UNC, NC State will get diamond rematch in ACC tourney
The deciding game of the regular-season series between North Carolina and NC State was a wash but the teams will get a chance to swing the ledger in a favorable direction Saturday as they will meet on Day 4 of the ACC tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The official seeds and subsequent schedule for the tournament was released Sunday. (WRAL Sports Fan)
Which NFL offensive rookies will make the biggest impact in 2013?
1. Giovani Bernard, RB, Bengals: Bernard's capable of getting out in space and generating big plays, he can be a feature runner when they need him to be, he's a dynamic pass-catching back (92 catches in 2011 and 2012 at North Carolina) and he's a force on special teams as well (ask former NC State coach Tom O'Brien about his punt-returning skills). Color me all in on Gio blowing up for the Bengals. (CBS Sports)
ACC Baseball Tournament Schedule Announced
The schedule for the 2013 ACC Tournament has been announced and the top-seeded Tar Heels will take on Miami on Thursday at 3 p.m., Clemson on Friday at 7 p.m. and NC State on Saturday 7 p.m. The Tar Heels are the top overall seed in the tournament for the first time since 1990 and have a chance for redemption against three teams that knocked off the Tar Heels in the regular season. (GoHeels.com)
Revenge to stoke UNC lacrosse semifinal bid today
With a win against No. 4 Denver today at Indianapolis (noon, ESPNU), No. 5 UNC will make the NCAA Tournament semifinals for the first time since 1993. “We hear all the time about how we haven’t been to the final four in 20 years,” all-ACC sophomore attackman Joey Sankey said. “We’re sick of hearing about it and we’re just anxious to prove that we’re a talented team and have the potential to move on.” (Durham Herald-Sun)
A look ahead at UNC, Duke and N.C. State Basketball
Roy Williams will get 13 or 14 ACC wins out of this team, and the Tar Heels will have a shot at another Final Four run but that will require a leap from both James Michael McAdoo and Marcus Paige (like the one P.J. Hairston made last year). In the ACC, there’s not much difference between UNC, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Virginia. (Raleigh News & Observer)
Women's lacrosse: Big start lifts Tar Heels past Cavs
North Carolina women's lacrosse is headed back to the NCAA semifinals for the fourth time in five years. The Tar Heels took nine shots on net in the first half and scored 10 goals en route to a 13-9 win over the Cavaliers Saturday at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels will now face the winner of last night’s game between No. 2 Northwestern and No. 7 Penn State on Friday in Villanova, Pa. (Durham Herald-Sun)
Game of Inches
No. 2 North Carolina fell 8-7 in 11 innings in the rubber match with No. 7 Virginia due to untimely mistakes and missed opportunities. UNC (47-8, 21-7 ACC) honored its seniors prior to what head coach Mike Fox labeled an “incredible game.” The competitive contest remained tied for most of the afternoon, including late-inning heroics by the Tar Heels to force extra innings at 4-4. (Inside Carolina)
No. 2 Heels Fall To Virginia In Extras
Colin Moran tied the UNC single-season record for RBIs with 83 but the second-ranked Tar Heels fell to No. 7 Virginia in 11 innings, 8-7, Saturday afternoon at a sold out Boshamer Stadium. After falling behind 8-4 in the top of the 11th, Carolina rallied for three runs in the bottom half before a leaping catch by Virginia's Mike Papi led to a double play that ended the game. (GoHeels.com)
Can Bruce Carter be the next Derrick Brooks?
Bruce Carter has heard one name over and over again since the Cowboys hired Monte Kiffin as defensive coordinator. “Everybody’s just been hitting me with it – Derrick Brooks, Derrick Brooks,” Carter said. "That's a good thing." Carter might be the NFL’s fastest linebacker. He was clocked at 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash at a North Carolina pro day. (ESPN.com)
Jeff Lebo still trying to sell ECU basketball
There’s more to Jeff Lebo than just being basketball coach at East Carolina. He’s also been a salesman during his three years in Greenville, and the product Lebo has been trying to sell in this basketball-rich state is his Pirates. (Jacksonville Daily News)
Harrison Barnes on coming back after his head injury, his future, and improving his game
Did Danny Green talk to you after the series? Harrison Barnes: Yeah, Danny came in, talked to me. Just told me obviously we had a great season–he was extremely proud of us as a team and me personally, because obviously he knew me a long time ago. We used to play one-on-one back when he first got in the league and he used to just kill me. And hopefully I tried to return the favor to him on the court. (San Jose Mercury News)
UNC provides fireworks in title-clinching win
North Carolina had stayed atop the ACC by being the only team in the country without consecutive losses.
