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InstaHeels, March 21

Welcome to the first March edition of InstaHeels. We’ve got a lot of great photos for you this week taken by UNC coaches and student-athletes


Tracking the Tar Heels, March 21

Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels. Here’s what the Tar Heels have been up to: The No. 3 UNC women’s lacrosse team came from behind to beat No. 10 Cornell 11-10 on Wednesday, Assistant Sports Editor Henry Gargan writes.


Tracking the Tar Heels, March 20

Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels. Here’s what the Tar Heels have been up to: The UNC men’s basketball team is shifting its focus to winning in the NCAA Tournament, Senior Writer Kelly Parsons writes.


Hark the Tweets, March 19

Here are some of our favorite tweets from UNC student athletes. If you see a tweet that you think belongs here, retweet it with the hashtag #harkthis. It just might make it onto the next list.


Tracking the Tar Heels, March 18

Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels. Here’s what the Tar Heels have been up to: UNC fell to Miami for the third time this season in the ACC tournament title game, but coach Roy Williams wasn’t displeased with his team’s effort, Senior Writer Kelly Parsons writes.


Miami leads UNC in ACC Final 44-41

GREENSBORO — At the midway point of the ACC Championship game, the Miami Hurricanes lead the North Carolina men’s basketball team 44-41. Miami’s point guard Shane Larkin had a fantastic half as he racked up 15 points and dished out five assists.


North Carolina leads Maryland 37-32

Behind 11 points from Dexter Strickland, the North Carolina men’s basketball team leads Maryland 37-32 at halftime of the ACC Tournament semifinal game. Strickland hit five of his eight attempts from the floor and also handed out three assists. Despite a heavily taped hand, P.J.


UNC leading FSU at halftime

At the midway point of the North Carolina men’s basketball team’s first game in the ACC Tournament, it leads Florida State 35-27. P.J.


Tar Heels can't finish strong against Blue Devils

Check out this notebook from UNC’s 11-8 loss to rival Duke Wednesday night at Fetzer Field. Grounding out Wednesday night the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team’s inability to win groundballs and capitalize on opportunities on the offensive end lead to their eventual 11-8 downfall against its rivals, the Duke Blue Devils. While the Tar Heels turned an 8-4 deficit at halftime into a one-goal game going into the fourth quarter, constant pressure on UNC’s defense and an inability to finish on offense led to the team’s demise. “In the second half I was really proud of the effort to get us back in it,” coach Joe Breschi said.


UNC downs Princeton on last minute goals

The No. 11 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team had been in this position too many times for their own liking.            Going into the fourth quarter UNC held an 11-10 led just to allow the visiting No.


Roy Williams Story of the Week

In his press conference Monday previewing the upcoming ACC tournament, North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams talked about a variety of topics ranging from the rebounding ability of the smaller lineup to his experience as a referee. Here’s how coach Williams recalled his time with the UNC intramural department. “I probably know more about officiating that any other coach in the NCAA.” Why is that? “In ’72, I was the supervisor of officials in the intramural department at the University of North Carolina.


Notre Dame to join ACC on July 1

Notre Dame will join the ACC in most sports for the 2013-2014 season, effective July 1. The Fighting Irish will remain independent in football but will play five games a year against ACC opponents beginning in 2014.


Duke rolling on the Tar Heels at the break, 42-24

North Carolina is trailing No. 3 Duke 42-24 at halftime in its regular-season finale at the Smith Center. James Michael McAdoo leads the Tar Heels with nine points, and Seth Curry is pacing the Blue Devils with 18 points. Any momentum UNC had built up during its six-game winning streak disappeared immediately.