Best gift for Tar Heels' Nicks: Bowl bid
Posted Dec 27, 2008
For North Carolina receiver Hakeem Nicks, this year's Christmas celebration wasn't all that different than years past. He got to see his father, stepmother, grandparents and siblings. "I saw a little bit of everybody," Nicks said. But this year, it wasn't the usual holiday trip home. With his Tar Heels in town for today's Meineke Car Care Bowl, it was business. He stayed in a hotel with teammates and had the bulk of his holiday taken up with practice.
(Burlington Times News)
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