By keeping that streak alive, UNC ensured it would finish as conference regular-season champions. The Tar Heels scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth and defeated the Cavaliers 8-5 on Friday night at Boshamer Stadium, clinching UNC’s first ACC regular-season title in 23 years. (Durham Herald-Sun)
Tar Heels Rally to Clinch ACC Crown
No. 7 Virginia led No. 2 North Carolina, 5-2, in the penultimate frame on Friday, marking just the fourth time in 54 games that UNC had trailed after seven innings. The Tar Heels, however, rallied with six runs in the eighth to win 8-5 and clinch the ACC regular season title. (Inside Carolina)
Tar Heels Win ACC Regular Season Baseball Title
A six-run eighth inning propelled No. 2 North Carolina to its first ACC Regular Season Championship since 1990 Friday night as the Tar Heels downed No. 7 Virginia, 8-5. Trailing 5-2 entering the bottom of the eighth inning the Tar Heels were facing an uphill battle as Virginia entered the contest 37-0 when leading after seven innings and had closer Kyle Crockett on the mound. (GoHeels.com)
Night of Celebration for Diamond Heels
Just when it looked like the Virgnia Cavaliers were cruising to a second straight win, a couple of costly UVa errors, coupled with some clutch UNC hitting and base running, led to a six-run bottom of the eighth for Carolina, reversing a 5-2 UVa lead and paving the way for an 8-5 UNC triumph that clinched the Coastal outright for the Diamond Heels. (Tar Heel Illustrated)
Matt Harvey beats Cubs with his arm and his bat
Matt Harvey hasn't been getting much offensive help from his teammates, so he took some matters into his own hands on Friday. Manager Terry Collins made a decision he might have handled differently even a month ago, allowing Harvey to hit for himself in the seventh inning with the score tied at Wrigley Field. The Mets needed a base hit, and zeros afterward. Harvey gave them both in Friday's 3-2 victory. (MLB.com)
Harrison Barnes’ playoff scoring surge merely step one of two
Harrison Barnes became the first rookie since Brandon Jennings in 2010 to average at least 16 points per game in the playoffs. By exceeding 16 points per game in the playoffs as a rookie, Barnes has already put himself in pretty good company. Just 76 players have done that in NBA history, including four in 1947, the Basketball Association of America’s inaugural year, making everyone a rookie. (NBC Sports)
Former Chancellor Moeser Defends The Carolina Way
“One of the luxuries of not being chancellor anymore,” James Moeser says, “is I don’t have to check my opinions at the door.” He said this after a 30-minute conversation in which he passionately defended The Carolina Way and spoke about his short-term worries and long-term hope for the university he led from 2000-2008. He didn’t hold back. (Chapel Hill Magazine)
Dramatic ACC baseball weekend on tap
In the Coastal Division, the formula is simple. Top two teams North Carolina and Virginia are playing one another in Chapel Hill. The seventh-ranked Cavaliers won Game 1 of the three-game series on Thursday, but the No. 2 Tar Heels can wrap up the division title – and the No 1 seed in next week’s ACC tournament – by winning one of the two remaining games tonight and Saturday. (Wilmington Star News)
UNC QB Marquise Williams back in school
UNC quarterback Marquise Williams is back in school after not being enrolled during the spring semester, team spokesman Kevin Best said on Friday. Due to academic reasons Williams, who served as a backup quarterback to Bryn Renner last season, wasn’t allowed to enroll in classes during the spring semester. But he is enrolled in UNC’s first summer school session, which began earlier this week. (Raleigh News & Observer)
Phil Jackson: Jordan A Better Leader Than Kobe
Phil Jackson always has been hesitant to compare Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Until now. "One of the biggest differences between the two stars from my perspective was Michael's superior skills as a leader," Jackson writes. "Though at times he could be hard on his teammates, Michael was masterful at controlling the emotional climate of the team with the power of his presence." (ESPN.com)
Fox, Tar Heels not bothered by recent slide
Back when North Carolina got out to a 39-2 start to the season, head coach Mike Fox warned that a bad stretch was coming. The Tar Heels had yet to hit the toughest portion of their schedule at that point in the year, and now they’ve faced four of the top 20-30 teams in the country over the past 3 1/2 weeks. They posted a 2-5 record in those games. Don’t tell Fox that his team is in a slide, though. (Fox Sports Carolinas)
Harrison Barnes is Warriors' bright side
If there is a bright spot in the Warriors’ playoff series loss to the San Antonio Spurs, it was the emergence of Harrison Barnes as a legitimate go-to guy. The Warriors leaned on Barnes for offense throughout the series and he delivered until he left Game 6 with a headache. “He certainly has elevated his game,” coach Mark Jackson said. “I think the sky is the limit for him.” (Washington Examiner)
Three Tar Heels Named Howser Semifinalists
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) announced the 40 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy Thursday and three Tar Heels were named among the group. Juniors Kent Emanuel and Colin Moran were joined on the list by senior Cody Stubbs for the Tar Heels. North Carolina is one of three schools with three representatives on the semifinal list. (GoHeels.com)
Weekend Watch: May 17-19
Baseball dropped the first game of a series with Virginia on Thursday. They'll need to win one of two to capture the Coastal Division crown and the #1 seed for next week's ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels and Cavaliers play at 7 Friday and 2 Saturday. Sunday at 1, it's Carolina men's lacrosse against Denver in Indianapolis on ESPNU. The winner advances to the Final Four. (Tar Heel Monthly)
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