvia Fowles led LSU with 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked and was also named most outstanding player of the New Orleans regional. The loss snaps the... More »

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March Madness

UNC Punches San Antonio Ticket

Hansbrough's 28 point helps Tar Heels into Final Four

Mar 30, 08 12:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Carolina reached its second Final Four in four years with an 83-73 win over Louisville last night, reports the Raleigh News & Observer. The Tar Heels, who blew an 11-point lead to lose to Georgetown in last season's Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, had flashbacks in the second... More »

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March Madness

LSU Smothers OSU to Reach Regional Final

Lady Tigers hold Cowgirls to 15% shooting in first half

Mar 29, 08 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - LSU had a fairly easy tuneup for North Carolina in the regional semifinals, as the Lady Tigers cruised by Oklahoma State 67-52 today, reports the Associated Press. Erica White led Louisiana State with 18 points, and three other teammates scored in double figures. LSU held the Cowgirls to 15% shooting... More »

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March Madness

UNC Women Come From Way Back for Win

Tar Heels on brink of their third straight trip
to Final Four

Mar 29, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angel McCoughtry did everything she could to lift Louisville past North Carolina today, but it wasn't enough to keep the Tar Heels from a 78-74 win in the women's NCAA Tournament, reports the Associated Press. LaToya Pringle had 27 points and 11 rebounds as UNC came back from 18 down... More »

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MARCH MADNESS

Washington St. No Match for Mighty Tar Heels

No. 1 North Carolina wins by 21 points
to reach Final Eight

Mar 27, 08 10:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Carolina averaged 110 points in its first two games of the NCAA tournament but was held to a mere 68 tonight against Washington State. Didn't matter. The Tar Heels still managed to dominate and come away with a 68-47 win to advance to the Final Eight. The 21-point spread... More »

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MARCH MADNESS

UNC Makes It Look Easy
—Again

Tar Heels down Arkansas Razorbacks to advance in NCAAs

Mar 23, 08 8:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s little question why North Carolina was ranked the No. 1 seed overall in the NCAA tournament:  in their first two games they’ve outscored their opponents 221-150, looking more like an NBA team than a college one. Today’s victim was 9th-seeded Arkansas, which lost to the... More »

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March Madness

Carolina Beats Bucknell for
14th Straight

KU knocks off Chattanooga, Okla. survive Illinois State

Mar 23, 08 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Carolina barely broke a sweat today in the women's NCAA first round, the AP reports. The Tar Heels dominated from the opening minutes, racking up an initial 21-2 run before finishing 16th-seeded Bucknell off, 85-50. The victory marks the 14th straight for top-seeded UNC, which was led by LaToya... More »

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MARCH MADNESS

Mount St. Mary's Gets
Tarred and Feathered

North Carolina crushes Mountaineers

Mar 22, 08 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Carolina ran all over play-in team Mount St. Mary’s last night, running up an NBA-level 113-74 margin in only 40 college minutes. The Tar Heels had 14 players score during the game, giving the Mountaineers little chance against the nation’s  No. 1-ranked team. Tyler Hansbrough and Ty... More »

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MARCH MADNESS

 For Some,
'Just Win'
Doesn't Cut It

Prof analyzes the blowout factor when filling out NCAA bracket

Mar 17, 08 10:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Never mind R.P.I. and coaches' polls. It's a team's average margin of victory by which you should be basing your NCAA tournament picks, writes one Georgia Tech professor in The New York Times. Joel Sokol says a close win and a close loss are very similar, with statistics... More »

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